Summary As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives. In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond. Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization. Visit www.cdc.gov Responsibilities Join us! Be a part of CDC's Moving Forward initiative by serving in the Safety, Security, Facilities, and Engineering Career Community in a Career Broadening position as a Supervisory Workforce and Career Development Specialist. Your contributions will help set strategy, policy, and drive coordinated and integrated talent models at the Enterprise level. Using your technical and operational expertise, you will provide support to the Safety, Security, Facilities, and Engineering career community to help develop a Workforce Prepared for Future Emergencies. We want you to be a part of this ground-breaking high- performance team! The primary purpose of the position is to provide Career Broadening developmental experiences designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance leadership perspectives. Once selected, you will be on a career broadening assignment for 24 to 48 months and deliberately outplaced by Career Community Leadership in conjunction with your inputs. You will be required to sign a Memorandum of Agreement to accept the position. As a Supervisory Workforce and Career Development Specialist for the Safety, Security, Facilities, and Engineering Career Community you will: Perform Career Broadening assignments/duties: Serve as a Supervisor for the Safety, Security, Facilities, and Engineering Career Community Support Team, under the Director of the CareerReady Program Center of Expertise. Develop, maintain, and implement a strategic plan for the assigned career community. Provide a central focus for an enterprise approach to employee development. Integrate programs and processes into long-range business plans and talent management requirements, and directly support the assigned Career Community Functional Executive Sponsor, the Career Community Leader and the Career Community Panel, made up of senior leaders from across the CDC. Collaborate and partner with internal and external stakeholders and serve as a technical expert in the assigned career community. Requirements Conditions of Employment Due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) process enhancement to use Shared Certificates throughout the Agency, some of the requirements below may differ: US Citizenship is required. Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov). May be subject to a Background/Security Investigation. Security clearance level may differ from the position announced when certificates are shared. One-year probationary period may be required. This position may be subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement. Time in grade (TIG) must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Candidates must have demonstrated or shown the potential to develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities. A supervisory probationary period may be required. Applicants should describe any previous experience or responsibilities which could be used in relation to the supervisory requirements of this position. This position may be subject to the OGE Financial Disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). CDC inspires public confidence in its trust responsibilities and mission by maintaining high ethical principles. If selected, you may 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 and your prospective position with the agency. If identified, this will be an annual requirement. In accordance with Executive Order 12564 of September 15, 1986, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is A Drug-Free Federal Workplace. This position may require a Drug Test and be subject to Random Drug Testing. The position may require the submission of a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and be subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring. If required to submit to urinalysis, the appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative test result. Qualifications All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level, which must include the following experience: developing programs for an organization; identifying requirements and initiating requests for resources including personnel, overtime, equipment, supplies, and space; assessing and revising policies and procedures; and providing administrative and technical supervision to subordinates. Applicants must be willing to sign a Memorandum of Agreement to accept the position. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education Copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. College or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. 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. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information This position requires you to sign a Memorandum of Agreement regarding the stipulations of this Career Broadening assignment. This announcement is intended for employees with the following occupational series: Occupations for the Safety, Security, Facilities, and Engineering Career Community: 018 Safety and Occupational Health Management; 080 Security Administration; 089 Emergency Management Specialist; 391 Telecommunications; 1176 Building Management; 1910 Quality Assurance; 2010 Inventory Management; 2130 Traffic Management; 801 General Engineering; 802 Engineering Technical; 803 Safety Engineering; 808 Architecture; 819 Environmental Engineering; 830 Mechanical Engineering; 850 Electrical Engineering; 856 Electronics Technical; 858 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering; 880 Mining Engineering; 896 Industrial Engineering; 0 Occupational Series USF; 19 Safety Technician; 28 Environmental Protection Specialist; 346 Logistics Management; 1008 Interior Design; 1601 Equipment, Facilities and Services; 1640 Facility Operations Services; 1654 Printing Services; 2005 Supply Clerical and Technician; 2604 Electronics Mechanic; 2606 Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic; 3314 Instrument Making; 3414 Machining; 3806 Sheet Metal Mechanic; 4204 Pipefitting; 4605 Wood Crafting; 4749 Maintenance Mechanic; 4804 Locksmithing; 5201 Miscellaneous Occupations; 6907 Materials Handler; 806 Materials Engineering; 810 Civil Engineering; 855 Electronics Engineering; 893 Chemical Engineering ** Shared Series: 0301; 0340; 0341; 0343 The Federal government, as the largest employer in the Nation, can and should show the way towards achieving drug-free workplaces through programs designed to offer drug users a helping hand, and at the same time demonstrating to drug users and potential drug users that drugs will not be tolerated in the Federal workplace if declared a drug-testing position. The use of illegal drugs, on or off duty, by Federal employees is inconsistent not only with the law-abiding behavior expected of all citizens, but also with the special trust placed in such employees as servants of the public. Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service. Current or Former Political Appointees: Submit SF-50. Incentives: Relocation incentive may be authorized. Student loan repayment incentive may be authorized. Travel, transportation, and moving expenses may be paid. PCS Expenses may be authorized, subject to the terms of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR).