What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Instructional Systems Design Specialist, Temp Assignment NTE 3 Years position at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?

Summary

This position is located in Corporate University of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and leads a team of designers responsible for the assessment and analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of Corporate University's training programs.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

This job is open to

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

This position is open to current FDIC permanent employees with competitive status eligibility.

Duties

Designs training strategies including curriculum redesign, classroom-based training and courses, technology-based instruction, print-based and electronic job aids, print-based or electronic manuals, structured on-the-job programs, and performance support products and materials to close gaps between current and desired performance.

Analyzes tasks, job and target audience requirements.

Articulates and communicates to the team the assignments, projects, milestones, and / or program issues under review, and establishes deadlines and time frames for completion.

Provides direction for a design team, approves team project plans, establishes priorities for the team, manages the day-to-day work of designers, and reviews and provides feedback on products.

Provides leadership to the team in exploring alternatives and determines what improvements can be made (e.g., work methods, processes, practices).

Recommends ways to enhance efficiency and quality through innovations and improvements in the way the team's work is done.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

THIS IS A TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT not to exceed three (3) years. The selectee will be given a temporary promotion if eligible or be placed on a lateral detail if already serving at the advertised grade level on a permanent basis. This assignment may be terminated early or extended based on management's needs. If temporarily promoted, the temporary promotion cannot exceed five (5) years, nor can it be made permanent.

At the end of a temporary promotion (if temporarily promoted), the employee's basic pay will be set at the rate received prior to being temporarily promoted, regardless of the length of the temporary promotion. The pay rate shall be increased to reflect pay increases (if any) received while temporarily promoted, as long as the resulting rate does not exceed the new range maximum.

Return Rights : If the temporary assignment is not made permanent and its duration is one year or less, the employee will be returned to a position that is comparable to his or her permanent position (i.e., same series, grade, and duty location) in the same or successor Division / Office. If, however, the temporary assignment is not made permanent, is to a position in a different Division / Office from the employee's permanent Division / Office and exceeds one year (including extensions beyond one year of the initial appointment of one year or less), the employee will not be returned to his or her permanent position of record. Instead, the employee will be placed in a permanent position comparable to his or her permanent position of record (at the same grade and pay) in the Division / Office and duty location where the temporary assignment is located. Since an extension of a temporary promotion beyond one (1) year will directly impact the employee's return rights to his or her permanent Division / Office and duty location, the employee must concur in advance with any extension of the temporary promotion beyond one (1) year.

Change in Duty Location : If the duty location of this temporary assignment is different from the employee's permanent duty location of record, the employee's duty location may be changed to the temporary duty location for the duration of the assignment if the temporary assignment lasts over one (1) year (including extensions beyond the initial appointment

Completion Of Financial Disclosure May Be Required.

Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

BASIC REQUIREMENT :

Degree : that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position to be filled. The course work must have included study in at least four of the following five areas :

Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology : Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.

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.

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.

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.

Computers in education and training : Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.

YOU MUST PROVIDE TRANSCRIPT(S) (unofficial copy is acceptable).

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below :

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13- grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience 1) designing and developing training courses or programs; 2) managing training development projects; and 3) providing consultative services in instructional training technologies.

Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors - if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Additional information

Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office two days per week.

If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period.

Corporate Manager (CM) Applicants : CMs selected for a CG-level temporary assignment will be required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding documenting acceptance of a 10% temporary reduction to their base salary or pay-setting at the salary range maximum for the CG-level position, whichever one is lower, for the duration of the temporary assignment. After the temporary assignment, CM employees will return to their Positions of Record with salary restored to their CM base salary, including any CM pay adjustments applied during the temporary assignment.

Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $255,000.

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Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is / was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.

Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.

The competencies / knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.

Knowledge of the application of instructional systems design and development models, principles, and practices.

Knowledge of adult learning theory and instructional system design principles and practices.

Skill to manage a corporate / agency-wide project or program.

Ability to plan, organize, and manage budgets and resources.

Ability to communicate orally.

Skill in written communication.

You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.

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Benefits

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Required Documents

As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement, may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application :

EDUCATION DOCUMENTS : This position has a positive education requirement . In order to be considered, you must submit a copy of your college transcript (an unofficial transcript is acceptable). Education must be from accredited institutions. For a listing of accredited educational institutions, click here. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If you attended more than one university and need to send multiple transcripts, please upload / fax all transcripts as one document.

Foreign Education : If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program. For more information, click here.

FDIC EMPLOYEES : If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements :

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and / or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

To begin, click the "Apply" button and follow the prompts. If you haven't already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the "Apply" button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click "Submit Application" to complete the application process. You must apply online.

Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or point of contact listed in this announcement prior to 12 : 00 noon local time on the closing date.

To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on "Applications" tab. Click on the "Position Title," and then select "Update Application" or "Additional Application Information" to continue.

You have until 11 : 59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.

Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect : "Received". Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.

Agency contact information

Relecter Booth

Phone

571-345-4333

1-800-925-4618

000-000-0000

rbooth@fdic.gov

Address

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

FDIC Human Resources Branch

3501 Fairfax Drive

HRB (PA-1730-5007)

Arlington, Virginia 22226

United States

Next steps

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Required Documents