About the Position: This position is located at the Mark Center, which is a Department of Defense (DoD) facility in Alexandria, Virginia that houses the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) and other DoD agencies.
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: developing systemic professional learning programs in compliance with regulations or evaluation systems; managing complex projects that support educators, school leadership, and/or above school level leadership; conducting research to analyze the effectiveness of Prek-12 professional learning; and monitoring contracts for services in relation to leading programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting/Procurement Instructional Delivery and Learner Development Planning and Evaluating
Manages complex projects that require analysis, design, development, implementation and continual improvement of instructional products.
Serves as the project manager of cooperative agreements or contracts for DoDEA leadership development programs, professional resources and program evaluation.
Partners with the Instructional Leadership and Innovation Program Manager in the provisioning, planning and systemic alignment with the regional Centers for Instructional Learning.
Conducts and implements research on best practices in developing instructional leadership programs, support services and strategies.
Collaborates with Education Directorate and CIL leaders to inform and align planning for development of instructional products for instructor-led, virtual, and blended models of professional learning.
Serves as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for multiple contracts.
Performs contract duties such as: developing statements of work, maintaining communication with vendors and procurement, evaluating deliverables, and ensuring compliance with contract terms.