Project Manager

Summary This position is located in the Office of Registration Policy and Practice Directorate, Copyright Office. The position description number for this position is 326068. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustment for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement. Learn more about this agency Duties The incumbent works closely with registration managers, supervisors, and subject matter experts to coordinate, reconcile, and harmonize projects across all three Divisions of the Registration Program. The Project Manager will also be responsible for maintaining, expanding, and enhancing the public-facing content and coordinates with other offices in the Copyright Office and the Library of Congress to accomplish project goals. The incumbent focuses on Program-wide projects, including the coordination of Compendium and Examiner Handbook updates and registration modernization efforts. Leads project planning and implementation efforts in accord with project requirements. Conducts extensive research to gain understanding of business environments, customer and operational requirements, agency limitations, decision-making processes, and strategies to create an effective project and program planning and implementation strategy.  Assembles and coordinates an appropriate project team with the necessary skill sets for each project phase. Facilitates defining the project scope, goals and deliverables with Copyright Office management and the project team.  Defines project tasks and resource requirements and develops project plans.  Facilitates development of testing requirements and system testing.  Manages the project resource allocation, forecasts requirements, and negotiates for needed resources.  Plans and schedules project timelines.  Using automated and manual tools, tracks project deliverables, and negotiates project changes and interventions to achieve deliverables and project outputs.  Coordinates, integrates and monitors project activities, administers project resources, and monitors resources to mitigate risk. Facilitates development of and oversees quality assurance processes. Makes recommendations, solves problems, and/or takes corrective action when needed. Constantly monitors and regularly reports on the progress of projects.  Gathers, interprets, and analyzes information to develop findings and prepares reports and documents. Prepares and makes presentations or briefings on all aspects of projects. Oversees phase, milestone, and final project reviews. Implements and manages project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs and goals. Identifies project documentation requirements and procedures and implements processes ensuring adequate documentation is prepared and disseminated. Evaluates and assesses project results and documents best practices for future reference. Serves as a Registration Program and systems subject matter expert having knowledge of information, use and processes of all systems to include legacy systems. Provides analysis, interpretation and advice on complex project issues related to current practices and “real-world” customer and RPP staff experiences with the registration legal processes for various creators, and their needs in navigating the electronic registration systems. Identifies practices updates required and analyzes impacts to existing practices, and updates practices to align with newly identified processes and practices. Identifies potential system problems and/or areas for investigation and analysis based on changing program requirements, including alternatives to existing options. Collects relevant statistics, assesses user experiences, and gathers performance information from multiple sources. Makes authoritative recommendations for system modifications, improvements, retirement, data transfer and/or expansion, and/or adjustments. Serves as an authoritative source of existing registration quality, efficiency, performance, functionality and suitability for various creators. Researches and prepares documentation responding to questions. Provides advice on options where policies or decisions involve major areas of uncertainty in approach or methodology and where new techniques or information may need to be developed. Requirements Conditions of employment Conditions of Employment Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs, including marijuana. The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law, so regardless of individual state or District of Columbia laws, marijuana use is illegal, considered criminal activity, and can affect your employment at the Library. In addition, past or current drug use and activities (e.g., selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment. Qualifications Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. Ability to apply project management methodologies to lead and manage a project.** Ability to lead strategic planning, program analysis, and problem solving.** Ability to conduct business analyses. Ability to build and maintain relationships with individuals from varying backgrounds and levels to provide consultation or liaison services. Ability to communicate effectively in writing. Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing. Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional information Although it is the Library's policy to afford the maximum pay benefit to employees when setting rates of pay, a new appointee who has had no previous Federal service will generally be paid at step one of the grade. The Library of Congress is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must submit a complete application package that is received by the closing date of this announcement. Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation. For more information, please see:Vetting Process This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email [email protected]. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be determined on a case-by-case basis.Applicants with disabilities may be considered under special hiring procedures and must submit an appropriate certificate of eligibility when applying for this position. The proof or disability/certification may be issued by the State Vocational Rehabilitation Office, Disability Services or Career Services office of the applicant’s college or university, or the Department of Veterans Affairs. The letter must verify that the applicant has a severe disability and must be dated within three years of the date of the application.  Certification from health care providers are not accepted. For more information contact the Library's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at 202-707-6024 or email [email protected]. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATION WILL CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM. The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service. The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greater number of vacancies indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement. Initial permanent appointments to the Library of Congress require completion of a one-year probationary period. Probationary periods served at other Federal agencies do not count toward this requirement. The Library of Congress may offer repayment for all or part of federally insured student loans. However, not all service units within the Library of Congress participates in the repayment of federally insured student loans. Therefore, determination to repay a federally insured student loan is subject to approval by the appropriate service unit.Are you a veteran?  Please indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming in your application materials and/or applicant profile and provide the appropriate supporting documentation to validate your claim.  Those applying for 5-point preference must submit Member Copy 4 of your DD 214.  Those applying for 10-point preference must fill out an SF-15 (click here for the form) and provide the required documentation listed on the back of the form.  If required supporting documentation is not attached, Veterans' Preference will not be considered in the application process. Expand Hide  additional information 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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