TRAINING ADMINISTRATOR - TITLE 32

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This position is for a Training Administrator, Position Description Number D2244000 and is part of the Joint Force Headquarters, Marietta, Georgia. This is a full-time, Excepted Permanent, dual status position which requires Georgia Army National Guard Membership. Area of Consideration: Current members of the Army National Guard.

Duties

As a Training Administrator, GS-1712-11, you will: Provide readiness training and pre and post-mobilization training to Soldiers. Coordinates with all other directorates and external agencies to develop and execute the State's Adjutant General's DLP goals, objectives and policies. Facilitates the transition from resident-based individual and collective training systems to greater reliance on distributed learning technologies and methodologies with the goal of providing local access to training events. Responsible for the planning, integrating and coordinating the efforts of all agencies and offices participating in or supporting National Guard programs and events. Plan and coordinate DL training opportunities for the state's National Guard (NG) Soldiers. Conducts research and analyses to obtain vendors and internal sources of training to fulfill training needs. Develops and administers a training program to meet the distributed learning instructional and educational support needs of every Soldier in the state. Administers the payment of training providers. Schedules courses for individuals and groups. Notifies supervisors and participants of course dates and costs. Administers the course evaluation process. Serves as a liaison between vendors training providers and site administrators who oversee DL training and resolves program problems or issues. Coordinates the building of classroom facilities with other branches of the NGB or Army organizations. Analyzes, extracts and identifies significant DL trends and issues. Conducts studies, surveys and audits to evaluate the effectiveness of the state's DL program by comparing achieved results with established goals. Provide guidance and coordinates technical and training support for site administrators. Coordinates program site preparation effort and activities with the Construction Facility Management Office (CFMO). Reviews site preparation estimates and coordinates site preparation with site points of contact (POC). Ensures site preparation work meets program standards. Maintains site preparation schedules. Coordinates with the United States Property & Fiscal Officer (USPFO), Grant Office Representative (GOR) or state comptroller to design, implement and monitor various inter-agency agreements for the DL program and ensure proper flow of program income through the DL Cooperative Agreement. Aid in the development of training materials through the analysis of educational or instructional problems or questions. Resolves controversial or novel training program problems or issues. Establishes study and evaluation criteria and develops conclusions, reports and/or recommendations based on the analysis of reports from other training personnel, including on and offsite-training instructors. Identifies and prepares solutions to problems concerning issues associated with delivery of DL training. Responsible for the planning, budgeting and delivery of the State's DL program. Provides ongoing assessment of training and education needs, as well as re-engineering and improvement of processes and procedures in the conduct delivery of DL training. Aids in the development and implementation of policies, standard operating procedures, and practices associated with the management of the state's DL training program. Advises the State DCSOPS and Unit Commanders on all aspects of DL capabilities to conduct required training. Manages and supports all DLP activities within the state to include familiarization with DL courseware, content and resources available to Soldiers for readiness training and PPMT. Facilitates DLP Master Cooperative Agreement (MCA) requirements. IAW with the instructions, roles and responsibilities of NGB regulations, coordinates with the state Program Manager, USPFO/Grants Officer (GO,) and GOR to facilitate and support: the submission of the annual modifications and prior fiscal year closeout; development and submission of annual DLP budget estimates and progress against spend plans; maintenance and execution of the site-rate worksheets for calculating allocable reimbursements and program income through the use of DLCs by non-Guard entities. Coordinate the scheduling of state DL facilities with both branches of the NG. Confers with NGB, Joint Force Headquarters (State) and individual branches of the state's NG to identify and eliminate areas of duplicate training. Promotes discussion between the state's NG branches to elicit "best practice" ideas on ways to streamline the DL program and increase student throughput. Shares reporting/empirical data on DL facility utilization with NGB and State level Branch DL staffs. Provides oversight of DL Classroom (DLC) operations and maintenance. Supervises and trains DLC personnel. Operates the DL Classroom equipment to include the workstations, projector, multimedia control panel, VTC, Multiple Channel Unit (MCU) bridge, and secure VTC, as needed. Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications and evaluation

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Education and Training Technology Instructional Environment Management Learning and Program Evaluation Test Development

Education

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience - High school graduate or the equivalent may be substituted for 3 months of specialized experience. Education in schools above the high school level may be substituted for experience on the basis of one academic year of study (i.e., 36 weeks of substantially full-time hours, or the equivalent) for the first 12 months of the required experience. For experience in excess of 24 months, education in schools above the high school level may be substituted at the rate of one academic year of education for six months of experience. Each 30 semester hours credited must have included at least 6 semester hours of courses which are directly related to the type of work of the position. If you are using Education to qualify for this position, You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13087143 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Required documents

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).