Incumbent serves as the Veterans Affairs Regional Office Training Manager. The position is located in the Office of the Director. The incumbent serves as an advisor to the Director of the regional office on training needs in the regional office.

Duties

Major Duties: Position Description #: 03010-0. Incumbent serves as the VARO Training Manager. The Training Manager plays a key role in the development and maintenance of a training infrastructure for the RO by enhancing effectiveness and consistency of training initiatives, enhancing the network of training communication, reducing duplication, and enhancing economy of scale, and serving as the point of contact for nationwide training initiatives. The position is located in the Office of the Director. The incumbent serves as an advisor to the Director of the regional office on training needs in the regional office. Conducts studies to determine immediate and long-range training needs, analyzes information obtained and submits recommendations to the Director and RO managers. Coordinates and manages the implementation, maintenance and updates of centrally developed mandatory developmental and technical training programs. Maintains an inventory of RO training assets and advises on how those assets can be effectively used and updated to achieve training objectives. Identifies and consolidates training needs throughout the RO, analyzes data and costs and determines RO requirements. Provides technical support in developing the RO Annual Training Plans and reporting on implementation of the Plans. Prepares, reviews, and/or monitors training budget(s) for the entire RO. Prepares reports of all training planned and accomplished for the RO. Implements, maintains and updates centrally developed training programs. Arranges for instruction, prepares reports, and helps facilitate courses for an organization having a well defined and readily understood mission. Acquires, provides and updates training information, training supervisors and employees to access training products, building learning plans, and running reports; managing user accounts and coordinating technical support. Reviews, analyzes and evaluates training courses and programs at the RO level to ensure that they follow national training policy to achieve greater consistency in VBA. Assists the Office of Employee Development and Training in the review and analysis of training programs. Develops, updates and implements internal procedures, training plans, course material and methods, and recommends new training sources for the RO. Conducts analytical reviews of business line performance in order to evaluate such performance in relation to VA, recommends remedial action. Proposes and implements new or revised training and/or training procedures, work processes, or other organizational changes that improve RO training and enhance organizational performance. Reviews, analyzes and evaluates division reports and statistical data, to include such items as workload, productivity, effectiveness, FTE and budget, to advise RO management on trends, out-of-line situations and anticipated training needs. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available as determined by agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: 03010-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some physical effort may be required. Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. Bargaining Unit: No, this position is not in the bargaining unit.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/08/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11.The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. A SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status (career, career-conditional, or excepted service), time in grade requirements have been met, and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate possession of time in grade requirements. In this instance, you must also submit your most recent Promotion or Within Grade Increase SF-50, or a Promotion or Within Grade Increase SF-50 that indicates the highest grade/step previously held. DO NOT submit Award SF-50s and/or General Adjustment SF-50s as they cannot be used to verify time in grade. If you are requesting a reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-12 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-12. You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (non-award) AND the SF-50 placing you into your current position. You must meet the time-in-grade requirements as well as the specialized experience as described below: Specialized Experience:GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Coordinates and manages implementation, maintenance and updates of centrally developed mandatory developmental and technical training programs. Maintains an inventory of training assets and advises on how those assets can be effectively used and updated to achieve training objectives. Identifies and determines training priorities, conduct surveys, provide training, administers programs and maintains employee records. Prepares reports of all training planned and accomplished. Review and monitors obligations and expenditures within the training budget. Responsible for training management and other representative for training initiatives, as such is responsible for coordinating efforts within all divisions. Serves as division administrator of a training site, providing oversight to leadership at local facility; training supervisors and employees to access training products, building learning plans, and running reports. Conducts analytical review of business line performance in order to evaluate such performance in relation to VA, District and individual station goals and recommends remedial action. Reviews, analyzes and evaluates division reports and statistical data, to include such items as workload, productivity, effectiveness, FTE and budget, in order to advise management on trends, out-of-line situations and anticipated training needs. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address St Petersburg Regional Benefit Office 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard Bay Pines, FL 33744 US
• Name: Joyce Chandler
• Phone: (601) 364-7047
• Email: [email protected]