You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGIST/INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST in the EXAM DEVELOPMENT DIVISION of NETPDC.

Duties

You will oversee and monitor the annual development of all branch Navy-wide enlisted advancement examination packages. You will be responsible for approving and scheduling military exam panels, ensuring goals are met and resources are provided and authorizing any changes to panel processes that could impact ability to meet exam production timelines and requirements. You will oversee personnel responsible for ensuring the quality control of exams and exam products, assess statistical results, and apply standards and procedures to ensure advancement fairness. You will develop and implement exam development policy and policy documents to include standard operating procedures, manuals and command instructions that outline exam development processes and working guidelines. You will oversee job analysis process used to develop testing plans for each Navy rating that determine the content validity of Navy advancement exams, and conduct job analysis, as needed, to ensure proper staffing of exam production activities. You will create and oversee individual employee plans, evaluate performance of employees, identify training needs and advise employees on work and administrative matters. You will coach and mentor junior level employees on work methods, practices, and processes.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Evaluating and analyzing statistical data, to include the reliability and validity of advancement examinations, in order to determine strategies to improve examinations that deviate from desired statistical outcomes; 2) Designing procedures and methods to assist in the development of vocational advancement examinations to include writing techniques and methods, industry standards, and trends; 3) Advising personnel on the concepts of testing procedures; and 4) Conducting analyses to identify or validate personnel assessment and selection requirements to support examination development. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series, https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/psychology-series-0180/, and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1700/instructional-systems-series-1750/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

Series 0180 Education Requirements:
Have successfully completed a degree with a major or equivalent in psychology for all specializations.

Series 1750 Education Requirements:
Have successfully completed a 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position. My course work included study in at least four of the five following areas:
1) Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.
2) Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness.
3) Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments.
4) Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training.
5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.

Contacts

• Address NETPDC 6490 Saufley Field Road Pensacola, FL 32509 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]