About the Position: Serve as Chief, Quality Assurance Office, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) with responsibility and authority to conduct liaison with U.S. Army Centers and Schools; Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Army Mobility Command (AMC), Department of the Army (DA), Department of Defense (DOD), and civilian agencies on all matters pertaining to quality assurance program requirements, plans and services. This position is located at Fort Novosel, Alabama.

Duties

Plan long-range work and budget planning; direct, review, integrate, coordinate, and establish policy for the Quality Assurance Program. Develop and present briefings to management and VIP visitors, participates in discussions and conferences representing USAAE. Research, analyze, develop, and prepare documents and reports regarding training development, implementation, product efficiency and effectiveness. Ensures latest changes in military doctrine, organization, and procedures are incorporated. Oversight evaluation of needs analysis, conduct or verify instructor evaluations, verify effective product validations, Distance Learning Program implementation, and training development/management automation systems. Use Systems Approach to Training (SAT) and evaluation concepts to evaluate development of training strategies, training courses, materials, and products. Coordinate and evaluate the validation of training products/materials. Ensure training and training products are performance based and current, designed based on approved critical tasks, and train students to perform to task performance standards. Ensure safety, risk assessments, and environmental considerations are incorporated in training/training products and followed during training implementation. Conduct proponent self-assessments in accordance with HQ TRADOC-provided accreditation guidelines. Accompanies and assist IET and/or Leader Development Accreditation teams in accrediting IET/Leader Development training at other proponent schools. Perform personnel administration and management tasks.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• This position requires that the employee occasionally travel away from the normal duty station up to 5% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDisabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30%Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Supervisory Instructional Systems Specialists: (NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of your transcript with your application.) Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position to be filled. The course work must have included study in at least four of the following five 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. OR (5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: evaluating military education and training programs for effectiveness, conducting course curriculum analysis, developing or revising course material and advising on doctrinal and education information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Instructional Materials & Curriculum DevelopmentInstructional Program AdministrationInstructional Program EvaluationManaging Human Resources Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. (NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of the college transcript with your application.)

Contacts

• Address EG-APF-W0U9AA US ARMY AVIATION CENTER DO NOT MAIL Fort Novosel, AL 36362 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk