LEARNING PRODUCTION MANAGER

Summary

This position is covered under the Federal Excepted Service under Title 10 United States Code, Section 1746 and Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations Schedule A, Section [redacted](h).

Purpose of position: Serves as a Learning Production Manager in support of the Agency Mission.

Duties

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1. Responsible for overall project management of portfolios of learning assets, both synchronous and asynchronous, that support the Warfighting acquisition learning environment.
2. Manage project portfolios using industry-standard project management methodologies and WarU's governance practices.
3. Serves as Project Manager for a portfolio of multiple projects and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, strategic objectives, and performance goals.
4. Develops, maintains, and analyzes Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) using enterprise scheduling and resource management tools including Clarity PPM, and other portfolio management systems.
5. Leads portfolio planning activities, including resource forecasting, capacity planning, workload balancing, and utilization analysis across multiple programs, functional teams and cross functional teams.
6. Performs performance reporting to assess project health, schedule adherence, resource utilization, budget execution, productivity trends, and organizational performance metrics.
7. Supports and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, scorecards, earned value metrics, and executive reporting products to support leadership decision-making.
8. Identifies schedule conflicts, resource constraints, dependencies, and risks; develops mitigation strategies and recommends corrective actions to ensure successful project delivery.
9. Leads project teams, contractors, and stakeholders, ensuring accountability, collaboration,and successful execution of objectives.
10. Establishes, implements, and continuously improves organizational processes, workflow standards, standard operating procedures (SOPs), policies, and governance frameworks.
11. Develops executive briefings, business cases, strategic plans, resource management recommendations, and performance assessments for senior leadership.
12. Provides oversight of contractor performance, resource allocation, and project execution to ensure compliance with organizational standards and contractual requirements.
13. Performs project scheduling, manages milestones, produces critical path risk analysis, and resource utilization management.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guidance, please go to http://www.sss.gov for more information
• Incumbent may be required to obtain and maintain an appropriate security clearance
• The incumbent of this position may be required to work overtime, irregular shifts, and/or on the weekend.
• Work may require travel away from the normal duty station on commercial aircraft.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI, or equivalent project management certification.

Qualifications

Please reference the Education section of this announcement to review the WarU Faculty Pay Band Minimum Education and Specialized Experience Requirements

To qualify for this position at a respective band/grade level, you must demonstrate in your resume/application that you possess the required years of specialized experience one band/grade-level lower (or equivalent) to include having specialized experience directly relating to the specific duties of the position, and demonstrate that you have the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Experience managing multiple projects and portfolios in a dynamic and matrixed environment.
• Expert knowledge/skills of project scheduling methodologies, Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), critical path analysis, milestone tracking, dependency management, and schedule risk analysis.
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Project, enterprise resource planning systems, scheduling application, and portfolio management tools.
• Demonstrated experience in workforce planning, resource forecasting, capacity management, workload balancing, and organizational resource optimization.
• Experience in developing executive dashboards, performance metrics, KPI reporting, and decision-support products.
• Experience supervising and managing personnel, contractors, and cross-functional teams while driving organizational performance and accountability.
• Experience leading process improvement and organizational transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to brief senior executives and stakeholders.

Required: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI, or equivalent project management certification.

Highly Desired:

• Clarity PPM Certification or equivalent enterprise portfolio management certification.
• COR I or COR II certification.
• Experience/knowledge in Data Analytics.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

WarU Faculty Pay Band Minimum Education and Specialized Experience Requirements:

• WarU Pay Band C (AD-13) (Equivalent to a GS-15 General Schedule grade equivalency): Minimum Education and Specialized Experience:
  
  • Basic requirements for Band C include a minimum of a Bachelor level degree in an appropriate discipline and a minimum of eight years of experience in the appropriate functional area. Advanced degrees are highly desired in Band C.

Please note: Technical certifications and/or experience may be approved by the WarU Chief of Staff (delegated from the WarU President) to meet the needs of the University.

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? If the position you are applying for has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with your application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Additional information

WarU requires reporting to the assigned duty location during each pay period.

The intent is to use Direct Hiring Authority to fill this position.

This position is only hiring at Band C

This position is in the Excepted Service. For more information regarding Excepted Service employment please visit:https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/service

If you are a current Federal civilian employee in the Federal Competitive Service, if selected, you must sign a statement of understanding acknowledging you are transitioning from the Federal Competitive Service to the Federal Excepted Service.

Initial appointment is made for a period of three years, conditional upon satisfactory completion of a WarU probationary period of two years. At the one year mark, as part of an annual review, consideration is given to extending the appointment; thus at any one time moving beyond that point an employee will have two years remaining.

WarU employees enjoy flexible work schedules and transit subsidy. At the supervisor's discretion.

If selected for this position, you must be able to start employment within 30 days of acceptance (unless otherwise approved by WarU).

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

Accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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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.

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