This position is located in the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Policy Development & Research (OPDR). OPDR National Office comprises of a headquarters activity established to manage and direct all workforce development activity throughout ETA. This position is outside the bargaining unit.

Duties

As the Supervisory Program Manager (Division Director) for OPDR, Division of Performance, your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Advises the OPDR administrator and ETA leadership regarding state performance accountability under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Works collaboratively with Federal, State and local workforce partners to create a comprehensive and integrated workforce performance system that results in excellent quantifiable outcomes. Makes budgetary recommendations to agency leadership which creates better quantitative results from existing or new programs. Works closely with agency budget team and other ETA program offices to align performance and fiscal data by creating performance goals for future years. Manages team budget for internal training, travel, and resource needs. Uses economic principles and knowledge in managing the required Statistical Adjustment Model which aids in providing states' performance goals for future years. Advises ETA leadership on the impacts of economic conditions and how they affect WIOA performance outcomes at a national and statewide level. Identifies, develops, and leads high-profile cross-agency projects and initiatives related to workforce development programs and activities. Leads work groups to organize work, set priorities and short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them, determines action items and resource requirements; monitors progress; makes decisions and course corrections to accomplish the goals; and evaluates outcomes. Serves as the spokesperson and focal point for activities and issues within the scope of Division responsibility. Coordinates Division activities with other divisions and ETA organizations to ensure a seamless implementation of ETA initiatives and overall, ETA mission goals. Briefs office and agency management on work plans, performance-related findings, and data reports. Provides timely feedback to staff on all matters related to the scope of the department's goals and missions. Provides written briefings/updates to office management to include current status of projects, timeline of current workload, team morale, and upcoming project deliverables.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• 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

You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Supervisory Program Manager (Division Director), GS-15, as described below. Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower grade level or GS-14 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Qualifying Specialized Experience includes ALL of the following: 1) Experience identifying, developing, and managing resources for high-profile projects; and 2) Experience researching initiatives and priorities for high-profile projects; and 3) Experience with quantitative statistical analyses for DOL workforce development programs and activities. If you have the above-mentioned experience, it must be clearly documented in your resume. HR cannot make any assumptions about specialized experience based on job titles.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Employment and Training Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Pamela Morales
• Phone: 972-850-4754
• Email: [email protected]