Job opening: Special Projects Manager
Salary: $163 964 - 191 900 per year
Published at: Sep 19 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
As a Special Projects Manager with the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you will support and lead agency mission critical initiatives that increase OPM's ability to deliver complex, enterprise projects by creating robust project and change management plans, suppporting stakeholder engagement, driving executive and inter-agency communication, and addressing customer pain points.
Duties
Lead agency-wide transformational initiatives and provide expert advisory support to improve organizational health, customer-focus, and overall performance leveraging a data-driven approach.
Provide expert advisory guidance in support of transformation program focused on organizational health, customer focus and overall performance.
Conduct in-depth analysis that leverages quantitative and qualitative data to understand the root cause rivers for significant organizational and performance related issues.
Conduct structured problem solving to determine the scope, key issues and potential solutions associated with projects.
Lead project teams and workstreams, in the analysis and solution generation.
Manage project milestones and deliverables including meeting preparation and facilitation, follow-ups, scoping out phases of work, and communicating progress.
Qualifications
Applicants must possess at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level (or equivalent) in the federal service that includes the following tasks:
Leading and managing complex projects or initiatives, creating project plans and ensuring timely execution and successful delivery of project outcomes.
Developing and implementing change management strategies and plans that address organizational challenges, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and drive adoption of new processes or systems.
Engaging with executives, cross-functional teams, and external stakeholders to gather input, communicate project progress, and manage expectations. This includes preparing and delivering presentations, memos, and other communication materials to leadership. AND
Identifying issues and developing data-driven recommendations that incorporate a variety of viewpoints and/or inputs.
Applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-14 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-15 level.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address OPM Human Resources
1900 E St., NW
Washington, DC 20415
US
- Name: OPM Human Resources
- Phone: 202-606-9321
- Email: [email protected]
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