Summary This position is open to all current Employment and Training Administration (ETA) employees serving on a career or career conditional appointment. This position is located under the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration, Boston Regional Office. This position is inside the bargaining unit. Responsibilities Duties for this Position Include: Serves as an agency expert on workforce development programs, including highly complex and unusual issues, and is recognized as a subject matter expert in the field. Provides authoritative advice and consultation to ETA officials and customers on highly complex workforce development issues and concerns. Serves as a Regional Program Lead for one or more workforce development programs or functions. Provides leadership to individual workforce development specialists and/or teams or groups of specialists. Develops and delivers training and on-the-job training for Federal staff. Manages a grant portfolio within the assigned program area(s) of high complexity, scope and impact, and conducts the day-to-day grant management. Ensure that grant activities are being conducted in compliance with the grant agreement, applicable Federal regulations. Maintains grant files and adheres to grant management documentation requirements established in Employment and Training Orders (ETOs). Ensures that grantees deliver agreed upon products and services, achieve negotiated performance outcomes, and operate in accordance with programmatic, administrative, and budgetary requirements. Identifies grantees' individual and collective training and technical assistance needs. Studies new and proposed legislation and regulations to determine impact on the program. Participates in development of major technical assistance events and development and delivery of training for grantees and other stakeholders. Leads and conducts on-site compliance monitoring reviews and Enhanced Desk Monitoring Reviews (EDMRs). Prepares highly complex monitoring reports upon the completion of a monitoring review. Serves in a senior capacity in the development of policy guidance and technical assistance resources for ETA grantees and workforce system stakeholders. Prepares and delivers presentations to various internal and external audiences on workforce development programs and prepares and conducts briefings for ETA officials and other stakeholders on workforce development guidance and policy. Communicates Federal and grant award requirements to grantees to ensure understanding of grant requirements. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications For GS-13: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of GS-12 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. Qualifying specialized experience at the GS-13 level includes three of the following: . Reviewing and evaluating Employment and Training Admnistration (ETA) funded proposals, grants, and other documents for technical accuracy. . Conducting presentations that promote ETA funded workforce development programs. . Analyzing, interpreting, and/or reporting on data related to ETA funded grants, contracts, or other ETA program related matters to identify opportunities for improvement. . Conducting reviews and analyses of ETA funded workforce development programs and grant projects to identify and address compliance issues and areas of concern and to make sound recommendations for improvement. Note: Please be sure these types of examples are evident in your resume. Education Additional Information This position is inside the bargaining unit. If the duty location is within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the position will be included in the Local 12, AFGE bargaining unit. If the duty location is outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the position will be included in the NCFLL bargaining unit. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have speech disabilities, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services. 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. Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION Full Promotion Potential: This position is at the Full-Performance Level (FPL) of GS-13. Telework or Telework Positions: Eligibility is determined by management based on position duties during the recruitment process. Employee participation in telework on a routine or situational basis is determined by management primarily based on business needs. Employees participating in telework are subject to the terms and conditions of the Department of Labor's Telework Program. Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy. Department of Labor may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional information is available here. 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. A writing sample may be required as part of the interview process.