Education Liaison Representative

The Education Liaison Representative (ELR) on the Approval, Compliance and Liaison Team located within an assigned Regional Office. The ELR reports to the Supervisory Compliance and Liaison Specialist who may be geographically separated. The ELR is responsible for receiving, reviewing and taking appropriate action on education and training institution program approval activity submitted by State Approving Agencies (SAAs) and liaison/training activities with internal and external stakeholders.Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/26/2024.
Time-in-grade: 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 by the close of this announcement.
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 by the closing date of this announcement. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
GS-10: 52 weeks at the GS-09 level.
GS-11: 52 weeks at the GS-10 level.
An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
NOTE: To support your claim that you have the required time-in-grade, you must submit your most recent promotion, within-grade increase, or appointment SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. GENERAL ADJUSTMENT and AWARD SF-50's CANNOT be used for time-in-grade verification.
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Minimum Qualifications: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: For GS-10: You must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level to qualify for the GS-10 level that has equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
  • Specialized Experience is defined as one (1) year of experience equivalent to GS-9 or above level.
    • Experience applying knowledge of U.S. Code, providing determinations in respect to program approval based on knowledge of statutes, regulations, and policies.
    • Demonstrates experience executing procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs for compliance with U.S. Code regulations.
    • Demonstrates experience with providing training sessions, presenting material, testing, and other professional instructional methods covering federal regulations. OR,
    • Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 1 1/2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education above a Master's Degree, J.D., or equivalent degree (from an accredited institution).OR,
    • Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond graduate level.

For GS-11:

• Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level or higher to qualify for the GS-11 level that has equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
  • Specialized Experience is defined as one (1) year of experience equivalent to GS-9 or above level.
    • Experience applying knowledge of Title 38, U.S. Code, providing determinations in respect to education and Training Institutions (ETI) degree and non-degree program approval based on knowledge of statutes, regulations, and policies.
    • Demonstrates experience executing procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring ETI programs for compliance with Title 38, U.S. Code regulations.
    • Demonstrates experience with providing training sessions, presenting material, testing, and other professional instructional methods covering federal regulations. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a 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,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond graduate level.

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.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements: The work is mostly sedentary with occasional walking, bending, reaching and driving. Incumbent will generally lift office files and folders up to twenty pounds. Work requires lengthy periods viewing video display terminals and extensive use of computer keyboarding.
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/.Education: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.Employment Type: FULL_TIME