As a supervisor/manager, the selectee for this position will be eligible to receive a Manager Performance Incentive (MPI) provided eligibility requirements noted in agency policy are met. The MPI is an annual lump-sum incentive payment that considers agency performance, the manager's individual performance, and available funding.Serves as the branch manager with overall responsibility for the planning, management, and direction of branch activities.

Duties

Manages fiscal and staffing resources. Formulates and executes budgets for training programs, including financial/budget reporting. Obligates funding within allocations and develops/delivers timely reports. Serves as course manager for Training Services Support Division courses. Plans, coordinates, and directs instructional design and development activities. In addition, serves as a classroom instructor (Non-Technical Subject Matter) on an as needed basis.Responsible to the division manager and the assistant division manager for the execution and completion of all programs within the Training and Evaluations Branch. Implements and coordinates the support activities required for the satisfactory daily operation of the agency's training and evaluations programs in keeping with customer requirements, instructing, and regulatory requirements.Plans and utilizes resources to meet overall training objectives. Establishes, manages, and maintains high-level standards for the agency's faculty training program, evaluation program, and the FAA Academy's office automation system in the Training Services Support Division.Exercises authority for all aspects of supervisory and managerial responsibilities over staff, including staff scheduling and approval of leave, equity of performance standards and rating techniques developed for subordinates, evaluates work performances, and justifies recommendations for awards and bonuses for non-supervisory personnel, subject to approval by higher level officials. Effects minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands; recommending other action in more serious cases. Fosters a fair and equitable work environment. Plans and establishes work schedules, deadlines, and standards for acceptable work.Ensures complete and accurate input of CASTLE Labor Distribution Report Data and Time and Attendance for all employees by established deadline.Communicates and coordinates training requirements with FAA Academy senior management, Aeronautical Center organizations, FAA headquarters, regions, lines of business, other federal agencies, private industry, contract personnel, and international countries. Represents the Academy on national workgroups or committees to ensure the fiscal aspects of the training and evaluation programs are met and integrated into the agency's technical training program, affecting agency programs and projects at the regional, headquarters, and national levels.Manages accountable training property so that annual inventories documented property.Conducts instructor training courses for agency personnel, personnel of other government organizations, and international training personnel.Provides continuing direct staff guidance and leadership assistance to FAA Academy supervisors on establishing and using instructor performance standards, instructor appraisal techniques, counseling for instructor performance improvement, current state of the art educational technology and student performance evaluation measures.Chairs various development and project teams in efforts related to instructional and educational aspects of technical training such as instructor proficiency, monitoring, curricula evaluation, course modernization and revision.Manages internal and external marketing activities to promote course and service offerings within the agency and to other governmental agencies.Performs other duties as required to ensure cohesiveness and consistency in all areas of managing the branch to include classroom instructing.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
• This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
• A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.
• Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
• Please review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position to be filled. The coursework must have included study in AT LEAST FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE AREAS (Applicants MUST submit course descriptions from the appropriate college/university):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, and applying design methods 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.5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.In addition to meeting the basic requirements listed above, you must also meet the specialized experience.Specialized Experience:To qualify for this position at the FV-J (GS-14) level,you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I (GS-13). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.Specialized Experience includes:Planning, coordinating, developing, reviewing, or evaluating education or training programs for total support; (i.e., personnel, equipment, facilities, budget and other resource requirements).Analyzing learning problems, selecting teaching strategies using appropriate models and developing course plans.Performing research on Instructional System Design methods, evaluation techniques, and other studies related to improving the learning process.Preparing reports and recommendations on the use of new and/or improved teaching techniques.Applicants should provide examples of Specialized Experience in their Work History. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

Information Regarding KSAs: As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge, Skills and Abilities section, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) or Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration AAC Regional HR Services Branch 6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155 AHF-S210 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 US
• Name: Sidney Snider
• Phone: 1 (405) 954-7981
• Email: [email protected]