This position is located in the Office of the Under Secretary, which is responsible for the overall direction, supervision, and coordination of all activities of the Department and is the principal adviser to the President on federal policies, programs, and activities related to education in the U.S.

Duties

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 150 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 150th 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 a Management and Program Analyst GS-0343-11, 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
• May be required to complete background investigation and fingerprints.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification RequirementsYou 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 analyzing facts, drawing conclusions, and assembling briefings, papers, or reports for management use and decision-making. 2.  Experience with analytical techniques or evaluation criteria to measure and improve program effectiveness and organizational productivity.3.  Experience developing and presenting recommendations to leadership to aid in effectiveness of the assigned program/project.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 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 in adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness and/or organized productivity.2.  Knowledge of federal laws, regulations, policies, guidance and precedents which affect program goals and objectives, work processes, and administrative operations of an organization in order to effectively manage program execution.  3.  Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to maintain good working relations and ensure effective program implementation, execution, and evaluation.  4.  Ability to coordinate work efforts with others and leadership in order to establish and sustain effective communications, program implementation, execution and evaluation.

Education

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.

(MUST INCLUDE FOR ALL VACANCIES) 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 UNDER SECRETARY 400 Maryland Ave. S.W. Attn: Human Resources Services Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: Senora Jones
• Phone: 202-987-1235
• Email: [email protected]