This position is located in the Corporate University, HQ of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the areas of diagnosing and analyzing performance gaps and target audience requirements; designing innovative training strategies, courses, and entire curricula using new technologies; developing instructional and performance support products and materials to close gaps between current and desired performance.  

Duties

Performs complex project management duties, including leading cross-divisional project teams, and planning, managing, controlling, directing, and coordinating complex, large-scale training projects. Serves as expert in project management of training projects, developing guidelines and templates for others to use. Assumes responsibility for analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation of performance support and instructional products, materials, and programs. Conducts complex analyses of highly technical job tasks and skills, and develops strategic plans for comprehensive professional development programs for mission-critical functions. Recommends ways to enhance efficiency and quality through innovations and improvements in the way work is done. Recommends redesign of performance support and instructional products and materials based upon thorough evaluations. Anticipates new developments in training and serves as expert in setting guidelines, standards, and procedures for incorporating changes into CU training services programs. Serves as expert to advise and guide others in CU and in training offices across FDIC divisions on proper application of new training methods.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here. Basic Requirement: 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: 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. In addition to the basic requirements stated above, applicants must also possess specialized experience. To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 13 level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as experience conducting data-based assessments and root-cause analysis of performance gaps and training needs; leading project teams to develop training programs and curricula, and advising and training others on analysis, design, development, and evaluation methods of instructional design. Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Contacts

• Address Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Human Resources Branch 3501 Fairfax Drive HRB (PA-1730-5007) Arlington, Virginia 22226 United States
• Name: Shaunalee Sanders
• Phone: 678-916-2320
• Email: [email protected]