Position Title
Program Manager – Contingent Upon Contract Award

Work Location
Arlington, VA

Position Description
THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD

The Program Manager will support the Department of State, Foreign Service Institute (DoS/FSI) by providing oversight of a broad range of program support and professional service expertise necessary to deliver the critical training that FSI delivers.

Responsibilities

• Inspect services to include inspection and monitoring of contractor staff hours and services, utilizing spot checks and other methods at all places of performance.

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• Prepare and send Semimonthly Attendance & Leave Report to the FSI Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) to verify the schedule and hours worked of each contract employee in the prior week

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• Prepare and send the FSI Contracting Office (CO) a Monthly Status Report (MSR) no later than the fifth business day of the following month

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• Work closely with the FSI CO to ensure effective and uniform contract administration as appropriate across FSI’s Schools and Center

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• Assist FSI CO in mapping program vacancies and needs to applicable contract labor categories

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• Track vacant/open positions, and facilitate the screening and replacement of backfill positions, ensuring all candidates are appropriately qualified prior to submission to the COR for candidate screening

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• Act as primary point of contact and liaison between the Contractor Company and FSI COR. Coordinate with COR/ ACOR/GTM to provide appropriate technical and procedural direction to contractor staff

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• Monitor performance of contractor staff

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• Provide coaching, mentoring, counseling direction, etc. to contractor staff when issues require intervention

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• Meet with CO, COR, ACOR, or GTM as needed regarding contractor performance and conduct, planning, and status updates

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• Maintain schedules of all contract staff, on a spreadsheet/document that can be shared with the Government as needed and provides approval for schedule changes in conjunction with the applicable COR, ACOR, or GTM. Inform the CO, COR/ACOR of all issues requiring Government attention

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• Implement and enforce Government and contractor company policies with contractor staff. Facilitate the badging and onboarding of new contractor staff and the escort of new staff to security briefings, as appropriate

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• Other duties as assigned

Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related academic discipline

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• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

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• Minimum five (5) years of experience managing a federal contract workforce of comparable size (150+) or six (6) plus years of progressively increasing management responsibilities in a government agency setting

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• Demonstrated experience managing federal contracts more than $5 million annual expenditure

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• Experience administering or managing contract(s) subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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• Demonstrated contract management experience in an educational or training context with an emphasis on adult learning (preferred)

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• Prior experience with the Department of State (preferred)
   

Security Clearance Requirements
Secret clearance is preferred, but not required for this position

Travel Requirements
Occasional travel required
 

Benefits & Compensation
New employees are eligible to participate in the company’s benefits plan on their day of hire unless noted otherwise.

• Medical Insurance – 60% Employer Paid

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• Vision & Dental Insurance, Long Term & Short-Term Disability, Group Life and AD&D Insurance – 100% Employer Paid

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• Flexible Spending Plan

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• Health Savings Account

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• 401(k) Savings Plan – 100% match for the first 3% contributed plus 50% of the next 2% contributed.  (no vesting period and eligibility is your date of hire).

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• Paid holidays - Ten (10) per year

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• Paid Time Off - One hundred-twenty (120) accrued hours per year

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• Professional Development Program

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• Salary will be determined based on the individual’s education and experience level

Overview
Lumbee IT Solutions, LLC (LITS) is an 8(a) certified, tribally owned, and operated government services provider, and a subsidiary of Lumbee Tribe Holdings, Inc. (LTH), which is wholly owned by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. LITS specializes in Engineering, Data Management, Data Analysis & Reporting, Configuration Management, and Integration.

To learn more about LITS visit our website: http://www.lumbeeits.com/
 

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement  
It is the policy of Lumbee Tribe Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, mental or physical disability (and medical condition, for employees in California) or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of the Company to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, mental or physical disability (and medical condition, for employees in California) or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Employees and applicants of the Company will not be subject to harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, mental or physical disability (and medical condition, for employees of Californian) or because he or she is a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.

NOTE: These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this job.