Management and Program Analyst (Loan), GS-0343-13 (FPL 13) (DE)

This position is located in Office of Postsecondary Education, Policy, Planning and Innovation, Accreditation Group in Washington DC. This position is responsible for providing assistance to management, professionals at higher education institutions, and the general public regarding the legislation and regulations governing all student financial aid programs sponsored by the Department of Education.

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application. As a Management and Program Analyst (Loan), GS-0343-13, you will be responsible for: • Creating, producing, and finalizing the regulations of Title IV federal student loan programs, including the production of all related deliverables. • Developing, analyzing, and evaluating new or modified program/management policies, regulations, goals, and objectives. • Strengthening a comprehensive understanding of applicable statues, regulations, policies, procedures, and historical precedents governing Title IV programs. • Evaluating and advising of organizational structures, methods, and procedures. • Communicating in a clear thorough fashion in written materials and oral presentations.

Condition of Employment: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: • your performance and conduct; • the needs and interests of the agency; • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. We will consider all qualifying experience, including any volunteer experience.