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Education Consultant 3 ( EC)

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Education Consultant 3 ( EC)

Salary

$5,019.73 - $8,607.73 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LDOE50523426-070825EL-EC

Department

Education-State Activities

Opening Date

07/15/2025

Closing Date

7/22/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This position is located in Baton Rouge, LA

Office of Early Childhood Operations

Job Focus Area

This role, reporting to the Chief of Staff, is a crucial financial management position that will oversee all contracts and grants within the Office of Early Childhood. This will require collaborating extensively with various directors, program managers, and staff across the entire Early Childhood (EC) division to gather information for contracts, grants, and funding allocations.

Preferred Experience:

Experience writing state or federal contracts and/or grants is preferred.

Candidates with the following skills and competencies are encouraged to apply:

+ Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ Demonstrating Business Acumen: The ability to understand how the organization operates to achieve its objectives.

+ Following Policies and Procedures:The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

+ Managing Budgets:The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds.

+ Managing Projects:The ability to initiate, plan, execute, manage, and close-out all project goals within the established timeline.

+ Managing Stakeholders:The ability to identify and to respond to the sometimes competing perspectives, agendas, and expectations of different parties.

+ Negotiating Agreements: The ability to reach a consensus when parties may have conflicting interests or perspectives.

+ Working with Financial Information:The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization.

Minimum Qualifications

Seven years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus three years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=168210) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties

This position will be heavily involved in the following:

+ Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with partners and vendors, ensuring all terms are met and payments are processed correctly

+ Tracking contract lifecycles, renewal dates, and compliance.

+ Managing the financial aspects of school readiness tax credits, ensuring compliance with tax laws and optimizing their impact on funding for early childhood initiatives.

+ Developing grant narratives for financial proposals and meeting submission deadlines.

+ Tracking and maintaining accurate records of inventory.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. Current permanent classified state employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment, if selected.

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Work Schedule: Work hours are Monday - Friday. Work hours will be determined.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The Education Consultant series have a special entrance rate that is above the minimum hire rate for these positions. The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make over their career andnot the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire .

How To Apply:

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. You may attach a resume; however only the information listed on the online application will be considered to determine qualification. All education, prior experience, including dates related to education and prior experienceMUST be listed on the online application.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

NOTE: Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

[email protected]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you have experience writing contracts/grants?

+ Yes

+ No

03

If you answered YES to the previous question, how many years of contract/grant writing do you have. If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

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Do you have any experience managing contracts?

+ Yes

+ No

05

If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference the experience included in your application (not resume). If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

06

Do you have any experience working with procurement and legal departments as it relates contracts?

+ Yes

+ No

07

If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference the experience included in your application (not resume). If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

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Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively

+ I can communicate effectively

+ I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication

09

Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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Rate your ability to follow policies and procedures based on our definition: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable following policies and procedures

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to follow policies and procedures

+ I can follow policies and procedures

+ I can follow policies and procedures and help others improve their ability to follow policies and procedures

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Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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Rate your ability to manage budgets based on our definition: The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds.

+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing budgets

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to manage budgets

+ I can manage budgets

+ I can manage budgets and help others improve their ability to manage budgets

13

Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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Are you a current employee of the Louisiana Department of Education? Please note - teachers and other employees of the school system are NOT considered employees of the LA Department of Education:

+ Yes

+ No

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Please select how you qualify for this position from the options below.

+ Seven years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

+ Six years of full-time work experience plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

+ A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

+ An advanced degree plus three years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

+ None of the above.

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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