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USAJOBS · 2 days ago

Director of Office Patent Workforce Management

Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$169K/yr - $197K/yr

5+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Director for the Office of Patent Workforce Management at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This role involves providing enterprise coordination and advisory services for patents workforce management, ensuring alignment of workforce policies and strategies with organizational goals.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Leading enterprise workforce planning and position-structure design; developing staffing and compensation projections in partnership with Planning & Budget, Finance, and Data Analytics; and recommending organizational design and resource allocations to meet current and future mission needs

Drafting, clarifying, and implementing workforce policies, standard operating procedures, and guidance covering classification, recruitment, performance management, and onboarding; monitoring adoption across the organization and updating guidance to maintain compliance and consistency

Acting as Patents' primary coordinator for employee and labor relations by analyzing bargaining obligations, planning negotiations or consultations, resolving systemic performance and conduct issues, and coordinating actions with OHR and the Office of General Law

Supervising staff who deliver workforce programs; setting priorities and performance expectations; directing projects and special studies to address workforce challenges

Planning and sequencing work to meet deadlines and priority cases, establishing milestones and monitoring progress. Solving complex, cross-functional problems with interdependent systems and stakeholders. Preparing and presenting executive-level briefings and recommendations to Patents leadership; and ensuring implementation of initiatives with measurable outcomes

Qualification

Workforce planningHuman capital initiativesPerformance managementStakeholder guidanceTeam leadershipPlanningEvaluatingSupervisory skillsOral communicationWritten communicationDecision making

Required

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position

You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, 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 in the federal service

For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-14

To qualify, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level that includes experience with at least three of the following: Leading a team by assigning work, monitoring progress and providing updates; Coordinating workforce planning and human capital initiatives (e.g. by assessing staffing needs, advising on recruitment, position management strategies); Evaluating workforce programs using qualitative and quantitative methods to improve performance management, ensure policy compliance, and to solve complex problems; Providing guidance to various stakeholders regarding human capital and/or workforce planning programs, policies, and projects

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)

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience

Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level

Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals

Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies

You must meet the definition of specialized experience

Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check

Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable

If selected, you may be required to complete a one-year Supervisory probationary period

You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement

Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement

Suitable for Federal Employment