Vacancy Announcement Number: NCAS10694945

Opening Date: December 30, 2010
Closing Date: January 13, 2011
Position: FACULTY & CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR CES, GS-1701-14
Salary: $105,211 - $136,771 Annual
Place of Work: ARMY MANAGEMENT STAFF COLLEGE; FORT BELVOIR, VA
Position Status: This is a Permanent position. -- Full Time
Full Time Number of Vacancy: 1

Duties: You will serve as Director of Curriculum Development and Faculty Development in the Civilian Education System (CES) at the Army Management Staff College. You will manage the Curriculum Development Program for resident and distributed learning courses. You will direct staff and faculty in the design, development, delivery and evaluation of all CES courses. This position requires technical expertise in instructional design, learning theory, instructional technology, and instructional and educational methods and practices. You will be required to educate and train staff and faculty on designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating courses that emphasize leadership, management, and decision making processes within functional roles throughout the Army. You will also manage a faculty development program to enhance instructor teaching skills, as well as instructors' subject-matter expertise and lesson writing capabilities. You supervise five instructional systems specialist.

About the Position: Serves as the Faculty Development (FD) and Curriculum Development (CD) Director at Army Management Staff College for the Civilian Education System (CES). Incumbent is an authoritative consultant and primary educator in the area of faculty development and curriculum development. Must have knowledge of educational/instructional practices to develop, sustain and enhance the professional skills of the faculty to provide leader development programs for the Army Civilian Corps. Uses professional knowledge of Instructional Systems Design process to lead, direct and manage the design and development of the Civilian Education System courses at the Army Management Staff College.

Who May Apply:

• All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment.
• Department of Defense employees serving on a Career or Career Conditional Appointment.
• Current Army employees with competitive status (includes Army employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment).
• Reinstatement eligibles.
• Applicants eligible under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.
• DoD Interchange Agreement eligibles.

Specialized Experience: The best qualified candidates for this job must show in their resume that they meet the minimum qualifications of at least four (4) skills described below, ie. examples such as: Expert knowledge of faculty development and curriculum development policies and programs as they apply to the leader development program , curriculum design, instructional development, program evaluation, experiential learning, educational and training technology to design, develop, implement and evaluate instructional programs which are extremely complex. Also should have expert knowledge of a very broad range of instructional methods and strategies sufficient to independently ensure the ISD process is utilized in a dL environment.

GS-12 and above: One year of experience directly related to the occupation and equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. There is no substitution of education for experience at this level. The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement. One year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower grade or level requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled. Ability to communicate orally and in writing.

Other Information:

• To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.
• The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available here.
• This is a Career Program Position (CP). # 32
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, here.)
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is 20 percent.

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• If selected, official college or university transcript must be submitted.
• One-year supervisory probationary period required.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.

How to Apply:

• Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement.
• Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date. Applicants wishing to withdraw from consideration may contact the Central Resume Processing Center at (410) 306- 0137 or applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil.
• Resume must be on file in our centralized database.
• Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time.
• Visit CPOL web-site for more information.

Point of Contact: Central Resume Processing Center, 410-306-0137, applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil