Veterans Employment Specialist

Veterans Employment & Training Services • Columbia, SC

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About The Position

The Veterans Employment Specialist position is located within the Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) in Columbia, South Carolina. The incumbent serves as the State Director, responsible for overseeing and implementing VETS programs and activities to support veterans' employment. This role involves managing staff, establishing performance plans, and ensuring compliance with federal regulations while promoting VETS initiatives to various stakeholders.

Requirements

• 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-12 in the Federal Service.
• Experience in reviewing, monitoring, and analyzing program and financial performance data to determine effectiveness of grant programs.
• Ability to utilize processes and methods to gather, analyze, and evaluate information or data and draw conclusions towards determination of compliance with laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and evaluates performance plans for subordinates; plans and assigns work to subordinates; establishes priorities, milestones, and schedules completion of work.
• Utilizes human resources in planning, developing, implementing and modifying VETS' State programs and activities to meet requirements and objectives of the VETS Agency Management Plan (AMP), Performance Budget and the National and Regional Offices.
• Provides advice and guidance on problem, program responsibilities, projects or studies.
• Represents the Department and provides outreach, briefings, and presentations on VETS and VETS' programs at veterans' service organizations, military installations, and state or local organizations interested in Veterans' employment programs.
• Promotes VETS' programs and cooperative relationships with Veterans, key stakeholders, and community-based organizations, and, as appropriate, with employers and high-level executives and government officials.
• Provides written communication directly to State Workforce Agencies, Organizational Decision-makers, Stakeholders, and VETS' grantees regarding program and regulatory guidance and/or policy related to grants and training.
• Regularly provides written updates to regional, agency and departmental leadership related to program activities and outreach initiatives.
• May serve as a member of workgroups designed to develop policy recommendations to National Office leadership; routinely reviews and provides input to draft guidance and policy development.
• Serves in an advisory capacity and provides technical assistance to State Workforce Agencies, Organizational Decision-makers, Stakeholders, and other grantees to enhance the Veterans' employment services and resolve related employment and training issues.
• Serves as the Grant Officer Technical Representative (GOTR) for all VETS' grants in the state by a review of summary reports, the review of cost accounting reports and processing of grant modifications.
• Analyzes, interprets, and applies short- and long-range strategic plans to establish policies and procedures related to impacting rights and careers of service members and their families.
• Manages multiple tasks and effectively prioritizes them.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed