Presidential Management Fellows Program
DOI Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program: Since 1977, the PMF Program has been the Federal Government's premier leadership development program for advanced degree candidates. The program targets individuals who have recently graduated from a qualifying accredited educational institution. To be eligible, applicants must apply within 2 years of advanced degree completion.
Individuals appointed to this program are referred to as Fellows and are placed in a dynamic, 2-year leadership development program on an excepted service appointment.
The features of this program are as follows:
- Enter into a written agreement (i.e., Participant Agreement) that outlines the Fellow and agency expectations and roles & responsibilities;
- Establishment of an Individual Development Plan that outlines the position-specific training needed to ensure leadership as well as career development and preparation for conversion;
- Assignment of a mentor, who is a managerial employee outside of the Fellow’s chain of command;
- Establishment of a performance plan to clarify expectations and potential for advancement;
- Complete at least 80 hours of formal interactive training per year of the program (160 hours total);
- Complete at least one (1) developmental assignment of 4 to 6 months in duration that is full-time, outside the Fellow’s normal duties and immediate office, with management and/or technical responsibilities; and
- Optional, but encouraged the completion of at least one (1) short-term rotational assignment of 1 to 6 months in duration that is full-time, outside the Fellow’s normal duties and immediate office.
Upon successful completion of the PMF Program and receipt of certification from the DOI Executive Resources Board, a Fellow may be noncompetitively converted to a permanent or term appointment in the competitive service.
Find more information at: USAJobs Student and Graduate Page and the Official Presidential Management Fellows Program site.
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