About the Position: You will function as a Workforce Development Specialist with the Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, Executive Office, located in Detroit, MI.

Duties

Works with managers to ensure IDPs are developed for subordinate employees to ensure mission essential (ME) skill sets are developed in accordance with succession plan needs. Provides training and assistance to training coordinators on use of the USACE automated training systems and inputs or coordinates the input of training requirements into the systems. In accordance with Department of Army and USACE policies, prepares writes and publishes training directives, regulations, policy letters, annual training guidance, and internal operating procedures. Recommend changes to long-range plans and assesses impact on requirements. Assesses whether resources are programmed to support District training requirements by compiling and analyzing resource data from numerous sources, and programs current and projected funding requirements into annual and future budgets. Insures nominees for Leadership Development Programs are all in accordance with District succession plans and are identified and programmed in Individual Development Plans (IDP).

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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 Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority 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 or 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. To qualify at the GS-07 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applying various military training rules, regulations, policies, and guidance in support of an organization such as, but not limited to, developing organizational and individual development plans in automated systems and performing oversight of an organizational training program. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05); OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business. OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applying various military training rules, regulations, policies, and guidance in support of an organization such as, but not limited to, developing organizational and individual development plans in automated systems and performing oversight of an organizational training program; use of civilian personnel automated systems such as Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS), Civilian Personnel Online (CPOL), or similar automated system to research, audit, complete, process and report information related to training actions; interpret budget plans and execution to assess training program execution; and coordinate agendas and logistical requirements for training events. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07); OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration; OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must have:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes developing and validating course management documents and program plans; drafting and publishing training directives, regulations, policy letters, guidance and internal operating procedures; developing training schedules and long and short term calendars to meet the organization's or program's training requirements; managing and processing data in an automated training, tracking and reporting software or program; preparing and briefing reports and statistics related to training courses, quotas and requirements; assisting on a variety of procedural and policy matters regarding the civilian workforce development functions; performing on-going analysis of workforce resources support as it relates to training requirements; and managing performance development (such as Individual Development Programs (IDPs), Leadership Development Program (LDP), Civilian Education, supervisory training, etc.). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09);
OR
Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Computer Skills
• Oral Communication
• Planning and Evaluating
• Strategic Thinking

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).

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/.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM07 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-DETROIT DO NOT MAIL Detroit, MI 48231 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk