This position is located in the National Office of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI). This position is outside the bargaining unit.

Duties

Serves as an Agency Enterprise Program Advisor responsible for providing support for the direction, oversight, guidance, and procedures and practices for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. Provides senior leadership analysis, formulation, prioritization, development, and monitoring of Agency business management policies, procedures, and standards necessary to support and maintain business and information management systems and practices. Analyzes the business environment determining current and future business and IT requirements and capabilities and staying abreast of technological innovation and advancements across the UI IT landscape and uses results of these analyses to determine whether the integrated environment remains the best solution to meet Agency needs. Identifies, monitors, and assesses Unemployment Insurance IT deliverables - ensuring that products and services align with Agency requirements and strategic direction. Performs supervisory duties such as plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work. Evaluate work performance of subordinates; give advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Incumbent plays key role in formulating, directing, coordinating, articulating policy the establishment and revisions of technical approaches to UI procedures relative to the functional responsibilities involving planning, directing, coordinating, controlling and evaluating the varied activities of OUI. Incumbent monitors technical and functional developments; introduces and orchestrates change; and stays abreast of technological and operational developments in the program in order to test new concepts, approaches, and tools and to discuss and introduce proven enhancements and changes in the approach, design, and processes with the program. Develops and implements Agency project plans in coordination with key stakeholders; monitors schedules, milestones, and deadlines for completion; and makes adjustments to project plans based on changes in management objectives, priorities, and policy. Prepares technical reports; presents briefings to senior management officials on findings; advises on potential impact to business processes, operations, and business systems; and makes authoritative recommendations that facilitate decision-making by Agency/Departmental management.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

If applicable, applicants must meet the eligibility requirements of time-in-grade (52 weeks at the next lower grade), time-after-competitive-appointment (90 days), and minimum qualifications (52 weeks equivalent to the next lower grade in federal service). These requirements must be met within 30 days of 11/15/2023 the announcement close date. Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-14. Specialized experience is experience in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled, and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is described as the following, you must meet all: - Managing transformation and/or change management projects linked to state and/or Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs, including setting and measuring benchmarks of success. - Leading, directing, and assigning work of personnel. - Experience providing authoritative advice, assistance, and/or policy guidance to stakeholders relating to the development, implementation, application, and evaluation of the effectiveness of system wide business concepts and tools to improve administration, including but not limited to technology modernization, of state and/or Federal UI programs. - Interpreting state and/or Federal Unemployment Compensation (UC) law and providing recommendations for policies and initiatives related to UI programs. WHEN DOCUMENTING EXPERIENCE IN YOUR RESUME, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. NO ASSUMPTIONS WILL BE MADE ABOUT YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE.

Education

There is no education substitution for specialized experience at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Employment and Training Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Shasta Needham
• Phone: 972-850-4755
• Email: [email protected]