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This position serves as an Education Program Specialist in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, performing professional work for educationally related program (or group of programs) directed towards improving American education.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-09, if you possess the specialize experience.
Specialized Experience for the GS-09:
One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-07 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:

1. Experience interpreting grant programs and their function, and be able to identify areas where there may be issues and challenges with respect to discretionary and formula grant programs and be able to identify the sources necessary to mediate the challenge.
2. Experience of state law, regulations, and policy with respect to specific grant program requirements and accountability. 
3. Experience providing technical support to advise applicants on the requirements for submitting contract and/or grant proposals.

You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-11, if you possess the specialize experience. 
Specialized Experience for the GS-11:
One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-09 performing two (2) out of  three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:

1. Experience reviewing program guidance on formula or discretionary grant programs, and an awareness of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques in implementing new procedures and approaches, to identify areas where there may be issues and challenges with respect to discretionary grant programs.
2. Experience discerning grant program requirements and accountability and the interplay between Federal and State responsibilities.
3. Experience in the support and/or provision of technical support, on education projects; advising applicants on the requirements for submitting contract or grant proposals.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) GS-09
The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).

GS-09:

1. Knowledge of education theories, principles and practices and the roles of the federal, state, or local governments sufficient to support evaluations on funded educational programs, their requirements and problems.
2. Knowledge of the grant process to support grant management and provide technical assistance to grantees.
3. Skill in oral and written communication sufficient to convey information and prepare basic reports.
4.  Knowledge of qualitative or quantitative data techniques to analyze academic and program data and develop reports supporting program implementation. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) GS-11
The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).

GS-11:

1. Skill in applying educational theories, principles, and practices, and federal, state, or local government roles to independently plan, evaluate, and advise on funded educational programs; analyze program requirements and issues; and recommend solutions to improve program effectiveness and compliance.
2. Skill in applying the grant process to anticipate issues, conceptualize and implement strategies to support effective grant management, and provide technical assistance to grantees
3. Skill in applying qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques to analyze academic and program data and develop reports that support program implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
4. Skill in oral and written communication sufficient to clearly convey complex information, prepare reports, and present findings to diverse audiences.

Basic requirements: 

Degree: that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in a field related to the work of the position to be filled, of which at least 9 semester hours must have been in education courses.

OR

Combination of education and experience -- at least 24 semester hours in a field related to the work of the position to be filled, of which at least 9 semester hours must have been in education courses, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience must reflect the level and kind described in C below.

OR

Four years of experience that demonstrated a thorough understanding of the principles and practices underlying the work of this series. This experience must have been of such character and diversity to demonstrate that the applicant possesses an understanding of the field comparable to that normally acquired through successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university.

OR

At least 1 full academic year of professional teaching experience. This experience is defined as full and primary responsibility, under general supervision, for instruction of assigned students in an accredited school or institution. This includes responsibility for preparing and presenting lessons and for evaluating students' progress, including a determination of the students' success or failure according to established criteria. Serving in an assistant capacity to a professor without the authority to determine the students' success or failure to meet course requirements does not meet this criterion.

You may meet the minimum qualifications of this position by meeting the following education options.

(GS-9)

Two years of graduate education (beyond a bachelor’s degree).

or

A master's degree or equivalent degree or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

or

A combination of specialized experience and education that when taken as a percentage of the required education and experience total 100% or more.

(GS-11)

Ph.D.

or

equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related

or 

A combination of specialized experience and education that when taken as a percentage of the required education and experience total 100% or more.

Foreign Education:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.  For further information, please click Foreign Education.