Office of Finance and Operations

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is looking for the best and brightest to ensure equal access and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation. If you are a highly motivated individual who would like to work for an agency that establishes policies on federal financial aid for education, distributes as well as monitors those funds; collects data on America's schools and disseminates research; focuses national attention on key educational issues; and prohibits discrimination and ensures equal access to education, ED is the place for you! We embrace diversity and inclusion, and our talented workforce reflects the personal, professional and educational strengths and diversity of our country. o Provides national leadership on key educational issues. o Awards more than $47 billion annually in grants, mainly to state education agencies, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education. o Manages a federal student loan portfolio of over $1.5 trillion, held by over 40 million borrowers. o Makes available over $120 billion annually in student aid to help over 10 million students and their families afford college. o Enforces the nation’s civil rights laws pertaining to education. o Supports programs of research, statistics, and evaluation of education in order to identify effective instructional practices, track student achievement, and measure the impact of educational reform. View More