This position is located in the U.S. Department of Education, in the Office of the Secretary and the Under Secretary, Executive Office. This advanced entry-level position performs analysis and advisory assignments related to the effectiveness of programs and/or the efficiency of the management of operations.  

Duties

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 50 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 50th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.  

Requirements

• Relocation will not be paid.
• Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
• You may be subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Background Investigation is required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-07, if you possess the specialize experience, or combination of the two. Specialized Experience for the GS-07 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-05 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: 1. Experience managing multiple assignments and effectively prioritizing tasks while also engaging the appropriate customers. 2. Experience identifying and recommending solutions to a wide range of administrative problems.  3. Experience communicating with customers to provide information and answer inquiries.  OR EDUCATION (see EDUCATION SECTION of the vacancy announcement) OR A combination of both education and experience in which the total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) 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). 1. Knowledge of management analysis techniques to identify, consider, and resolve issues or problems. 2. Knowledge of operating guidelines governing administrative programs to help initiate program changes.  3. Skill in briefing managers and in communicating tentative recommendations regarding efficiency in program operations.

Education

(GS-07) 

1 full year of graduate level education

or

superior academic achievement

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.

Contacts

• Address EDUCATION-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 400 Maryland Ave. S.W. Attn: Human Resources Services Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: La Shawn Charles
• Phone: 2024019504
• Email: [email protected]