Supervisory Leadership Development Specialist

Summary About the Position: This position is located at the Mark Center, which is a Department of Defense (DoD) facility in Alexandria, Virginia that houses the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) and other DoD agencies. Responsibilities Performs a full range of first-level supervisory responsibilities to include: Planning work to be accomplished, preparing schedules, assigning work, developing standards and interviewing candidates. Serves as the program manager for the DoDEA Leadership Development, Teacher Leader and New Teacher mentor programs. Manages complex projects that require analysis, design, development, implementation and continual improvement of instructional products in instructor-led, virtual, and blended models. Serves as the project manager of cooperative agreements or contracts for the leadership development programs, professional resources and program evaluation. Partners with the Professional Learning Branch Program Manager in the provisioning, planning and systemic alignment with the Centers for Instructional Learning. Conducts and implements research on best practices in developing instructional leadership programs, support services and strategies. Serves as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for multiple contracts which includes duties such as: developing statements of work monitoring contract progress. Develop and maintain a budget to support leadership program activities. Represent DoDEA in briefings with various agencies and departments of the Federal Government relating to the areas of educational expertise. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: developing sequential Prek-12 school leadership programs in compliance with regulations and/or evaluation systems; monitoring contracts for services or products in relation to a leadership program; conducting research to improve developmental Prek-12 school leadership programs; and performing a full-range of supervisory duties such as: assigning work, identifying training needs or interviewing candidates.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting/Procurement Instructional Delivery and Learner Development Managing Human Resources Planning and Evaluating Education Additional Information Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Be advised that effective Jan. 1 2018, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most civilian employee relocation allowances became taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for the additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. RITA does not apply to new government employees or employees returning from an overseas assignment for the purpose of separation from Government service. For more information, visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction.html. Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify David Walton ra@dodea.edu This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. You may claim Military Spouse preference. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) applicants will receive preference consideration and will be placed (if selected) at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined best qualified, up to and including the full performance level. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only.