Training Administrator

The position is located in the OAPMP, within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Acquisitions Academy (VAAA). The incumbent serves as the Director of Operations for the Program Management School under the direct supervision of the Vice Chancellor. The selectee works independently and closely with the Director of Academics and other Managers, supervisors, Team Leaders, and other OAPMP and VAAA employees.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/03/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to some former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade. Individual Occupational Requirements for GS-1712 Training Instruction Series Applicants must have the education or specialized experience listed below: Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. (Transcripts Required) OR, Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s). Supervising or administering a training program. Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results. Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis. Specialized Experience for the GS-14 level of this position: Applicants must have one year of full-time specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized Experience includes: Experience providing overall planning, direction, and timely execution of training program operations, including establishing organizational priorities; developing and assigning goals and objectives for subordinate staff and contractors; monitoring workload and performance; allocating personnel and resources; resolving operational issues; and coordinating higher-level review and clearance of significant actions. Experience applying adult education principles and instructional systems development while overseeing the planning, direction, execution, and continual improvement of a complex training program with direct impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of an agency-wide acquisition workforce function and achievement of organizational and performance outcomes. Experience in program design, development, implementation, evaluation, and continual improvement, including using performance measures, program data, customer and stakeholder feedback, and organizational results to identify deficiencies, assess risk, improve business processes, and recommend changes to program priorities, resources, and operations. Experience ensuring Federal and agency-wide policies, regulations, priorities, and requirements are incorporated into program operations, including acquisition regulations and policies, acquisition workforce development requirements, human resources policies and regulations, and applicable training and continuing education standards. Experience determining, prioritizing, and coordinating training program requirements and operational resources based on agency priorities, customer and workforce requirements, available personnel and resources, projected schedules, organizational capacity, and overall program objectives and performance outcomes. 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; religions; 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. Note: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list the grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Physical Requirements of this position are concerned with the mental and physical ability of the applicant to satisfactorily perform the duties of the proposed assignment and may include requisite laboratory and other screening as required by Federal regulatory agencies. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications: Utilizing expert knowledge and skill in order to lead manage and direct subordinate and contractors Ability to use knowledge of program management procedures and best practices is able to coach subordinate when developing recommendations and study recommendations from others in order to determine final decisions on training program changes Ability to use knowledge of practices of supported organizations and to help develop and recommend new or revised training approaches, directives, policies and implementation instructions that may result from changes/improvements of program management procedures to best support it customers; reviews standard operating procedures for adequacy, efficiency and need for improvement. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Frederick MD. This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from 7485 New Horizon Way, Frederick, MD 21703