** Program Support Specialist**

**Department of State**

**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

** Relocation expenses reimbursed**

Yes Relocation may be authorized.

** Telework eligible**

Yes as determined by agency policy

**Duties**

** Summary**

The position is located in the IVLP On Demand Division, Office of International Visitors, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/PE/V). Among its responsibilities, ECA/PE/V plans, develops, implements, and coordinates the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

**Responsibilities**

+ Reviews and reports on various aspects of Bureau, departmental, and U.S. policies regarding International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) strategies and programs.

+ Supports the development of material for use by management officials in program review and evaluation presentations.

+ Provides routine procedural guidance on financial/budget issues to customers and program participants.

+ Attends conferences and meetings with representatives of the U.S. Government, professional organizations and the public with an interest in the International Visitor Leadership Program. **Travel Required**

Not required

** Supervisory status**

No

** Promotion Potential**

11

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

+ U.S. Citizenship is required.

+ One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.

+ Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

+ Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required.

+ Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing. ** Qualifications**

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors 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.

**Applicants applying for the GS-07 grade level must meet one of the following requirements:**

**A.** Have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 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 monitoring and reporting on projects in terms of program effectiveness, performance, and impact.

+ Experience preparing routine program and administrative correspondence, emails and official documents.

+ Experience maintaining a records management program.

+ Experience monitoring a programs' execution of budgeted resources. **OR**

**B.** Completed 1 full year of graduate level education at an accredited college or university which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position;

**OR**

**C.** Have a combination of graduate education and specialized experience (as described above), which is equivalent to the GS- 05 level in the Federal Service;

**OR**

**D.** Completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in an accredited college or university and have a grade-point average of 'B' (3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale) for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last two years of undergraduate study;

**OR**

**E.** Completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in an accredited college or university and have a grade-point average of 'B+' (3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale) for all courses in your major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of your undergraduate study;

**OR**

**F.** Completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in an accredited college or university and ranked in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university, or major subdivision;

**OR**

**G.** Completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in an accredited college or university and are a member of a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.

**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%.

**Applicants applying for the GS-09 grade level must meet one of the following requirements:**

A. Have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 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 monitoring and reporting on projects in terms of program effectiveness, performance, and impact.

+ Experience preparing routine program and administrative correspondence, emails and official documents.

+ Experience maintaining a records management program.

+ Experience monitoring a programs' execution of budgeted resources.

+ Experience assisting in the development of projects. **OR**

B. Have a master's or equivalent graduate degree, OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR LL.B or J.D. from an accredited college or university. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position to be filled;

**OR**

C. Have a combination of graduate level education and specialized experience (as described above), which is equivalent to the GS-07 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.**

**Education**

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.

**Additional information**

**For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) ###-#### or ...@state.gov.**

If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department.

**EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-Verify)** U.S. law requires organizations to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States - either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization. This agency utilizes E-Verify to compare information from the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records to confirm employment el