This Supervisory Program Manager (Regional Director) position is located under the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Boston Regional Office. This position is outside the bargaining unit.

Duties

Duties for this Position Include: Advises and assists the Regional Administrator on strategic planning, policy, program operations, and performance accountability for the development and administration of a national workforce development system. Supervises managers, and other employees. Provides program framework, and technical assistance to managers located within assigned regions. Plays a key role in personnel management. Develops robust recruitment strategies; interviews and selects candidates for vacancies and initiates other personnel actions. Provides advice, counsel, and instruction to individual employees on performance, and administrative matters. Establishes performance standards, evaluates performance, and rates subordinate supervisors and employees. Initiates disciplinary measures and adverse actions as needed; and supports Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action plans and objectives. Provides assistance to office staff on personnel matters relating to recruitment, promotions, details, reassignments, grievances, etc. Represents management with NCFLL (union) on grievances, unfair labor disputes, development of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), and Labor-Management Relations meetings, as needed. Advises and assists the Regional Administrator and other Employment and Training Administration (ETA) executive staff on all matters within the scope of assigned unit(s)/Division(s) responsibility, develops plans to convert strategic goals into action. Ensures that staff are knowledgeable of the annual performance metrics, and ensures that products are delivered, and deadlines are met. Ensures that implementation of operating plan obligations are met, program performance goals are closely tracked, and prepares suggestions for mid-course corrections. Monitors the performance of the Divisions with respect to the operational plan. Coordinates Division activities with other Divisions and Offices throughout the Employment & Training Administration (ETA). Works as a partner with other Offices to facilitate the achievement of goals. Promotes and sustains positive relationships with customers, stakeholders and partners, to include collaboration with various officials from Federal, State and Local government agencies, in an effort to build support for the overall ETA mission. Works to foster understanding between and among these constituencies about how individual missions, goals, and objectives interact and impact service to workers and employers in the region. Collaborates with the Administrator and senior leadership on all matters pertaining to the regional mission. Utilizing the knowledge of total regional operations and broad managerial capability reviews and evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency with which all regions and staff office performing their mission. Develops and recommends short and long-range program plans taking into consideration management objectives. Directs the assessment of grantee data and ensures timely and responsive technical assistance. Utilizes ETA wide risk analysis techniques and tools that identify grantees at greatest risk. Effectively represents the Department and the Regional Office internally and externally. Effectively communicates Departmental and Agency priorities.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of GS-14 in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-15 includes ALL of the Following: Managing and leading all aspects of the work for one or more unit(s), including human resources, budget, performance management, and operational/technical programs. Experience managing one or more of the following areas: Unemployment Insurance Programs, Workforce Development Programs, or Grants Management. Promoting, advancing, and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. Experience managing stakeholder relationships and building coalitions or partnerships internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, and/or nonprofit and private sector organizations to meet organizational goals. NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. A writing sample may be included as part of the interview process.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Employment and Training Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Kevin Michigan
• Phone: 972-850-2513
• Email: [email protected]