Administrative Officer (Resource Management Specialist)

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health regulatory agency responsible for ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, Siluriformes, and processed eggs. This position is located at the headquarters level of FSIS as a part of a combined resource management activity that can have positions assigned to every major program. The intent is to allow positions to be flexed between programs as requirements allow and to ensure mission requirements are met as needed.

Analyze staffing levels, travel, materials, and related requirements to provide cost data and information for program planning and evaluation activities.

Advise management officials on financial matters and administer department’s annual budget accounts.

Evaluate budgetary and fiscal data for consistency with estimates, current program operations, and anticipated changes in mission, staffing, and funding.

Maintain proper financial balances and distribute resources within planned limitations to maximize benefits from available resources.

Compile, consolidate, analyze, and synthesize OA requirements into a unified financial plan considering needs and cost trends for travel, supplies, training, and staffing.

Advise management officials on human resources matters by coordinating organizational needs with human resources office requirements.

Review completed position descriptions and work plans for format and uniformity before submission to the human resources office.

Identify and research problems in administrative and clerical support areas, including distribution and changes in employee status.