Instructional Systems Specialist
About This Position
This position is located in the Air Traffic Organization, (ATO) Management Services, Technical Labor & Employee Development Directorate, Employee Development Group (AJG-L3). The focus of this Group is to administer learning management solutions to include the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of leadership development; talent management programs, and processes for the ATO workforce.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Specialized experience is defined as: -Experience deploying learning and development solutions that support learner engagement and transfer/application of learning on the job. AND -Experience in the application of project or program management principles to lead efforts to design or develop learning and development solutions to meet the development needs of the workforce. You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history.
Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered. Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE.
You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process.
Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. *Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.* Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Major Duties
Applies experience and expert knowledge of learning theory and the principles, methods, practices and techniques of instructional design to provide leadership for highly complex activities involving the design, development, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of ATO leadership development and talent management programs and services. This work directly impacts the ability of the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) to develop its operational and managerial workforce and affects the safety of the National Airspace System (NAS). Uses experience deploying highly-customized learning and development solutions that support high degrees of learner engagement and transfer/application of learning on the job.
Identifies and resolves challenging problems or issues that often cross organizational boundaries and impact on the accomplishment of strategic objectives. Applies new Instructional System Design Methods and technologies such as experiential learning (gaming/simulation); blended learning (e.g. Blackboard) to develop and/or maintain training material and curricula and to analyze and study current leadership training programs.
Develops technical training material and curriculum to prepare reports and recommendations on the use of new and/or improved teaching techniques. Uses learning content management system software technology to revise existing instructional courses, and develops new training courses. Evaluates all aspects of education and training programs, including: administrative policies and procedures, curricula, instructional methods and techniques, qualifications of management, adequacy and utilization of training aids.
Develops innovative and effective methods to improve training programs and to ensure consistent high quality technical training to the FAA operational workforce. Establishes performance standards and analyze the development needs of management. Applies project/program management principles to lead efforts to design and develop highly-customized learning and development solutions customized to meet the development needs of the ATO workforce.
Analyzes technical occupations or performing job task analysis to develop instructional methods, techniques and competencies for ATO leadership. Analyzes programs such as the Operations Manager Leadership Development Programs for Air Traffic and Technical Operations (OMLDP-AT/TO), Leaders Teaching Leaders (LTL), and Succeeding in Your First Year (SYFY). Analyzes and validates instructional content as required.
Designs, develops and maintains technical training material to improve instructional effectiveness. Contacts are internal and external and include project managers, program office staff, operations subject matter experts (SMEs) and facilitators, partners, customers, stakeholders, learners, and leaders at all levels. The specialist facilitates work group and design meetings with operations SMEs and program office staff.
Often represents Management Services as a principal point of contact to provide advice and guidance on instructional design standard development. Consults with subject matter experts to design and develop training materials. Frequently represents AJG on training committees and in meetings to discuss and implement leadership and talent management training for the operational workforce.
Develops briefings that explain new initiatives to internal and external audiences. Although broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues, the specialist is often required to develop new approaches that take into consideration FAA policies, Government-wide rules and regulations, and external concerns. They may create new solutions and policy interpretations as situations require.
Has broad discretion to ensure the alignment of organizational goals and policies and the requirements of the project or other work activities. The Team Manager reviews work only at completion for success in achieving planned results.
Conditions of Employment
We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
Education
Education cannot be substituted for experience.
How You Will Be Evaluated
IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.
Additional Information
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.
FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about Core Compensation is available at: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements.
Therefore, as an applicant, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA section, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA.
Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.
Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided.
Your answers may be adjusted by a human resource specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping, and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.
Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed. This Level 5 (Moderate Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. This is not a bargaining unit position.
Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
How to Apply
Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position.
You must apply online to receive consideration.
Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA.
Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.
You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies.
Required Documents
All applicants must submit the following: (1) resume with complete work history; and (2) a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action). http://www.archives.gov/careers/jobs/forms/resume-guide.pdf.For guidance on how to create a Federal resume, visit Failure to submit all required documents by the closing date will result in a finding of ineligible. We are not responsible for incomplete, illegible or missing documents. Please DO NOT email your application documents.
We cannot accept documents received via the email system. Documents sent via email will NOT receive consideration. If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.