Training Administrator

About the Position: The Anniston Army Depot is located in Anniston, Alabama, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountain chain halfway between Atlanta, GA, and Birmingham, AL, just off Interstate 20. The Depot is the largest employer in Calhoun County with approximately 4,000 employees.

Conduct organizational training needs analyses and provides technical consultation to management while collaborating with external educational institutions to secure development resources. Administer diverse civilian professional development programs, serving as the system administrator to ensure all training plans align with policy, budget, and manpower constraints. Manage day-to-day operations, logistics, and scheduling for the Corporate Training Center while coordinating with instructors to secure required course supplies.

Develop, adapt, and deliver training curriculum using modern instructional methods while advising subject-matter instructors on effective teaching techniques. Maintain student training databases to track progress, coordinate enrollment, resolve scheduling conflicts, and process official certifications through proper channels.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that demonstrates a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction, which includes serving as a strategic training advisor by developing, revising, and adapting organization-wide courses, and collaborating across multiple trades and technical codes to align instructional content with operational procedures, providing comprehensive consultation to managers and employees on all training initiatives, assisted executive leadership in strategic planning and execution, and implemented tracking systems to monitor and ensure a 100% training completion rate across the organization.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in education or a subject area related to the position to be filled, such as instructional design or education.. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the second lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).