Supervisory Program Manager
What you'd do
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Undersecretary (UNSEC), with one vacancy in Silver Spring, MD.
Major duties
As a Supervisory Program Manager, you will perform the following duties: Exercise delegated program authority and responsibility for the management, planning, coordination, and technical direction of a full range of programmatic and management services for the Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI). Manage and execute long and short-range program planning for the EPP/MSI. Manage and execute the $20M EPP/MSI Program goals, plans, activities, milestones, and schedules to track processes and costs. Manage and exercise delegated authority to approve allocation and distribution of funds for EPP/MSI budget. Oversee contracts and grants for EPP/MSI Program. Lead the efforts of the EPP/MSI team to develop and design activities to implement strategic initiatives to enhance administration effectiveness of the program. Develop program policies and guidance, and provide authoritative advice to improve program. Provide program data to leadership for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-wide (NOAA) and Department of Commerce (DOC) data calls to identify and recommend solutions. Lead and engage with senior Federal and Non-Federal entities and counterparts to generate unique and novel opportunities for EPP/MSI students, postdoctoral fellows, and Cooperative Science Center (CSC) faculty. Analyze and identify complex and unique program problems, assess program needs and ensure the presence and flow of communication between office and program partners. This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZA-5 is equivalent to the GS-15.
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/ EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZP-5 or GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Participating in the implementation of strategic planning initiatives to enhance administration effectiveness for a program or organization; Identifying areas for program or organization efficiencies and providing recommendations to leadership for process improvement; and Planning, evaluating, or leading a project or team by performing tasks such as assigning work, setting priorities, or providing feedback on work assignments.
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