All applicants must be U.S. citizens and are subject to a thorough background inquiry.
Qualifications
ASSESSMENT FACTORS
1. Identifies and works to eliminate conditions that impede within-team and across-team collaboration and knowledge sharing.
2. Establishes effective working relationships to successfully complete work.
3. Delivers feedback in a positive manner, focusing on performance improvements to encourage individuals to increase their performance.
4. Strives to be recognized as a soft skills subject matter expert in a TE role; practices writing and coordinating TE materials with little oversight;
investigates work processes and makes recommendations to leadership; seeks opportunities to improve quality of instruction, facilitation, and course
content based on learner performance; seeks opportunities to provide data for program reviews, audits, and prepares reports for stakeholder
consultation; seeks opportunities to leverage learning technologies; and gains expertise in standards for accreditation, where applicable.
5. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the Defense Attaché Service’s mission, functions, values, applicable policies and procedures, and internal and external factors that may impact team dynamics.
HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS
1. Advanced degree in one of the following disciplines: Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, or Educational Psychology.
2. Demonstrated ability to effectively engage and deliver instruction to senior military service members in face-to-face training environments.
3. Experience in international diplomatic communications in U.S. Embassy setting.
Individual Occupational Requirements
Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled.
Or
Experience
General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience that provided evidence of the ability
to instruct students in the use of equipment, principles, or practices of the subject or
occupation. This experience may have been gained as a teacher or instructor; in on-the-job supervision or instruction of subordinates or fellow workers; or in work involving
application of the principles, practices, and techniques of the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled.
Specialized Experience (for positions above GG-5): Experience that demonstrated a practical
knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction.
Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
• Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s).
• Supervising or administering a training program.
• Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of
training results.
• Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Please visit our web site, www.dia.mil. Under the "Careers" heading on our web site, you will find a listing of benefits available to DIA employees.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.