You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized Experience: For the
GS-09 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the
GS-07 grade level in the Federal service
. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
- Evaluating program administration and achievement of objectives to ensure compliance with policies and regulations; AND
- Identifying problems and making recommendations for problem resolution; AND
- Plan and organize work; AND
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. The total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent.
Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or
volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following
time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the
GS-09 you must have been at the
GS-07 level for 52 weeks.
Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.