SUPERVISORY PROGRAM SPECIALIST (EDUCATION CHIEF)

This position is for the Supervisory Program Specialist (Education Chief) located in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. The incumbent oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of security education programs, ensuring alignment with evolving security needs across multidisciplinary areas/roles of security in the DOD. Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

As a SUPERVISORY PROGRAM SPECIALIST (EDUCATION CHIEF) you will be responsible for the following duties:

– Oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of security education curricula.
– Provides direction on policy implementation, recommends actions to leadership, and manages strategic planning for the Education Division to ensure alignment with the evolving security environment.
– Orchestrates partnerships with key stakeholders within DoD, DCSA, and other federal agencies, ensuring collaborative efforts and the relevance of educational offerings.
– Supervises a team, managing staff performance, development, and alignment of resources to meet organizational goals.

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 11/25/2024

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG/GS 14 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.
Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Demonstrate experience providing administrative oversight and leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of security education program; management of a multidisciplinary DoD and/or security curricula; experience leading a team, orchestrating partnerships with key stakeholders, and aligning educational offerings with evolving security environments; Familiarity with the higher education accreditation process.

Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:

1. Supervisory/Managerial: Knowledge of supervisory/managerial competencies including professionalism, leadership, teamwork, oral and written communication, strategic focus, responsibility and accountability and innovation and initiative, customer service and resource stewardship.

2. Education and Training: Knowledge of teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, testing, and other instructional methods.

3. Decision Making: Makes sound, well informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.