1. Office of Workforce Development (OWD)

2. NCI Office of Workforce 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

3. Supporting the NCI mission
Discovery
Development
Delivery
Dr. von Eschenbach
Human capital/workforce development
President’s Management Agenda (PMA)
OPM “getting to green”
Government Performance Results Act (GPRA)
Performance contracts

4. Human Capital Planning
Workforce Management
Recruitment
Thinking Strategically
Pipeline Programs
Quality of Work/life
Employee Development

5. Human Capital Planning
Thinking Strategically

6. Human 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

7. Human Capital Planning
Recruitment
Thinking Strategically

8. Recruitment 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

9. 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

10. Human Capital Planning
Recruitment
Thinking Strategically
Pipeline Programs

11. Pipeline Intro 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
During visit: campus and lab tours; scientific lectures; student panel
Provide summer housing to those accepting internships

12. Pipeline Administrative 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

13. Human Capital Planning
Recruitment
Thinking Strategically
Pipeline Programs
Employee Development

14. Employee Development Knowledge 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

15. Employee Development Training 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

16. Employee Development NCI 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

17. Human Capital Planning
Recruitment
Thinking Strategically
Pipeline Programs
Quality of Work/life
Employee Development

18. Quality 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.

19. Human Capital Planning
Workforce Management
Recruitment
Thinking Strategically
Pipeline Programs
Quality of Work/life
Employee Development

20. Workforce Management Workforce 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

21. Workforce 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

22. Workforce Management Coaching 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

23. Workforce Management Diversity
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

24. Human Capital Planning
Workforce Management
Recruitment
Thinking Strategically
Pipeline Programs
Quality of Work/life
Employee Development

25. OWD Website