About the Position: Serves as a Supervisory Instructional Specialist and primary educator in the area of quality assurance/evaluation and methodology for the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) and its functional areas located in Fort Novosel, Alabama.

Duties

Directs and supervises a team composed of civilian, military, and contractor personnel. Identifies training needs and initiates appropriate actions. Serves as a key advisor across center/school functions and provides assistance in the development of training. Plans, programs, and conducts innovative internal and external evaluations of center. Uses professional knowledge of Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) processes and evaluation concepts to evaluate development of training strategies, training courses, materials, and products. Prepares and provides briefs and/or papers to explain, market, and justify evaluation strategies and results to internal and external agencies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must obtain and maintain Secret background investigation.
• Must be willing to travel on short notice for extended periods of time worldwide.
• Supervisory probation is required for 1 year.

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 Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/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. Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Education Requirement: A Bachelor's degree (or higher 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: (1) Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. (2) Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, to the improvement of instructional effectiveness. (3) 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. (4) 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. OR (5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes administering, advising on, designing, developing, or providing educational or training services in an adult formal education or adult training program; assessing or evaluating training products, programs, or services for effectiveness. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Instructional Materials & Curriculum DevelopmentInstructional Program AdministrationInstructional Program EvaluationNeeds/Occupational Analysis 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 GS-12.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet qualification requirements using experience alone--NO substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address SB-W0U9AA US ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Novosel, AL 36362 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk