About this role
Job Summary
The position is located in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Directorate of Private Sector Exchange (ECA/EC), Office of Private Sector Exchange Administration (ECA/EC/OPA), Department of State (DoS). The Office provides guidance, analysis, policy recommendations and research necessary to further private sector regulatory compliance.
Qualifications
- Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.
- [If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.
- NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.
- Time-In-Grade
Requirements
- Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants applying for the GS-11 grade level must meet one of the following requirements: A. Have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.
- Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience evaluating policy or procedural changes and preparing reports on results.
- Experience monitoring compliance with the requirements of the Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).
- Experience monitoring the operations of designated Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) sponsors.
- Experience maintaining liaison with sponsor participants and/or government agencies.
- OR B. 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. from an accredited college or university.
- OR C. Have a combination of graduate level education and specialized experience (as described above), which is equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal Service.
- This experience and education together meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.
- Combination of Experience and Education: When an applicant has less than one year of specialized experience as described in the announcement, he or she may combine successfully completed graduate-level education with experience to meet the total qualification requirements.
- Generally, 18 graduate semester hours is equivalent to 1 full-time year of graduate study (your school and department determine what constitutes 1 full time year of graduate study).
- The percentage of specialized work experience and the percentage of graduate study must total at least 100%.
- Note: All applicants WILL BE required to submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement.
- If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you may lose consideration for this position.
- Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.
- Experience assisting in the development of survey designs and evaluation criteria.
- There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-12 position.
Major Duties
- Assists in the development of survey designs, evaluation criteria, methodology or approach to be used and conducts investigations and analyses.
- Researches and analyzes potential improvements to the EVP's systems, processes, and data to evaluate for increased program effectiveness.
- Reviews, assesses, and evaluates designated sponsor operations to identify unsatisfactory aspects of performance and establishes courses of action to remedy deficiencies.
- Monitors the ECA/EC public telephone number and public mailbox to respond quickly and efficiently to all complaints or suggestions from EVP participants and/or the general public.
- Establishes and maintains liaison with representatives from other Federal agencies, state and local governments, academia and private industry to coordinate and monitor aspects of the EVP.