About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:08/11/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level.

The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience a as described below: GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: This experience must demonstrate the following (1) conducting a wide range of procedure and function areas relate to Education Services to provide recommendations on program operations (2) evaluating the effectiveness of the program and developing strategies for making the necessary improvements (3) communicate and explain complex information about an organization's activities, goals, and policies to diverse audiences.

You may qualify based on your experience a as described below: GS-13 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: This experience must demonstrate the following (1) preparing technical departmental policies, correspondence, briefing papers, technical reports, and recommendations for diverse audiences. (2) applying laws, guidelines, regulations and precedent opinions necessary to analyze, evaluate, and make decisions related to Education programs in government or private sector.

(3) researching, interpreting, and applying regulations to establish policies and procedures to identify and solve critical or sensitive problems. 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; religions; 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary but involves use of a personal computer so a degree of manual dexterity and visual acuity sufficient to use these tools is required. Occasional standing, bending, walking, and stooping are also necessary. Some slight physical effort is required in that incumbent lifts and carries reference books, Veteran files and similar items. No special physical demands are required.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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