Education Consultant 4-Fsgr
About The Position
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is seeking a detail-oriented Educational Consultant 4 (EC4) to join the Office of Federal Support and Grantee Relations (FSGR). This role is critical to our mission of providing high-quality guidance to Louisiana schools and stakeholders. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accurate, monthly reporting of federal awards under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) and supporting the verification of federal grant formula funding. The EC4 assists in grant application reviews and the beta testing of applications as they are developed in the electronic grants management system (eGMS). The EC4’s work requires impeccable communication, organizational, and data analytic skills. The position’s work supports the LDOE’s Educational Priorities and the continued mission to improve all Louisiana students’ academic growth.
Requirements
- Eight years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR Six years of full-time work experience plus five years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR An advanced degree plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.
- Background in mathematics, statistics, quantitative educational research, computer science, accounting, or related data-driven fields.
- Advanced mastery of Excel and/or Google Sheets, including data formula construction, evaluation, and handling large datasets.
- Training in quantitative data analysis, including single and multivariate analysis.
- Prior experience with federal grants and state educational programming (K-12 or Higher Education) and familiarity with federal/state accounting and audit procedures.
- Familiarity with reporting requirements for K-12 Formula Education Grants and Food and Nutrition Programs, as well as experience uploading data to platforms such as Sam.Gov. and USA Spending.
- Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills, with a collaborative mindset for interdepartmental projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead the agency’s work in the accurate, timely reporting of federally reported grant financial data as it related to the Federal Accounting and Transparency Act (FFATA).
- Communicate deadlines and reporting requirements to various stakeholders both internally and externally.
- Collaborate with colleagues on data collection and analysis.
- Analyze and clean data sets to be formatted for uploading into various databases.
- Employ single and multivariate data analysis techniques to validate data sets.
- Evaluate data and applications for errors or inconsistencies.
- Maintain accurate and complete files with annotations of communications to correct errors or clarify data.
- Support the FSGR team with projects and tasks as directed by the supervisor.
- Assist in grant application reviews and the beta testing of applications as they are developed in the electronic grants management system (eGMS).
- Support the verification of federal grant formula funding.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
