Office of Workforce Office of Workforce Development (OWD)Development (OWD)

NCI Office of NCI Office of Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development

Assists NCI leadership identify strategic approach to human capital issues

Provides NCI managers (scientific and administrative) with information, resources, and tools to:

Recruit and retain talent Manage for results Optimize performance in support of the Institute’s mission

Supporting the NCI missionSupporting the NCI mission

Dr. von Eschenbach

Human capital/workforce development

President’s Management Agenda (PMA) OPM “getting to green” Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) Performance contracts

Discovery DeliveryDevelopment

Thinking Strategically

Human Capital Planning

Recruitment

Pipeline Programs

Employee Development

Quality of Work/life

Workforce Management

Human Capital Human Capital PlanningPlanning

Thinking Strategically

Human Capital PlanningHuman Capital Planning

NCI Human Capital Strategic Planning

Roadmap for aligning NCI’s workforce with its mission and goals

Incorporates all elements of the federal model

Links FTEs and competencies to mission-critical activities

Human Capital Planning

RecruitmentRecruitment

Thinking Strategically

RecruitmentRecruitment Outreach

Examples of where OWD has recruited in the past:

American Chemical Society Rice University PhD Consortium American Society for Microbiology University of North Carolina PhD Consortium Student National Medical Association Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities Federation of Association & Societies in Experimental Biology American Association for the Advancement of Science

Recruitment Recruitment StarCatcher/StarGazer

StarCatcher - Public website advertising NCI training

opportunities to worldwide science community

Candidates post resumes, apply for current openings, and communicate directly with NCI principal investigators

StarGazer - Automated process, electronically transfers resumes from StarCatcher, inputs resumes from job fairs, professional science organization meetings, university consortiums, and science journal advertisements

Combined with community outreach, StarCatcher and StarGazer systems have significantly raised quantity and quality of science candidate pool

Human Capital Planning

Recruitment

Pipeline Pipeline ProgramsPrograms

Thinking Strategically

PipelinePipelineIntro to Cancer Research Careers

Program identifies, trains, and mentors talented students from populations underrepresented in science and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds

Sponsors highly-qualified students with research experience Arranges 2-day visit to NCI Arranges interviews for placement in intramural labs

Highly competitive selection process by a panel of NCI scientists

PipelinePipelineAdministrative Intern Programs

Oversee NCI Programs NCI Administrative Career Development (ACD) Program NCI Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program

NCI Liaison for NIH & DHHS Intern Programs NIH At-Large PMF Program Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)

Help NCI recruit and retain the best and the brightest

Invaluable tool in building human capital and succession planning

Human Capital Planning

Recruitment

Pipeline Programs

Employee Employee DevelopmentDevelopment

Thinking Strategically

Employee DevelopmentEmployee DevelopmentKnowledge Management: A Mentoring Program

Formal mentoring program for employees with administrative duties or interests

Facilitate institutional knowledge sharing Promote employee retention Develop talent

81% of respondents in 2002 NCI Needs Assessment Survey indicated a Mentoring program would be “extremely beneficial”

Formal Mentoring programs increase Mentees’ productivity and Mentors’ motivation leading to superior performance and higher level of productivity

Employee DevelopmentEmployee DevelopmentTraining Resources for Supervisors

Provide resources and tools tailored for new and existing supervisors to assist them in managing and developing their workforce

Establish guidelines for training Identify training curriculum/courses

Employee DevelopmentEmployee DevelopmentNCI Training Warehouse

Desktop resource to identify training options and identify Institute-specific training as needed

HHS University NIH Training Center NCI-specific programs Outside vendors

Human Capital Planning

Recruitment

Pipeline Programs

Employee Development

Quality of Quality of Work/lifeWork/life

Thinking Strategically

Quality of Work Life ProgramsQuality of Work Life Programs

Initiatives to create a more flexible, supportive work environment, enabling and identifying ways to assist employees in fulfilling NCI’s mission.

Oversee Telework and Voluntary Leave Transfer Program

Liaison with NIH Worklife Center, NIH Child Care Board, Employee Assistance Program, Div. of Employee Services, and the R& W Association

“When work is effective, life benefits; and when life works, work benefits.” Karol Rose, LifeCare Inc.

Human Capital Planning

Recruitment

Pipeline Programs

Employee Development

Quality of Work/life

Workforce Workforce ManagementManagement

Thinking Strategically

Workforce ManagementWorkforce ManagementWorkforce Development Services Develop new and creative solutions to increase the

organization’s capacity for self-renewal.

Work collaboratively with managers to build a customized

plan to implement and manage changes to optimize workgroup performance

Team building and coaching Process facilitation Work re-design Organizational communication Goal setting and planning

Services empower managers and positively impact workgroup effectiveness by developing the workforce to meet its mission

Workforce ManagementWorkforce Management Managers’ Toolkit

Reasonable Accommodation Guidelines, which is an on-line posting of step-by-step instructions for supervisors on how to respond to request for reasonable accommodations and other related matters. These NCI reasonable accommodation procedures cover all NCI staff, training awardees, and applicants for both FTE and non-FTE positions, which is

understood to include training applicants.

Monthly Management Article

Guidelines for Designation of Emergency and Non-Emergency Employees For Periods of Inclement Weather or Other Temporary Closings

Workforce ManagementWorkforce ManagementCoaching for Conflict Management Coach managers in dealing with workplace conflict

Facilitate difficult conversations and/or situations with employees

Refer managers to existing NIH services and help them understand and navigate those systems

Conflict management resources for new supervisors and senior staff

CCM provides quick access to conflict management resources leading to quicker resolutions and better outcomes

Workforce ManagementWorkforce ManagementDiversity

Diversabilities Monthly diversity management newsletter for managers and

supervisors designed to provide tangible tools, useful information, tips, and resources to lead, manage and develop a diverse workforce

Human Capital Planning

Recruitment

Pipeline Programs

Employee Development

Quality of Work/life

Workforce Management

Thinking Strategically

OWD WebsiteOWD Website

http://camp.nci.nih.gov/owdhttp://camp.nci.nih.gov/owd