Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/03/2026. 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. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Basic Requirements:

• Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled
• GS-9 Grade Requirements: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
• Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field, and having a practical knowledge of the educational process and the principles of adult learning to teach effectively and creatively
• supervising or administering a training program
• developing or reviewing training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results
• using computers, audiovisual, teleconferencing and videoconferencing equipment to design educational materials
• applying analytical and evaluative methods by interpreting data and providing reports concerning program efficiency and effectiveness
• working with quality improvement principles, practices, and tools necessary for analysis and evaluation of processes and effective follow-up
• OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience
• To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed a Masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and a Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level
• You must possess a combination of specialized experience and education as described above
• Preferred Experience: Education and Training, Program coordination and Technological skills including computer
• You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Reading Comprehension Self-Management Teamwork 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: No special physical demands such as above average ability, dexterity, or strength are required to perform the work
• Work is sedentary and the employee may sit comfortably
• There may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, driving of an automobile, etc
• Fieldwork may involve traveling to interviews, meetings, and sources of information
• For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.