Lead Program Specialist (Student Transportation)

US Department of War Education Activity; Stuttgart; On-site; EUR 53,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

42% Post Allowance (COLA)

Job summary

US Department of War Education Activity in Stuttgart, Germany, seeks a transportation coordinator to work under the Europe East District Superintendent Office (DSO) Transportation division. The position is not covered by a bargaining unit.

Federal employees in Stuttgart, Germany are entitled to receive a 42% Post Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience including managing daily transportation services and schedules.
• Experience with procurement through purchase requests and the Government Purchase Card (GPC) program.
• Forecasting student transportation requirements by conducting safety and security risk assessments.

Education

Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree

3 full years of progressively higher‑level graduate education

Job description

About the Position: This position is located in Stuttgart Germany and will be under the direction of the Europe East District Superintendent Office (DSO) Transportation division.

This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.

Federal employees in Stuttgart, Germany are currently entitled to receive a 42% Post Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. Rates subject to change.

The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months.

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized Experience for GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes managing daily transportation services and schedules; executing procurement functions through the creation of purchase requests and/or the Government Purchase Card (GPC) program, and forecasting student transportation requirements by 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-09).

OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in emergency management, GIS (geography information systems), traffic or transportation engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science,telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management, or other fields related to the position to be filled.

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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.