Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/19/2026. 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. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. 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-07 to be eligible for GS-09, GS-09 to be eligible for a GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Performs a variety of budgetary and administrative functions in implementing budgetary programs, policies, and procedures; Reviews, verifies, and analyzes data submitted for consistency with financial and program objectives, and adherence to instructions; Analysis of current and past costs in financial statements and reports; Identify, consider, and analyze the relationships between costs and scheduling of program activities and the amount in the timing of needed funding; Application of a range of standardized, budgetary regulations, practices and procedures typical of the formulation and execution phases of the annual budget process; Reviews and checks requests from allotment of funds from approved operating budgets to assure that funds are being spent for proper purposes in accordance with annual work plans and budget schedules; Relate expenditures (e.g. accounting, data processing, and contracting) as necessary to program accomplishments and identifies spending trends. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a completed 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., if related or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Note: Only graduate education more than a bachelor's degree may be combined with experience to qualify. 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/. 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.