Director, Initiative on the Holocaust and Professional Leadership
What you'd do
This position is located within the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Levine Institute for Holocaust Education, Washington, DC.
Major duties
This position is located within the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Levine Institute for Holocaust Education, Washington, DC. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a federally chartered, nonpartisan institution that was created by the US Congress to serve as America's national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and an educational institution dedicated to the history and lessons of the Holocaust. The Museum seeks to educate Americans from all 50 states and all walks of life as well as international audiences. The Museum has three areas of expertise: Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust scholarship and education, and genocide prevention. In carrying out its important memorial and educational mission, the Museum is guided by its institutional values for our workplace: Honor the memory of the victims; carry out our work with dignity, humility, integrity and respect for others; and strive for excellence through teamwork, rigor, and a culture of continuous learning. Consistent respect for others is the foundation for trust, collegiality and inclusion. Duties include: Plan, develop, direct, administer, and evaluate a comprehensive national and international education and outreach program for members of select professions including the military, law enforcement, government, and the judiciary (i.e. leadership professions). Plans and manages evaluation and assessment to measure desired learning outcomes and the effectiveness of the programs in meeting those outcomes and promotes a team culture of continuous monitoring, evaluation, and learning. Establishes clear protocols for developing extensive partnership relations and oversees the maintenance of these relationships with a wide variety of professional organizations and educational institutions. Oversees the research on audience-related professional development training and education programs conducted in the armed forces, law enforcement, the judiciary and other government and civic agencies. Develops and/or reviews policies, strategies, or programs. Plans, designs, and oversees execution of analysis and research needed to improve strategies and programming issues and problems. Develops and formulates budgets to justify and support funding needs. Supervises and provides leadership over the day-to-day work operations and programs of staff. Plans and assign work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
What you need to qualify
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Basic Requirement: Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. OR 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the specialized experience listed below. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Qualifying experience for GS-15 includes one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is planning, developing, directing, administering, and evaluating a comprehensive national and international education and outreach program to leadership professionals; establishing clear protocols for developing extensive partnership relations and oversees the maintenance of these relationships with a wide variety of professional organizations and educational institutions; developing and/or reviewing policies, strategies, or programs. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). ***Failure to submit required documentation will result in an ineligible rating.
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