Supervisory Workforce Development Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is open to all current Department of Labor (DOL) employees serving on a career or career conditional appointment.

This position is located under the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration, Boston Regional Office.

For GS-14 : Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of GS-13 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.

Qualifying specialized experience at the GS-14 level includes three or more of the following: - Experience applying comprehensive knowledge of Federal legislation for Workforce Development programs.

- Experience interpreting program data related to Workforce Development and developing proposed changes to Workforce Development programs.

- Experience conducting oversight of and providing guidance to Workforce Development grant programs to help them meet program objectives and grant requirements.

- Experience working collaboratively and maintaining cooperative relationships with officials in Federal, state, and local government agencies and public entities.

- Experience communicating effectively in oral and written presentations to officials, staff, and the general public. NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.

WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Major Duties:

Duties for this position include: Advises and assists the Regional Director on strategic planning, policy, program operations, and performance accountability.

Supervises employees individually and in the work of teams. Links individual performance requirements to organizational goals.

Reviews work within the assigned areas and allocates resources to ensure completion of agency mission and office work plan.

Ensures that implementation of operating plan obligations is met, program performance goals are closely tracked, and prepares suggestions for mid-course corrections.

Develops annual monitoring/technical assistance plans to accomplish organizational goals, establishing systems and methods to ensure efficient and effective management of resources.

Identifies problem areas and suggests changes in resource requirements and modification to program plans. Adequately allocates resources to support risk mitigation and agency priority areas.

Continuously assesses staff talent and develops and delivers staff training to build skills within and across the regional office.

Effectively represents the Department and the Regional Office internally and externally, as well as effectively communicating Departmental and Agency priorities.

Promotes and sustains positive relationships with customers, stakeholders and partners, to include collaboration with various officials from Federal, State and Local government agencies.

Facilitates discussions with grantees or groups of grantees with the intent of identifying common issues, ensuring compliance, delivering technical assistance.

Monitors the performance of assigned division with respect to the operational plan and Employment & Training Administration (ETA) grants management guidance.

Advises Regional Director on significant compliance issues with grantees, and assists in the development of technical assistance to address those compliance issues.

Ensures that staff is knowledgeable of the annual performance metrics.

Oversees the assessment of grantee data and ensures timely and responsive technical assistance using ETA wide risk analysis techniques and tools that identify grantees at greatest risk.