Program Support Assistant (OA) (Grand Forks)
- Location
- Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Category
- Operations & Management
- Industry
- Operations & Management
- Salary
- $45,409 – $65,599 / year
- Openings
- 2
- Apply by
- 12 Nov 2026
About the role
The Agricultural Research Service is hiring Program Support Assistants (Office Automation) across Grand Forks, North Dakota and Brookings, South Dakota, to provide day-to-day administrative support for research operations. This full-time, permanent role at grades GS-6 to GS-7, with promotion potential to GS-7, pays from $45,409 to $65,599 per year and carries two vacancies across the two locations. Duties include routine project coordination, travel documentation, budget tracking, procurement, agreements, property and personnel actions, preparing travel authorisations and vouchers, acting as principal timekeeper, maintaining research documentation and project files. Applicants must be United States citizens or nationals with qualifying specialised experience; no prior federal experience is required. Applications close on 12 November 2026 through USAJOBS.
Requirements
Applicants apply through USAJOBS and must be United States citizens or nationals with one year of specialised experience at the GS-05 level for GS-6, or at the GS-06 level for GS-7, in routine or more complex programme and administrative support work.
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