The National Mine Health and Safety Academy (Academy) plans, develops and conducts a variety of education and training programs in the subjects of mine health and safety hazards, their detection, evaluation and control. Instructors at the Academy are skilled in instructing and developing course materials in a great variety of academic, health and safety courses comparable to undergraduate, upper division undergraduate, and graduate level.

Duties

Manages staff and plans work to be accomplished by subordinates; evaluates the work performance of subordinates. Develops performance standards; gives advice or instruction to subordinates on work and administrative matters. Identifies developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development or training. Serves as a senior advisor to the Deputy and Director on matters pertaining to all operations of the training policies, training program coordination, outreach and compliance policies and programs, and grants management activities related to strengthening MSHA's educational, outreach and compliance activities. Makes recommendations for strategic educational, outreach, and compliance activities by analyzing and evaluating the impact of current and proposed MSHA policies and programs on both a quantitative and qualitative basis in support of the MSHA's mission of promoting safety and health in the Nation's mining industry and reducing industry fatalities. Responsible for developing recommendations and products by using qualitative and quantitative analysis to define data driven performance goals that promote achievement of the agency's mission while ensuring alignment with statutory and regulatory requirements and feasibility. Manages EPD's programmatic grants work. Collaborates with other MSHA and DOL internal stakeholders to guide and implement the grants program. Serves as liaison with external customers, recipients, and awardee community to clarify, interpret, and resolve programmatic issues and recommend changes to policies when appropriate. Conducts outreach and program evaluation, including the monitoring of and assessing awardee performance, and establishing performance measures. Responsible for the conduct of diverse, special, and sensitive assignments, based on mastery knowledge and understanding of the functions and responsibilities of the agency. Provides and leads review of data, training materials and agency communications to identify problem areas, recommend solutions, and implement innovative practices that may involve highly sensitive and priority issues which may impact organizational strategy and/or procedures. Recommends program requirements and develops and implements evaluative measures to assess the effectiveness of EPD's activities. Evaluates results and incorporates findings into planning future EPD activities to ensure that EPD actions are proactive, effective, and efficient. Identifies significant issues and priorities that affect the safety of miners through design analyses, evaluates alternatives, and proposes, recommends, and develops new or alternative strategies.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for Supervisory Management and Program Analyst, as described below. For GS-15: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level 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. Specialized experience: You must meet at least five of the following: Advising on program requirements and developing and implementing evaluative measures to assess the effectiveness of education or compliance programs. Proposing, recommending, and developing new or alternative strategies based on qualitative and quantitative analysis of program data. Demonstrated experience working with internal and external stakeholders to design and implement agency programs. Experience with evaluating the effectiveness of agency programs to make recommendations for improvement. Experience managing staff and planning work to be accomplished by subordinates. Experience developing performance standards. Experience leading project teams to accomplish goals.

Education

There is no educational substitution in lieu of specialized experience at the GS-15 grade level.

Contacts

• Address Mine Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Wendy Elschide
• Phone: 312-353-4995
• Email: [email protected]