Travel Management Specialist

This Travel Management Specialist position is with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Department of Agriculture) in Phoenix, AZ. This position is responsible for domestic and foreign travel policy interpretation, implementation, analysis, and compliance activities for Emergency and Regulatory Compliance Services nationally for both temporary duty and relocation travel. If selected, you will also serve as a Federal Agency Travel Administrator for Concur or any equivalent future systems. Key duties: • The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity. • The duties may include, but are not limited to: • Interprets regulations, policies, procedures, and other information applicable to travel management as well as identifies the need for and development of travel-related standard operating procedures. • Informs program officials of new or revised travel policies and procedures. • Establishes internal program policy and guidelines for tracking official travel and processing authorizations. • Performs required actions specific to travel management related to activity such as new employee orientation, separations, details, and deployments. • Conducts compliance reviews to evaluate the extent and quality of implementation of travel laws, policies, and procedures. Qualifications: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. FOR THE GS-09 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-07 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Perform domestic and/or foreign travel functions. Trained and aided staff on using electronic travel systems. Managed travel requests, reimbursements, or relocation support for an organization. OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree in the field of study such as accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related. OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR LL.B. or J.D., if related Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required if: You are qualifying for the position based on education. You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-09 GRADE LEVEL: Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.