Education Consultant 3-FSGR

Education Consultant 3-FSGR

Salary

$5,019.73 - $8,608.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LDOE50650645-081326PH-FSGR

Department

Education-State Activities

Opening Date

08/13/2026

Closing Date

8/19/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This position is located in Baton Rouge, LA

This is a temporary Job Appointment that may last up to 4 years only

Office of Federal Support & Grantee Relations

Job Focus Area

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is seeking a detail-oriented Education Consultant 3 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 accurate financial reviews of a variety of grant applications, assisting with the administration of the Education Excellence Fund (EEF) grant, and beta-testing applications as they are developed in the electronic grants management system (eGMS). The Education Consultant 3 work requires well-developed 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.

Candidates with the following are encouraged to apply:

• Education: Background in finance, statistics, educational research, computer science, accounting, or related data-driven fields.
• Technical Expertise: Mastery of Excel and/or Google Sheets, experience working with the electronic grants management system (eGMS), strong reading skills, and a proficiency with data cleaning and analysis techniques.
• Grant Experience: Prior experience with federal grants and state educational programming (K-12 or Higher Education) and familiarity with federal/state accounting and audit procedures.
• Grant Reporting Knowledge: Familiarity with reporting requirements for K-12 Federal Formula Education Grants and the decoding of Federal Grant Awardee Letters.
• Soft Skills: Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills, with a collaborative mindset for interdepartmental projects.

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 bachelors 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 found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

As the Education Consultant 3, you will lead the agency's work in the accurate, timely reporting of grant financial data. In this role, you will:

• 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 time management skills to maximize multiple project completions.
• Evaluate data and applications for errors or inconsistencies.
• Maintain accurate and complete files with annotations of communications to correct errors or clarify data, and support the FSGR team with projects and tasks as directed by the supervisor.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Job Appointment. This position will be filled as a temporary job appointment that may last up to 4 years. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office.

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

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

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

Note regarding the advertised pay range: The Education Consultant 3 has a special entrance rate of $28.96 hourly, $2317.20 biweekly that is above the minimum hire rate for this position. The maximum amounts listed is the maximum salary amounts a person can make over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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. 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.

• Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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 experience MUST be listed in the online application.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education - Human Resources

PO Box 96064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

lodejobs@la.gov

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 to make a difference through 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 at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

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

• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans 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 to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teachers 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.

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Do you have experience with large data set cleaning?

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If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience working with large data set cleaning. Reference this experience from your application (not resume). If you answered NO, enter "N/A".

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Do you have experience reviewing others work and generating feedback?

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If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience including the number of years. Reference this experience from your application (not resume). If you answered NO, enter "N/A".

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Do you have experience resolving conflict?

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If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience. If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

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Do you have experience reviewing K-12 education budgets?

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If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience including the number of years. Reference this experience from your application (not resume). If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

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Do you have experience working with laws pertaining to state K-12 grant programs, federal K-12 grant programs, or both?

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If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience working with K-12 grant programs, including the number of years. Reference this experience from your application (not resume). If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

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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.

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Employer State of Louisiana

Address 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

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