PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally is recognized as the world's busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The Department's main goal is to provide fire protection, emergency medical care, and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs. FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property, and the Department works to continually educate the public in fire, life safety and disaster preparedness, along with enforcing public safety codes. Since its inception in 1865, FDNY has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest big city in the nation. This accomplishment requires a steadfast and daily commitment to maintaining the Department's core values.

The Fire Department, City of New York (FDNY), seeks a full-time Principal Administrative Associate in the Bureau of General Administrative Services. Reporting directly to the Deputy Director, the successful candidate will: Under supervision, with latitude for independent judgment, performs responsible clerical work in areas such as personnel administration, payroll, accounts, budgeting, methods and organization, employee benefits administration, and other administrative and operational areas by processing, recording, checking, and maintaining records; receiving and processing payments from the public in the form of cash and non-cash remittances; furnishing information, and preparing reports.

In a shop or field setting, assists in the performance of administrative duties or performs difficult and responsible clerical tasks related to shop and field operations such as: receiving and transmitting radio and telephone messages; maintaining all time and personnel records of shop or field location; preparing other required shop or field reports; requisitioning supplies and maintaining shop inventory control of stock; typing and operating other automated office equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
• An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above;
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above.

However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

Preferred Skills

Knowledge of MS Office and Outlook

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.