Director of Budget

Full Job Description

This position reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

In this role, the Director of Budget exercises broad executive leadership and management over a portfolio spanning the Agency's budget, strategic planning, analysis and evaluation, and performance.

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment, you must clearly articulate and describe within your 2-page resume that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications MTQ related to this position.

If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and MTQ, you may be disqualified. Any additional pages over the 2-page limit will not be reviewed.

Your resume should include evidence of progressively responsible supervisory, managerial, or professional experience which involved management of a program or organization of significant scope and complexity, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent.

If you are (1) currently serving under a career SES appointment, (2) eligible for reinstatement into the SES (this means you were previously employed as a Career SES employee and you successfully completed a one-year probationary period), OR (3) have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and certified by OPM, you do not need to address the ECQs in your resume.

However, your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for SES reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification.

Please DO NOT submit separate documents addressing the ECQs or MTQ. Only your 2-page resume will be accepted and considered. Any additional documents submitted will not be accepted.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) ECQ 1 - Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding: This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

Competencies: Knowledge of the American System of Government, Commitment to the Rule of Law, and Civic-Mindedness ECQ 2 - Driving Efficiency: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

Competencies: Fiscal Responsibility, Managing Resources, Leveraging Technology ECQ 3 - Merit and Competence: This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

Competencies: Technical Skill, Problem Solving, Agility and Resilience ECQ 4 - Leading People: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture.

This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.

Competencies: Accountability, Developing Others, Executive Judgment ECQ 5 - Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Competencies: Operational Mindset, Innovation, Strategic Thinking MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (MTQ): Your resume must include accomplishments that address the MTQ.

MTQ - Demonstrated experience leading Agency-level strategic planning, performance evaluation activities, budget formulation, and investment portfolio analyses contributing to internal Agency decision making and to inform external stakeholders.

Competencies: Work Performance Leadership, Budget Management Your application package must be in your own words.

Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement, or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses.

Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process. Major Duties:

The Director of Budget: Serves as NASA's Performance Improvement Officer (PIO), representing NASA to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) performance management community to include serving as NASA's representative on the Federal Performance Improvement Officer Council.

Advises NASA leadership on cost, schedule, and performance of assessed project and programs via formal NASA governance and as needed.

Advises the Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, other leadership officials within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Mission Directorates, and Centers on NASA's planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) process.

Advises the Chief Financial Officer in the analysis, presentation, and defense of the NASA budgets and advises Office of the Chief Financial Officer functions and activities to the Administrator, the OMB, Congressional Committees, and other stakeholders.

Manages the tracking of major internal and external projects on behalf of the Chief Financial Officer and establishes controls and oversight to ensure timely execution of taskings, included but not limited to briefings and memoranda.

Projects may range from strategic planning to day-to-day tactical issues and concerns. Ensures the Chief Financial Officer is aware of incoming actions and their deadlines.

Maintains executive oversight for the preparation, tracking and analyses of Agency budget requests to OMB and the Congress of the United States, approval of allocation of appropriated program funds consistent with Congressional direction, and preparation and update of Agency Operating Plans for review and approval by OMB and Congress.

Provides executive leadership and direction for all subordinate organizations and functions, to include all phases of the budget process, strategic planning, performance reporting, programmatic policy, OCFO enterprise development, analysis, and strategic investments.

Serves as NASA's designated Agency Budget Officer and directs, monitors, and approves the structure of budget formulation and execution, including Agency requests for apportionments and allotments.

Represents the Agency in government-wide strategic budget planning as convened by the Office of OMB.