For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Program Officers administer a program or major component of a program by planning, coordinating and managing services and activities in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements and established program performance standards and objectives.

Incumbents recommend and implement changes to work plans, program performance standards and objectives for providing services, and eligibility requirements as permitted by program regulations and guidelines; and may train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff and/or a staff consisting of several students, volunteers and/or contract staff.

Nevada Department of Education is seeking to fill a vacant Program Officer 1 position in the GEAR UP section. This position is an underfill for the Program Officer 2 position. The incumbent will provide specialized information and services and service as the technical expert regarding GEAR UP services, activities and requirements by providing information either verbally or in writing to other State and Federal agencies, management, GEAR UP staff, NVGU students and parents, and the public. The incumbent collaborates with NDE GEAR UP staff , oversees administrative assistants regarding logistics and delivery of requisite procedures for trainings, meetings, conferences, presentations and collection, maintenance and organization of required GEAR UP grant records and documentation; leads collaboration efforts in the creation of online training modules for school administrators, teachers, First-Year college advisor; co-creates, disseminate and oversee the implementation for standardized procedures for use by all GEAR UP staff members. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: