Hiring company : NASA
Based company : USA
Position : Associate Administrator
Posted : 2022
Deadline : on going
Salary : Unknown
Employment Type : Contract
Address of company : USA
Duties
This position reports
to the NASA Associate Administrator. The Associate Administrator, Science
Mission Directorate:
- Leads overall research and scientific discovery
on international and national levels on behalf of the United States and NASA.
- Partners with governmental, congressional,
international, national, academia, and industry stakeholders to drive and
enable scientific research and discovery. Leads and actively engages with
stakeholders to deepen scientific understanding of our planet, other planets
and solar system bodies, the interplanetary environment, the Sun and its
effects on the solar system, and the universe beyond.
- Sets the strategic direction that further
advances NASA's missions and enables scientific research and discovery. Leads,
directs, manages, and evaluates a portfolio of research and science programs
that enable research and scientific discovery across multiple scientific
disciplines, including Earth Science, Planetary Science, Biological/Physical
Sciences, Heliophysics, and Astrophysics.
- Formulates, directs, and manages a budget and
portfolio of approximately $8 billion and directs a blended workforce of 400+
civil servants and support service contractors and supports tens of thousands
of community members nationally.
- Fosters and continually drives a culture of
engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence, and innovation within and
outside of NASA. Champions the Agency's commitment to Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and creates an environment and culture that
promotes and enables the Agency's commitment to Safety, Inclusion, Integrity,
Teamwork, and Excellence.
- Through partnerships with government, for profit
and not-for-profit partners, actively and aggressively translates science discoveries
in Earth Science, and across the Science Mission Directorate towards protecting
and improving life on Earth and in space as well as other benefits to humanity.
- Leads the overall planning, direction, and
effective management of NASA programs concerned with the scientific exploration
of the Earth, Moon, Mars and beyond, including charting the best route of
discovery and reaping the benefits of Earth and space exploration for society.
- Manages and sponsors innovative research
programs, flight missions, advanced technology development, and related
activities required to: expand our understanding of the Earth and the Sun, and
the Sun's effect on the solar system environments; explore the solar system
with robots to study its origins and evolution including the origins of life
within it, bringing the lessons of our study of Earth to the exploration of the
solar system and vice versa; and explore the universe from the search for
planets and life in other solar systems to the origin, evolution, and destiny
of the universe itself.
- Plans, directs, executes, and evaluates
programs, projects and research activities required to respond to national
needs in scientific exploration endeavors. Formulates and implements Science
Mission strategies as part of an implementation of the NASA Strategic Plan.
- Serves as a key member in providing
recommendations and decisions on Agency councils, Program Reviews, Flight
Readiness Reviews, etc.
Requirements
Conditions
of Employment
- The individual selected will be required
to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report'
(OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
- Initial Senior Executive Service
(SES) Career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
- Successful completion of a
background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level
of the position.
- Successful completion of
pre-employment and random drug testing may be required.
- Must meet
qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Qualifications
You must have the skill and ability to
perform the duties described above as demonstrated by progressively responsible
supervisory/leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by
serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent.
To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you MUST address
each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualification
(MTQ) separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated
ineligible. We recommend you provide two (2) examples of relevant experience
for each ECQ. Responses to ALL ECQs must not exceed ten (10) pages;
MTQ responses must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Please include your full
name on all documents submitted.
If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for
reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate
Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
you MUST submit a resume and in a separate document address the MTQs. Any ECQs
submitted will not be considered. Your resume must clearly state that you are a
current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year
of certification.
When preparing your responses to the ECQs and MTQs, you are encouraged to
follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the OPM's
Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification. For a sample
template on how to format your ECQ narrative visit NASA's
Executive Leadership Opportunities.
EXECUTIVE
CORE QUALIFICATIONS:
ECQ
1 - Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic
change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals.
Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and
to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
ECQ
2 - Leading People: The ability to lead people toward
meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is
the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of
others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive
resolution of conflicts.
ECQ
3 - Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational
goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make
decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge,
analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
ECQ
4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human,
financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ
5 - Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions
internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments,
nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or
international organizations to achieve common goals.
MANDATORY
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION:
MTQ 1- Demonstrated strategic
leadership and proven ability to lead a complex, technical organization
responsible for a portfolio of research and scientific programs that drive
significant scientific discovery efforts.
Education
This position has a positive education requirement. To
be eligible, you must clearly state in your resume the following: degree, major
and/or minor, and college/university.
SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using
education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification
requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated
by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign
education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to
that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been
given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further
information, click here.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet
the qualifications above.
All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date
of the announcement. You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the
qualifications above.
We will review your resume and required documents to ensure you meet the basic
qualification requirements. If you meet the basic qualification requirements,
your application will be evaluated based on your narrative statements
addressing the ECQs and MTQ. Your application may then be referred to and
evaluated by an Executive Resources Panel (ERP) and will be placed in one of
the following categories: Not Qualified, Qualified, or Highly-qualified.
Candidates may receive an interview and/or be asked to provide a list of
references. The ERP will make a recommendation to the appropriate approving
authority.
Required Documents
You must provide a complete application package. If you do not
provide all required information, you will not be considered for this position.
Only provide the following:
2. Executive Core Qualifications narrative responses, if applicable. Limit your response to 10 pages. If more than 10 pages are submitted, only the first 10 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
3. Mandatory Technical Qualifications narrative responses. Limit your response to 1 page per MTQ. If more than 1 page per MTQ is submitted, only the first pages for each MTQ will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
You may be asked to provide additional documentation to support your
eligibility and the information provided in your application package. For
example, we may request transcripts, SF-50s, SES Candidate Development Program
certificate, etc. Therefore, we encourage you to have these documents prepared
and ready when requested by the agency. If you fail to provide the required
documents within the stated time period, we may withdraw a job offer and/or
remove you from further consideration.
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