Program Specialist

**Duties**:

- Analyze documentation procedures and techniques with respect to cost, effectives, and efficiency.
- Prepares documentation to support contract provisions.
- Monitor expenditure accounts to prevent over-obligation of f
- Provide orientation on bus safety and operations.
- Coordinate appropriate transportation for students with special needs.
- Investigate incidents of student misbehavior.
- Manage policy procedures relative to the organizations transportation program.
- Compile student statistical data for forecasting transportation requirements.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- One year trial or probationary period may be required.
- This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
- This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
- Incumbent must possess and maintain a valid driver's license to accomplish their duties and responsibilities.
- Eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed ?unscheduled telework..

**Qualifications**:
**Who May Apply**:U.S. Citizens-
**Specialized Experience for GS-09**: One year of specialized experience which includes managing daily transportation services and schedules; maintaining contracts; monitoring expenditure of funds to ensure compliance with contract; conducting safety and security risk assessments. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).**OR**

**Education**: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as business, business administration, management, business management, contracting, or transportation.**OR**

**Combination of Education and Experience**: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.
- You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Contracting/Procurement
- Personnel Security and Safety
- Planning and Evaluating
- Transportation

**Education**:
**Additional information**:

- Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
- Applicants who have family members with special medical needs should ensure that prior to accepting a position overseas their family members' medical needs can be met. Access to care in a military treatment facility may not be available to civilian employees except on a space available basis. Consequently, host nation medical facilities may be the only care available. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location.
- Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
- Medical and dental care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical and dental facilities will vary by location.
- Status applicants in their fourth year of an overseas assignment cannot be selected unless a waiver of the 5 year overseas service limitation requirement is approved.
- Selectees recruited outside the U.S. will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire.
- The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months.

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**How You Will Be Evaluated**:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

**Additional Information regarding overseas appointments**:

- If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related ser