Total 4 job vacancies by AmeriCorps

This position is located in the Department of the Chief Program Office, AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps).

The Unit Leader is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of assigned Team Leaders (who in turn manage a group of Corps Members) to facilitate the successful completion of multiple service projects. Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Provides leadership to 7 to 10 Team Leaders in the implementation of service projects that are accomplished by approximately 10 Corps Members per team. With a focus on Corps Member development and service learning, logistics, and safety, the Unit Leader will plan, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the accomplishment of personal and project goals.
• Executes development strategies that will increase retention and result in a continuous learning and developmental experience for Corps Members.
• Guides, advises and evaluates Team Leaders on project execution and Corps Member development and management.
• Works with project sponsors to oversee the quality of the team's work and the achievement of project objectives. Resolves project execution issues that impact project completion and/or team performance.
• Conducts site visits to on-going projects to assess project progress, as well as Corps Member development progress, and to provide assistance.
• Reviews Team Leader reports, project portfolios, and individual team biographical marketing brochures.
• Takes appropriate action in adverse situations involving injury, health or safety of Corps Members and Team Leaders.
• Manages all disciplinary issues that arise on assigned teams.
• Collaborates with other staff members to design training for Corps Members that address team building, interpersonal communication, project and personal safety, conflict management, van driver safety, and group dynamics.
• Oversees the development and implementation of individual team physical activities program. Physical activities are identified based on the needs and abilities of each team.
• Oversees and approves direct and independent service hours performed by members. Independent service hours are 80 hours of volunteer service that each Corps Members solicits and completes during their free time.
• Develops or revises policies and procedures, as necessary.

This position is located in the Department of the Chief Program Officer, AmeriCorps NCCC. This is a remote position.

The Unit Leader is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of assigned Team Leaders (who in turn manage a group of Corps Members) to facilitate the successful completion of multiple service projects. Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Provides leadership to 7 to 10 Team Leaders in the implementation of service projects that are accomplished by approximately 10 Corps Members per team. With a focus on Corps Member development and service learning, logistics, and safety, the Unit Leader will plan, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the accomplishment of personal and project goals.
• Executes development strategies that will increase retention and result in a continuous learning and developmental experience for Corps Members.
• Guides, advises and evaluates Team Leaders on project execution and Corps Member development and management.
• Works with project sponsors to oversee the quality of the team's work and the achievement of project objectives. Resolves project execution issues that impact project completion and/or team performance.
• Conducts site visits to on-going projects to assess project progress, as well as Corps Member development progress, and to provide assistance.
• Reviews Team Leader reports, project portfolios, and individual team biographical marketing brochures.
• Takes appropriate action in adverse situations involving injury, health or safety of Corps Members and Team Leaders.
• Manages all disciplinary issues that arise on assigned teams.
• Collaborates with other staff members to design training for Corps Members that address team building, interpersonal communication, project and personal safety, conflict management, van driver safety, and group dynamics.
• Oversees the development and implementation of individual team physical activities program. Physical activities are identified based on the needs and abilities of each team.
• Oversees and approves direct and independent service hours performed by members. Independent service hours are 80 hours of volunteer service that each Corps Members solicits and completes during their free time.
• Develops or revises policies and procedures, as necessary.

Strategic Planning and Execution

• Manages and stewards the agency's strategic plan by using strategic goals, objectives, performance plan measures, targets, and actual results to support decision-making for budget resource allocations and risk mitigation.
• Leads agency wide strategic planning - including analysis, inter-office coordination and leadership discussion.
• Oversees the production of leadership-level quarterly meeting to review agency priorities and progress toward the agency strategic plan.
• Oversees and leads the execution of the strategic planning process at the start of each presidential administration.
• Oversees production of a comprehensive report, or dashboard equivalent, to support the agency's Congressional Budget Justification.

• Transmits regular reports on matters related to the authority as PIO to the agency's COO.
• Advises and assists the CEO and the COO to ensure that the mission and goals of the agency achieved through strategic goals and performance planning, measurement, analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance information to improve the results achieved.
• Assists the CEO and the COO in the development and use within the agency of performance measures in personnel performance appraisals.
• Ensures that agency progress toward the achievement of all goals is communicated to leaders, managers, and employees in the agency and Congress, and made available on a public website of the agency.

• Exercises expert managerial and diplomacy skills to represent the DCOS, COS, COO or CEO by coordinating and consulting with multiple hierarchical levels of senior career and political management officials of the agency, other Federal agencies, and external stakeholders, as appropriate, regarding major initiatives, actions accomplished, milestones to be achieved, and any issues or problems of significance.

• Provides leadership, oversight, and direction to the staff in the Office of Performance and Strategy.
• Manages employee performance, staffing, and personnel issues and implements delegated responsibilities. Provides appropriate guidance, leadership, and directives on the full range of administrative and technical matters affecting their responsibilities, including the interpretation of program and Agency policies affecting Agency offices.
• Evaluates performance in accordance with agency guidelines; has authority to make a broad range of human resource decisions including hiring, promotion, conduct and performance-based actions, performance evaluation/awards, and the development, training, and mentoring of staff.
• Models innovation, creativity, and excellence and encourages the development of those competencies throughout the agency. Performs these duties following and promoting equal employment opportunity principles.
• Inspires and motivates cross-functional teams and stakeholders with competing interests towards a shared vision, strategy, and goals, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence to achieve strategic goals. Makes informed, timely decisions that balance the needs of the team with organizational priorities, fostering trust and confidence in leadership. Cultivates innovative ideas and designs and implements cutting edge programs, processes, or business models to drive organizational growth and efficiency.
• Plans and directs strategic, operational, and cultural initiatives and plans for the CEO and COO, in partnership with the DCOS, keeping both parties abreast of agency climate, project statuses, new proposals, policy changes, and operational challenges.

• Provides leadership, policy, executive direction, guidance and supervision, and coordinates long and short-range planning. Exercises overall authority for priority setting with respect to both resource allocation and issues for analysis and policy development. Provides leadership in developing, implementing, and monitoring policy, program plans and initiatives, and utilizes effective monitoring systems for critical initiatives.
• Manages budgets and resources effectively, ensuring financial prudence and optimal allocation of resources to support strategic initiatives. Identifies and implements strategies to maximize resource utilization and achieve cost savings.
• Improves policies, addresses challenges. Improves current processes and optimizes organizational procedures for efficiency and productivity. Creates and maintains systems and processes to streamline operations.
• Leads efforts to streamline processes, reduce inefficiencies, and improve overall productivity and effectiveness.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Performance Management

• Leads, manages, and facilitates the strategic planning process at the start of each presidential administration, in alignment with OMB policy.
• Develops and manages the project plan, identifies 2 resource needs, develops schedules, coordinates the planning team and working group meetings, progress reviews, communications, and reporting requirements.
• Leads the strategic planning team in the agency analysis of the operating environment, Administration priorities or other emerging factors.
• Integrates strategic foresight (i.e., SWOT analysis, environmental scanning, trend analysis, and scenario planning, etc.) into the strategic planning and review process to guide the planning team in considering a longer time horizon and broader scope of issues.
• Identifies risk and develops mitigation plan to keep the project on track. Identifies and prioritizes strategic imperatives and develops long-range goals and, strategic objectives.
• Develops, tracks and reports key performance indicators and metrics to monitor AmeriCorps' strategic plan progress.
• Collaborates with enterprise risk management and other agency offices to develop and mature monitoring tools and mitigations to support achieving agency performance targets.
• Serves as the first point-of-contact for data requests. Reviews data request from internal and external entities including OMB and Congress. Consult, collaborate, and coordinate with offices across the agency to obtain, gather, analyze, and validate information, and ensure timely response.
• Produces a comprehensive Annual Report Addendum, or dashboard equivalent, to support the agency's Congressional Justification and required documents, with the intent to mature into Annual Performance Plans and Reports. Implement and adapt to new mandates and administration priorities, for example M-23-15 on Organizational Health and Performance.
• Identifies ways to implement what is being asked with support from the Director. Data and

• Serves as a thought partner and subject-matter expert to agency staff on performance management best practices.
• Develops and maintains agency resources and tools, including SharePoint sites, guides, standard operating procedures, and policies.
• Coordinates with AmeriCorps' Budget Office to meet the reporting requirements outlined in OMB Circular A-11, Part 6.
• Consolidates, validates, and facilitates the interpretation the performance data for key reporting documents: The Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ), The Annual Performance Report (APR), The Annual Performance Plan (APP). Present to agency board and translates performance data for board-appropriate decision making.

• Serves as a consultant to offices in designing performance strategies required to meet strategic objectives, helping agency staff identify their needs to advance the work, create systems and processes to ensure agency wide-alignment and support centralized reporting, and to build agency-wide performance capacity.
• Coordinates with the Budget Office and related parties to mature the processes and products defined in the Performance Budgeting model. Consults with offices across the agency to identify emerging performance management needs across the agency.
• Provides support to offices with time-limited performance improvement projects, as needed.
• Prepares various reports, presentations and or briefings to deliver results on key agency initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned