Hiring Assessment Program Manager
What you'd do
As a Hiring Assessment Program Manager, you will perform research to develop hiring/selection assessments for a range of occupations and grades using research mechanisms to ensure the reliability, validity, fairness, utility, and job-relatedness of assessments. Location of position: Washington, DC, Raleigh, NC, Kansas City, MO, Lakewood, CO, Forth Worth, TX, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, and Chicago, IL. We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.
Major duties
As a Hiring Assessment Program Manager, you will perform the following duties: Collect employee satisfaction and productivity data for psychological analysis to streamline human resources practices. Applies this research and occupational psychology strategies to the creation of job assessments and workforce conflict resolution. Leads the creation and implementation of tools to evaluate candidates for hiring, promotion, and placement. This includes designing the actual tests, questionnaires, and rating scales used to measure skills and abilities. Oversee the development of scientifically sound psychological and cognitive assessment tools which measure job performance predictions and support assessment accuracy using statistical methods and data analysis. Lead high-level research of job market trends, industry practices, and legal and technological advances to determine what skills are required to fulfill critical roles within the organization. Serve as Subject Matter Expert for organizational personnel and outside stakeholders on the psychological principles behind different personnel management strategies by providing the most up-to-date, data-driven scientific and legal guidance.
What you need to qualify
To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement. Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts. Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible. If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-14 salary range starts at $127,829. Locality pay will be determined upon selection. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in Psychology. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the Basic Requirements listed above, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as performing personnel psychology, industrial-organizational psychology, or closely related applied psychological research. This includes conducting job competency and hiring assessment analyses; designing, implementing, and validating personnel assessment tools used for hiring, promotion, placement, or workforce planning; applying research methods to evaluate the reliability, validity, fairness, utility, and job-relatedness of assessment instruments; advising on evidence-based assessment, selection, workforce planning, and talent management strategies; and preparing technical reports, validation documentation, briefings, or recommendations based on research findings. This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.
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