This position is located in the Consulting Services Unit (CSU) in the Leadership and Management School (LMS) at the Foreign Service Institute. The incumbent applies expertise in adult learning methodologies, leadership/management training, course and curriculum design, training materials development, and leadership coaching in carrying out a wide range of complex assignments to support the functional responsibilities of CSU.

Duties

Serves as expert Instructor and Facilitator in the Department’s entry- through mid- level mandatory leadership and supervisory course, to ensure maximum impact and learning/developmental value for those audiences. Designs and delivers leadership, management, interpersonal effectiveness, and similar training, workshops, and custom facilitated modules for Department employees, with a focus on supporting leaders and their employees. Provides expert advice and assistance to managers and directors of LMS to ensure leadership and management training, coaching and Organizational Effectiveness programs reflects state of the art content, applications, and techniques. Provides programmatic to support the coaching program, which includes overseeing the scheduling and logistics of onboarding new adjunct coaches and new coaching clients and managing in the coaching community of Practice.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/
• Annual Confidential Financial Disclosure required within first 30 days.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.   Applicants must meet ONE of the required basic entry qualification requirements described below: BASIC REQUIREMENTS: A. Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to this position; OR B. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education, OR in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, PLUS appropriate experience OR additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in A above. Note: All applicants WILL BE required to submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. You MUST (1) submit a copy of your college transcript(s) with your application, and if selected, an official college transcript(s) will be required to verify education prior to employment; (2) transcripts MUST be legible AND include your name, major, school name/location, course title/number, date completed, grade, and number of credits earned; (3) if your documents are on dark / color paper, you will need to Xerox them to lighten them up in order for us to read them. If we cannot read the documents we cannot give you this credit; (4) if you attended more than one college you MUST submit a transcript from each institution if you wish your education to be considered in qualifying you for this position; and (5) all college coursework that may be pertinent to qualifying you for the position MUST be included on the transcripts. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position. IN ADDITION to meeting one of the basic entry qualifications requirements listed above, you MUST have at least 1 year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: Experience in supporting and developing content and training focused on leadership and management skills, and team effectiveness. Experience in organizing workshops, seminars, and other events related to leadership coaching. Experience in analyzing adult education and management methodologies. Experience in coordinating or coaching educational or training programs to improve operational effectiveness. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 4000 Arlington Blvd. Arlington, Virginia 22204 United States
• Name: Z. Aponte
• Phone: 703-3027826
• Email: [email protected]