Program Specialist

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Specialized Experience DE-02: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the DE-02 (GS-11 equivalency) grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as 1) support research and development business functions by establishing processes and polices; 2) implement strategic direction for vital programs with long-term impact to the organization;
3) develop and/or recommend administrative plans, strategic initiatives and operational planning, and developing customer/ partner relationships within and external to an organization; 4) forecast directorate tasker requirements and make data available via Sharepoint or another electronic medium; and 5) gather, analyze and present data relevant to strategic data calls.


Please note: Pay Band DE-03 is equivalent to a GS-12 through GS-13 grade level.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-no substitution of education for experience is permitted.