Program Support Assistant - Fort Pierce, United States - Department Of Agriculture

Description

Summary

This position is located with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),Citrus & Other Subtropical Products RU and Subtropical Plant Pathology RU at Fort Pierce, FL and Subtropical Horticulture Research Station at Miami, FL.

Duties

• Participates in program planning support work (e.g. research project coordination, travel documentation, budget coordination/tracking, agreements, purchasing/procurement of supplies and equipment, and human resources administration).
• Provide administrative oversight for various business processes (e.g. processing financial, procurement, extramural agreements, property, personnel, and other administrative instruments for the management unit).
• Prepares travel as the technical resource to unit personnel to ensure adherence to travel regulation
• Develops administrative processes to meet Unit needs (e.g. Administrative Office Procedures Handbook; manuscript and abstract tracking system; files maintenance, etc.).
• Serves as the primary administrative business point of contact for the Unit.
• Produces a wide range of documents using a variety of office automation technologies.
• Participates in the annual Resource Management Plan (ARMPS) process by assisting in developing and executing the annual budget.