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Summary This position is with the Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Directorate of Educational Policy and Development (EPD). EPD assists MSHA in implementing the federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, through educational and training programs which promote safety and health in the nations mining industry. This position is Chief/EPDs Policy Division and is responsible for reviewing, developing, and implementing educational, outreach, and compliance activities across MSHA. Responsibilities Manages staff and plans work to be accomplished by subordinates; evaluates the work performance of subordinates. Develops performance standards; gives advice or instruction to subordinates on work and administrative matters. Identifies developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development or training. Serves as a senior advisor to the Deputy and Director on matters pertaining to all operations of the training policies, training program coordination, outreach and compliance policies and programs, and grants management activities related to strengthening MSHA's educational, outreach and compliance activities. Makes recommendations for strategic educational, outreach, and compliance activities by analyzing and evaluating the impact of current and proposed MSHA policies and programs on both a quantitative and qualitative basis in support of the MSHA's mission of promoting safety and health in the Nation's mining industry and reducing industry fatalities. Responsible for developing recommendations and products by using qualitative and quantitative analysis to define data driven performance goals that promote achievement of the agency's mission while ensuring alignment with statutory and regulatory requirements and feasibility. Manages EPD's programmatic grants work. Collaborates with other MSHA and DOL internal stakeholders to guide and implement the grants program. Serves as liaison with external customers, recipients, and awardee community to clarify, interpret, and resolve programmatic issues and recommend changes to policies when appropriate. Conducts outreach and program evaluation, including the monitoring of and assessing awardee performance, and establishing performance measures. Responsible for the conduct of diverse, special, and sensitive assignments, based on mastery knowledge and understanding of the functions and responsibilities of the agency. Provides and leads review of data, training materials and agency communications to identify problem areas, recommend solutions, and implement innovative practices that may involve highly sensitive and priority issues which may impact organizational strategy and/or procedures. Recommends program requirements and develops and implements evaluative measures to assess the effectiveness of EPD's activities. Evaluates results and incorporates findings into planning future EPD activities to ensure that EPD actions are proactive, effective, and efficient. Identifies significant issues and priorities that affect the safety of miners through design analyses, evaluates alternatives, and proposes, recommends, and develops new or alternative strategies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for Supervisory Management and Program Analyst, as described below. For GS-15: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-14 in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized experience: You must meet at least five of the following: Advising on program requirements and developing and implementing evaluative measures to assess the effectiveness of education or compliance programs. Proposing, recommending, and developing new or alternative strategies based on qualitative and quantitative analysis of program data. Demonstrated experience working with internal and external stakeholders to design and implement agency programs. Experience with evaluating the effectiveness of agency programs to make recommendations for improvement. Experience managing staff and planning work to be accomplished by subordinates. Experience developing performance standards. Experience leading project teams to accomplish goals. Education There is no educational substitution in lieu of specialized experience at the GS-15 grade level. Additional Information The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered. The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act. Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions. Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interest and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports. In addition, supervisors are responsible, when requested, for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements. This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually. All MSHA employees and their spouses, and minor children are prohibited by regulation from having any interest, direct or indirect, in any mine or mining company that may be directly affected by the work of MSHA through its investigations, technical research, or other activities. These interests are prohibited under the Department of Labor's Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations at 5 CFR 5201.105. Certain MSHA employees are required to file a financial disclosure report. For questions, please contact Wendy Elschide at elschide.wendy.m@dol.gov or 312-353-4995. Click here for Telework Position Information This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy. All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.