This position is at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) in the Office of Credit Union Resources and Expansion. This position serves as an Instructional Systems Specialist. The primary goal of this position is to help credit union officials to better understand the issues and the corrective actions needed to resolve problems in managing their credit unions.

Duties

As an Instructional Systems Specialist, you will: Develop and plan the basic design and concept for Learning Management Service (LMS) courses. Create a syllabus for each LMS course that lays out the content required. Work with key stakeholders to recommend content for LMS courses. Develop the learning experience by incorporating visual appeal, graphics, and media into engaging course design. Design tests. Manage multiple curriculum development projects simultaneously by prioritizing project deadlines. Communicate with off-site development and support resources, as needed, including publishers and vendors, to ensure successful implementation of curriculum. Evaluate all training experiences to ensure that credit unions are learning the competencies required to be successful in their jobs. Identify and implement solutions for the training and education needs of credit unions. Meet with agency program offices and subject matter experts to gather information, build business case analysis and provide professional guidance on the development of training courses for credit unions. Assist in developing policies, plans, standards, and procedures.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Suitable adjudication of background/security investigation is required.
• A probationary/trial period may be required.
• Must complete initial online questionnaire.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is the experience that has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To qualify for this position you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-12. Specialized experience is defined as experience: Developing online and web-based training programs for credit unions, banks, or other financial institutions; Interpreting rules and regulations associated with the operations of financial institutions; and Evaluating the effectiveness of an instructional program. In addition to meeting specialized experience requirements, applicants must also meet basic education requirements. Basic Education Requirements are as follows: Successful completion of a full 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 this position. The coursework must have included study in at least four of the following five areas: Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. 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. 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. 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. Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software. Unofficial transcripts must be provided at the time of application or you will not receive consideration for this opportunity. You must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement. Please note, all experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. YOUR RESUME MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience and support your responses to the online questionnaire as described in the vacancy announcement. When describing your experience in your resume, please be specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Please ensure that your resume includes the grade level (for current or previous federal positions), month, and year that you began and ended for each position held or that position may not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your resume must also support your responses to the online questionnaire. Failure to provide support may result in a lower rating and/or you may be excluded from consideration. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

Education

All education must be received by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with an education requirement) therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees received from schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants may verify accreditation at the following website: ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for federal employment. A third party equivalency evaluation must be submitted at the time of application for all foreign education to receive consideration.

For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

Contacts

• Address National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke St Alexandria, VA 22314 US
• Name: Jasmin Sneed
• Phone: (703) 548-2799
• Email: [email protected]