This position is located in the Office of the Deputy Secretary (ODS), Office of Non-Public Education (ONPE). ONPE is the liaison to the K-12 nonpublic school community, which includes independent, faith-based, and home schools. The mission of ONPE is to foster maximum participation of nonpublic school students and teachers in federal education programs and initiatives.

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.  We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.As an Administrative Specialist GS-0301-11, you will be responsible for:

Requirements

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

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-11, if you possess the specialize experience, education, or a combination of the two.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 managing administrative operations and responsibilities, including scheduling, travel arrangements, time and attendance, records management, correspondence and database management.   2. Experience providing administrative support related to the participation of nonpublic school, students and teachers in programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education.   3. Experience coordinating administrative and logistical support for meetings and national conferences with internal and external stakeholders, including nonpublic school officials.   OREDUCATION (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 levelKnowledge, 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 the K-12 nonpublic school sector and U.S. Department of Education programs that provide benefits and services to nonpublic school students and teachers.    2. Knowledge of theory and principles of management and organization, including administrative practices and procedures of organizations, such as those pertaining to areas of responsibility, including time and attendance, travel, correspondence, and meeting and conference support.     3. Ability to effectively communicate orally and in written format in preparing responses to correspondence, presenting recommendations, engaging with stakeholders, coordinating efforts of the staff, and responding to inquiries.    

Education

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

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.

Contacts

• Address EDUCATION-OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY 400 Maryland Ave. S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: Senora Jones
• Phone: 202-987-1235
• Email: [email protected]