Total 5 job vacancies by Employment and Training Administration

This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed represent the full performance level of GS-14. At the GS-13 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-14. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds. Promotion is not guaranteed, and no promise of promotion is implied.

• Serves as a primary economic specialist on the use of statistical and economic methods for, data collection, validation, technical computation with large datasets, and program and policy analysis.
• Conducts economic research to investigate economic phenomena and problems; analyzes interrelated economic data; and writes new or revised procedures, summaries, or interpretive reports on economic research.
• Stays abreast of current and planned changes in source data, precedents, and pertinent literature.
• Oversees and/or performs economic program and policy analysis, including designing data collection systems, assembling datasets, and developing data validation methodologies.
• Assignments include developing documentation justifying the federal collection of the data underlying the program datasets and reporting systems, conducting budgetary analysis, statistical and economic analysis with inferences upon workforce development programs and activities; or one or more subject or client-specific areas including but not limited to areas such as occupational information, labor shortages, and occupational skills and assessment.
• Applies originality and creativity in the design of surveys and/or experiments, the development of methods, and the extension of existing theory to new and unusual applications to probe long-standing economic challenges and phenomena.
• Based on analytical findings, provides evidence-based input to management officials for decision-making purposes directly impacting important aspects of agency programs affecting the nation's labor market and workforce.
• Contributes meaningful and properly evaluated economic information to policymakers and promulgates new or revised procedures, analyses, or technical assistance.
• Generates high-quality economic reports on labor market and economic trends, and develops or refines legislative proposals, policy briefs, and program documents.
• Uses comprehensive analytical skills to analyze, synthesize, and compile technical and scientific information for inclusion in reports, briefings, and other publications; establishes the logical sequence; and tailors the document to meet the needs of an intended audience.
• Presents research results in comprehensive reports, tables, and charts.
• Participates as a recognized expert in work groups and in making professional presentations on the subject(s) areas.
• Prepares and delivers formal and informal briefings and presentations on the area(s) of expertise in meetings, conventions, interagency task forces, etc., clearly communicating and explaining complex technical principles and analyses to stakeholders, customers, and other appropriate audiences.
• Understands and explains economic movements as well as methods and economic and data concepts to external customers and stakeholders.

As the Financial Systems Accountability Officer, you will work closely with the ETA (Employment and Training Administration) Comptroller, Accounting Officer and Budget Officer, other ETA offices, ETA senior executive management, other Department of Labor offices, and other Federal departments performing the following duties:

• Evaluates and determines the need for improvements in manual and automated accounting, budget, grants and unemployment insurance processes, including control environments, controls testing and evaluations, and remediation of findings.
• Advises the Comptroller and senior executive management on issues of financial systems integrity as well as risk related issues and provides guidance on corrective actions.
• Provides leadership, direction, policy, planning and performance relating to ETA systems of financial internal controls for day-to-day accounting and budget operations, ad hoc reporting, and special assessments.
• Provides administrative and technical supervision.
• Plans work; makes assignments.
• Reviews and evaluates work performance.
• Functions as senior expert on assigned program policies, systems, procedures and activities.
• Plans, develops, designs, coordinates, executes and maintains major aspects of varied difficult and complex work involving critical, urgent, constantly changing and/or controversial assigned programs, systems, sub-systems and activities that support public safety regulatory agency missions.
• Prepares for presentations and briefings to management and non-management staff by thoroughly researching topics.
• Leads meetings and provides clear, succinct, understandable, technically sound and appropriate information for the intended audience. Demonstrates subject matter expertise during the discussions.
• Recommends functional changes that optimize the operations, processes, and systems.
• Proposes new and/or modified business process improvement strategies (e.g., accounting systems, administrative management, financial management, subsystems, policies, standards, etc.) and policy changes to leadership for implementation to ensure the Agency meets its future financial management needs.

As the Financial Systems Accountability Officer, you will work closely with the ETA (Employment and Training Administration) Comptroller, Accounting Officer and Budget Officer, other ETA offices, ETA senior executive management, other Department of Labor offices, and other Federal departments performing the following duties:

• Evaluates and determines the need for improvements in manual and automated accounting, budget, grants and unemployment insurance processes, including control environments, controls testing and evaluations, and remediation of findings.
• Advises the Comptroller and senior executive management on issues of financial systems integrity as well as risk related issues and provides guidance on corrective actions.
• Provides leadership, direction, policy, planning and performance relating to ETA systems of financial internal controls for day-to-day accounting and budget operations, ad hoc reporting, and special assessments.
• Provides administrative and technical supervision.
• Plans work; makes assignments.
• Reviews and evaluates work performance.
• Functions as senior expert on assigned program policies, systems, procedures and activities.
• Plans, develops, designs, coordinates, executes and maintains major aspects of varied difficult and complex work involving critical, urgent, constantly changing and/or controversial assigned programs, systems, sub-systems and activities that support public safety regulatory agency missions.
• Prepares for presentations and briefings to management and non-management staff by thoroughly researching topics.
• Leads meetings and provides clear, succinct, understandable, technically sound and appropriate information for the intended audience. Demonstrates subject matter expertise during the discussions.
• Recommends functional changes that optimize the operations, processes, and systems.
• Proposes new and/or modified business process improvement strategies (e.g., accounting systems, administrative management, financial management, subsystems, policies, standards, etc.) and policy changes to leadership for implementation to ensure the Agency meets its future financial management needs.

• Participates fully with the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration in the formulation of ETA programs and implementation of the Administration's employment and training programs and activities.
• Represents the Assistant Secretary and the Employment and Training Administration in meetings with top- level officials of the Department of Labor, other Federal agencies and State and local government, private and public organizations, and international organizations.
• Represents the Assistant Secretary in meetings with members of Congress and their staffs and Congressional Committee staff, White House staff, national labor unions, State elected bodies, and other private and public organizations as well as inter-national organizations.
• Meets with the Assistant Secretary and represents them before Congressional committees and subcommittees and testifies before the office of Management and Budget.
• Oversees the formulation of employment policies that provide the basis for development and execution of comprehensive employment and training programs and provides guidance and direction in and implementing strategies.

The Job Corps Deputy Administrator is a self-starter who embodies a positive youth development mindset, has expertise in data analysis and program development, and has experience developing policies and procedures, managing contractors, and evaluating curricula plans for youth programs in a residential setting.

The Deputy Administrator oversees the national office operations, including the development of program-wide policy, education services, program performance, and program monitoring. The incumbent manages and/or monitors resources and budget to support program performance goals that align with agency priorities and works with Deputy Administrator for Regional Office Operations as well as with the regional offices to drive integration of Job Corps into local and state workforce development systems.

The incumbent will work closely with other offices within the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) including the Office of Financial Administration and the Department's procurement office to monitor and execute timely procurement actions.

The Deputy Administrator will facilitate and foster a collaborative approach toward working with employers and Federal, State, and local workforce partners to create a comprehensive and integrated workforce investment system that results in excellent outcomes for opportunity youth with a specific emphasis on racial equity and diversity and inclusion.

The incumbent should have experience in the Federal regulatory process and knowledge of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act is preferred. The Deputy Administrator will apply this expertise to interpret controlling authorities and develop program-wide policies.

The incumbent strategically manages resources to ensure high performance, greater public accountability, and quality service, emphasizing, racial equity, diversity, and inclusion. They will develop performance plans and submit monthly and quarterly reports on key performance indicators. The incumbent serves as the spokesperson and focal point for activities and issues within the scope of the programs' national operations.