This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Admissions Division, New London, CT.

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is to plan and direct the personnel, operations, information technology, and financial activities of the Coast Guard Academy's Admissions Division staff and admission programs. In addition, the incumbent independently coordinates the marketing, recruitment, support, volunteer and outreach activities of the Admissions Division. As the Deputy Director of Admissions, the incumbent has complete responsibility for meeting annual enrollment goals by planning, setting Division priorities and operating procedures, budgeting, training and supervising staff, providing oversight for admissions events and activities, and leading assessment activities. 

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position requires a National Agency Check Inquiries (NACI).

Qualifications

Qualifications for GS-14:  At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples include:  experience in admissions and enrollment in higher education, including employment of technologies, demographic shifts of college students; experience in managing campus visit programs; experience in enrollment management, recruitment and selection of incoming classes; knowledge of admissions criteria in relation to a military academy; and experience in budgetary management and formulation.  National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2401 Hawkins Point Road STOP 4 Baltimore, Maryland 21226 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]