Administrative Specialist
Make a difference in your community and help support farmers, ranchers, and producers as an Administrative Specialist with USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA)! This position is located in Phoenix, AZ as part of the Arizona State FSA Office.
As an Administrative Specialist, you will serve as executive assistant to the State Executive Officer in administering programs, developing and implementing human resources management activities, and providing a variety of administrative services for employees in State and County Offices.
Additional duties and responsibilities include:
- Overseeing assigned administrative functions, recommending potential efficiency or service delivery improvements.
- Providing recommendations for County Offices to participate in work measurement studies.
- Conducting periodic site visits to monitor processes and insure proper implementation of procedures.
- Providing guidance to County Offices to ensure federal processes, procedures, and requirements are being followed.
- Developing and conducting employee training.
- Providing fiscal oversight and management on the use of agency funds, including position travel, rent, and administrative purchases.
- Monitoring administrative expenditures made by County Offices and ensuring fiduciary integrity of the agency.
- Conducting studies on workload reports and related data, identifying, investigating, and resolving discrepancies or questionable items.
Applications close at 11:59 PM EST on October 9, 2026.
To apply, you will need to create a USAJOBS account, complete the online application and assessment questionnaire, and submit any required documents.
Please see the full job announcement on USAJOBS for eligibility and qualification information, as well as further instructions to apply.