• Job Description

  Req#: 746783700

  This position is in the Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA), Office of Partner Participation and Oversight (PPO), Partner Management Support Services Directorate (PMSSD), Program Technical Business Support Group (PTBSG), Partner Systems Integration Division (PSID), Partner Business Support Branch (PBSB).

  
  

  Duties

  
  

  
  

  Requirements

  
  

  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national.
  • Selective Service registration is required if you are a male born after December 31, 1959.
  • May be required to successfully complete a two-year trial period.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.

  
  

  Qualifications

  
  

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must meet the qualification requirements outlined below to be considered minimally qualified for this position. The qualification requirements are in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standards.
  
  ALL QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
  
  SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the next lower grade or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector.

  You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement : One year of specialized experience in the federal service or equivalent in the private sector to at least the GS-12 level; performing three (3) out of four (4) of the following duties or work assignments: 1) Knowledge of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 business function(s) to write change requests, statements of work and cost estimates using the following systems: National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), Participation Management, EDExpress, eZ-Audit, Postsecondary Education Participants System (PEPS) and/or similar systems 2) Apply a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness and complex management processes 3) Ability to review and analyze Title IV program data, reported by schools, third party servicers, auditors, and any other external partners; and 4) Skill in providing verbal and written communications to a wide audience.

  Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (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.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Education, also referred to as the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services by the Department of Education Organization Act, which President Jimmy Carter signed into law on October 17, 1979.

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