Senior Project Manager and Special Assistant to the Chair

Full Job Description

The position is located within the Office of the Chair, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

The incumbent reports to the Chair and performs a variety of national-level, high-visibility project management responsibilities with broad public and governmental impact.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum requirement: Specialized Experience for this GS-15 You qualify for this GS-15 grade level (starting salary $169,279) if you possess one year of specialized experience in the Federal service or equivalent public or private sector experience at a level comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level performing the following duties: Developing and maintaining tracking tools and processes to monitor project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.

Developing, implementing, and/or monitoring short- and long-term projects to ensure successful achievement of project objectives.

Managing multiple concurrent tasks and competing priorities to execute projects effectively.

Applying project management principles, strategic planning, executive-level leadership, and advanced analytical and evaluative methods to complete work and recommend appropriate courses of action.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Qualifications Must Be Met: The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the 04/03/2026 of this announcement.

Note about the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation: Your experience (paid and unpaid), education, awards, training and self-development will be evaluated as it relates to the position based upon the information provided in your resume/application and any other supporting documents.

Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Program (I/CTAP) Eligible: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not I/CTAP eligible.

View information about I/CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under I/CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position.

In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. Major Duties:

• The incumbent of this position serves as a Senior Project Manager, leading and supervising a team to implement nation-wide projects that may include America 250, American Fair, World Summit, etc., from inception to completion, significantly impacting agency goals and strategic objectives These significant projects require extensive expertise in project management methodologies, leadership, stakeholder engagement, and complex problem-solving to deliver innovative solutions and optimize program performance.