Summary You will serve as a INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST in the Center for Information Warfare Training Command (CIWT) of INFOWARTRACMD SAN DIEGO CA. Responsibilities You will coordinate all new and revised curricula for officer training, developing and recommending policy and direction for development, maintenance, management and evaluation of programs and materials. You will conduct needs analysis and develops learning analyses. You will review course control documents under development or revision before final submission to the Training Directorate Head for approval. You will analyze course content and target population and validates appropriateness of teaching strategies. You will establish and reviews learning events, course content, and instructional design plans. You will measure and analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of educational and training programs and courses of instruction using formative, summative, and operational evaluation and analysis of assessment strategies. You will plan, develop, and implement a comprehensive test item analysis and feedback program that incorporates course testing plan approval. You will ensure that test items match objectives and that the testing methodology is appropriate for the objectives. You will manage the Formal Course Review (FCR) and Internal Course Review (ICR) programs. You will provide detailed program analysis and validation of Job Duty Task Analysis (JDTA) data, ensuring correlation to occupational standards. You will evaluate and recommends approval, disapproval or modification of instructional aids and devices for use in CIWT courses. You will develop and administers surveys to obtain feedback from students, graduates, supervisors, and instructors. You will review academic journals, attends conferences and educational programs to keep abreast of new developments in educational fields, such as testing and technology. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Monitoring and evaluating curriculum to ensure it is comprehensive, inclusive, and informative as related to agency requirements; 2) Interpreting training requirements, regulations and policies for implementation within an organization; 3) Gathering and analyzing input from a variety of sources to identify training needs; and 4) Maintaining a current knowledge on new and innovative developments in the education field. NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1700/instructional-systems-series-1750/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess a 4 year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position. My course work included study in at least four of the five following areas: 1) Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. 2) Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness. 3) Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments. 4) Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training. 5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.
