Program Manager

Summary

You will serve as a Program Manager with Office of Employee Development with Office of the Secretary of Interior.

This is not a remote position, please see duties section for additional information.

The Department of the Interior is devoted to protecting and preserving the natural resources of this great nation, including National Parks, Landmarks, and the well-being of communities, including those of Native American, Alaska Natives and affiliated Islanders.

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Duties

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This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget (ASPMB), Office of Employee Development (OED).

The official duty station will align with the selectee's current duty station. If applying to "location negotiable after selection", this means that your official duty station will be based off your current DOI official duty station.

At the full performance level (GS-14) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Provides strategic leadership and oversight for a multidisciplinary workforce, directing supervisors and staff across instructional systems, analysis, training, visual information, and program management. Oversees hiring, performance, workforce development, and organizational effectiveness.

2. Leads the enterprise learning portfolio and sets long-term strategy for Learning Management System (LMS) platforms, support services, evaluation frameworks, online systems, and learning capabilities aligned to mission and workforce needs.

3. Establishes and enforces enterprise governance, policies, SOPs, quality benchmarks, data standards, and evaluation requirements to ensure consistent, compliant, high-quality learning products and services.

4. Oversees program and portfolio management, resolves cross-program dependencies, manages schedules and deliverables, and leads cross-functional teams. Manages budgets, business cases, acquisitions, SLAs, and contractor performance.

5. Leads enterprise analytics, compliance, and innovation efforts; designs evaluation strategies; ensures adherence to privacy, security, and accessibility mandates; drives risk mitigation and technology adoption; and leads stakeholder engagement and change-management strategies.

The Office of the Secretary has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and may be allowed with supervisory approval.

Salary Information

Salary will vary based on current duty station and will vary.

For the Locality Pay Area of Rest of U.S. : GS-14 (Step 1) $125,776 - (Step 10) $163,514 per annum.

For the Locality Pay Area of San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA: GS-15 (Step 1) $157,236 - (Step 10) $197,200 per annum

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This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit
• You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire.
• This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/25/2026 - unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience . For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Volunteer Experience: 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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

To qualify for this position, you must meet the Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying.

Specialized Experience

To qualify for the GS-14, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. Extensive experience supporting enterprise learning systems, including the following: managing Learning Management System (LMS) operations, configuration, data quality standards, or compliance requirements.
2. Supporting the execution of training or learning programs by developing goals, policies and processes, quality standards, and evaluation with experience aligning learning activities with organizational mission needs.
3. Coordinating complex program portfolios and resources, including the support of teams, workflows, program outputs, and performance compliance.
4. Ability to execute plans, strategies, and operations that incorporate data management, platform development and maintenance, and the establishment of processes that drive sustained outcomes and performance.

Must meet all.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website:

Additional information

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. (

All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.

Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period (as applicable) during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

- your performance and conduct;

- the needs and interests of the agency;

- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and

- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period. The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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