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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-12, if you possess the specialize experience.
Specialized Experience for the GS-12:
One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-11 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:

1. Experience providing guidance and assistance on program-related matters, resolving routine problems, supporting updates to procedures, assisting with special projects, and communicating program requirements and process changes.
2. Experience interpreting program requirements and regulations to support reviewing proposed policies, providing feedback and assisting with grant-related activities for an assigned portfolio.  
3. Experience supporting projects involving the review of policy-related issues by gathering and compiling input from program offices, reviewing relevant literature, regulations, program records, and other offices to support analysis and conclusions for management decisions.

You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-13, if you possess the specialize experience. 
Specialized Experience for the GS-13:
One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-12 performing two (2) out of  three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:

1.    Experience providing technical guidance and assistance, developing solutions to complex problems, creating new procedures, managing special projects, and gaining acceptance of new or revised program requirements and approaches.
2.    Experience interpreting program requirements and regulations, reviewing and providing feedback on proposed policies, and serving as a project lead for a portfolio of grants.  
3.    Experience conducting projects involving the analysis of policy-related issues by gathering and compiling input from program offices, reviewing relevant literature, regulations, program records, and other offices to develop analysis and support conclusions for management decisions.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) GS-12
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-12:
1.    Knowledge of educational improvement and adult learning theories, principles and practices and understanding of federal, state or local educational systems to support work related to planning, evaluating, and advising on funded technical assistance programs.
2.    Ability to apply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to support the development of procedures and approaches to address issues and problems.
3.    Skill in collaborating with education partners and coordinating across organizations or offices to support common goals.
4.    Ability to support the development and delivery of training on education program policies, processes, or guidelines.

5.  Skill in supporting the development and delivery of training and professional learning meetings for senior education officials. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) GS-13
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-13:

1. Knowledge of educational improvement and adult learning theories, principles and practices and the roles of federal, state or local educational systems sufficient to plan, evaluate and advise on funded educational technical assistance programs, their requirements and problems.
2. Ability to apply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques in developing of new procedures and approaches to identify and resolve significant issues and problems.
3. Skill in engaging relevant  education partners and working across multiple organizations or offices to achieve common goals.
4. Ability to develop and lead others to implement education program policies, processes, or guidelines.
5. Skill in developing and leading training or professional learning meetings for senior education officials.

Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level. 

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.

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.