Senior Deputy Assistant Director for Workforce Development and Organizational Learning

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Duties

The Senior Deputy Assistant Director (SDAD) for Workforce Development and Operational Learning in the Human Resource Management Division serves as the Bureau's senior executive responsible for the governance, integration, and strategic direction of all national workforce development, training, leadership development, employee development, and employee wellness and psychological health systems. The position provides enterprise-level leadership over the full continuum of workforce learning, development, and resilience for a nationwide correctional workforce operating across approximately 120 federal correctional facilities, six (6) regional offices, two (2) staff training centers, nationwide residential reentry sites, a major office complex in Grand Prairie, TX, and the Central Office in Washington, DC. The incumbent ensures all workforce development and organizational learning functions operate as a unified enterprise that supports institutional readiness, organizational resilience, and long-term workforce sustainability. The incumbent leads the Bureau's national training and development governance structure by establishing Bureau-wide training policy, directing the Workforce Development and Operational Learning Strategy, and ensuring alignment with federal personnel and training requirements, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) expectations, national training standards, and government-wide workforce development and wellness priorities. The incumbent determines national standards for instructional systems, curriculum governance, leadership development frameworks, employee development programs, wellness and psychological health initiatives, national instructor certification, and enterprise training modernization. Ensures all policies are legally defensible, aligned with federal personnel and training requirements, and consistently implemented across all institutions and regions. The incumbent provides executive oversight of national training centers, national instructor cadre governance, the learning management system (LMS), blended learning and e-learning initiatives, and national training compliance and reporting systems. Sets enterprise performance expectations, ensures training reliability and quality, and directs modernization of training systems and instructional technologies. The incumbent leads the Bureau's national training, leadership development, employee development, wellness, and organizational learning functions.

Qualifications

The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ) related to this position within your resume-NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be considered. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. A panel may assess whether you possess the required ECQs and MTQs through resume review, assessment, and/or interview. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the mandatory technical qualification listed below. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: To be qualified for this position, applicants must demonstrate executive-level experience leading and governing enterprise-wide workforce development, organizational learning, training, leadership development, or employee development programs for a large organization. Experience must include establishing and implementing national-level policies, programs, or initiatives; directing strategic modernization and organizational transformation efforts; integrating multiple program areas; and advising senior leadership on workforce readiness, organizational resilience, institutional effectiveness, and long-term workforce sustainability. Applicants must also demonstrate experience ensuring compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations and applying training evaluation methodologies, measures and assessment strategies to evaluate, validate, and improve the effectiveness and impact of training, leadership development, and employee development programs.

Education

This position does not have an education requirement.

Other Information

You must submit all required information by the closing date. If materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available, and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible. The materials you send with your application will not be returned. Upon appointment, you are required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-278. You must provide the information annually after appointment. Veteran's Preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service. The Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) of the selectee who is not a current or former career SES employee (Title 5) must be approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) before appointment. In addition, individuals entering the SES for the first time are subject to a one-year probationary period. Applicants who have completed the Candidate Development Program (CDP) and have had their ECQs certified by OPM must provide a copy of their certificate as part of their application. Candidates must still satisfy the MTQ of the position, but do not need to address the ECQs if you: 1. Are currently serving under a career SES appointment; 2. Are eligible for reinstatement into the SES; or 3. Have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Proof of Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certification must be provided. The selected individual will be subject to further evaluation through a Structured Interview by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB). OPM must review the executive qualifications of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment. Current Federal Law Enforcement Employees: A prerequisite of the secondary law enforcement position is the completion of the mandatory courses in "Introduction to Correctional Techniques Phase I and Phase II". If you have not completed the mandatory courses in "Introduction to Correctional Techniques Phase I and Phase 11", you are ineligible for secondary law enforcement position(s) and coverage but may still be considered for a non-law enforcement position. If you are not a current Bureau of Prisons employee, you must submit training records demonstrating you have completed the mandatory courses in "Introduction to Correctional Techniques Phase I and Phase II" to your hiring Human Resource office prior to appointment. Individuals selected who are under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) or Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and who have not had three years "primary" law enforcement retirement coverage, will not be covered by law enforcement retirement while in this position. To regain coverage, individuals must return to a position with "primary" coverage.