Description:
The Director of Admissions will provide for the admittance of Midshipmen to the Academy in accordance with criteria approved by the Secretary of Transportation, conducting studies of the validity of existing criteria for admission and recommending revisions of such criteria, when appropriate. Plans, administers, and conducts evaluations of the admissions and financial aid programs.
Requirements:
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements.
To qualify for the Grade 15 , you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include:
- Experience managing and evaluating large-scale recruitment and admissions programs for a college or university with a student regiment that involve developing and implementing nationwide outreach systems, supervising candidate evaluation boards, and ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory admissions criteria.
- Experience representing an institution to senior leadership, government officials, and external stakeholders, providing authoritative policy interpretation, negotiating agreements, and presenting recommendations on admissions and financial aid programs that impact institutional mission, student outcomes, and external relations.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
- Strategic Thinking (‡) - Formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks.
- External Awareness (*) - Identifies and understands economic, political, and social trends that affect the organization.
- Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
- Decision Making - Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
For all types of consideration, 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.