Supervisory Foreign Affairs Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located at the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Headquarters in Washington, DC, within the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN), Office of Reactor Conversion and Uranium Supply (NA-231).

The incumbent will serve as the Deputy Director for the Program Office.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service, i.e., NQ-03.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Mastery knowledge of international relations and foreign affairs of the Government, including relevant U.S.

foreign policies and Government-to-Government agreements and other arrangements between the U.S. and international partners sufficient to provide authoritative advice and guidance.

Mastery knowledge of nonproliferation programs and efforts carried out by other USG and international agencies and entities and the ability to apply this knowledge to the special circumstances presented by the NA-23 programs and to resolve novel issues.

Examples of Specialized Experience: Ability to deal with international, national, and local organizations, institutions, and agencies that have concerns about or interest in the nonproliferation of nuclear material.

Ability to lead/manage integrated process teams, develop and implement process improvements.

Mastery knowledge of nonproliferation programs and efforts carried out by other USG and international agencies and entities and the ability to apply this knowledge to the special circumstances Ability to lead/manage an integrated process team, develop and implement process improvements.

Ability to lead a team interacting cooperatively with other teams.

Ability to prepare decision memoranda, briefing materials, Congressional testimony, speeches, and correspondence for senior management officials, relating to the non-proliferation projects and program issues.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience.

Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations.

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.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as having a score of 85 or better.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

As a Supervisory Foreign Affairs Specialist you will: Serve as the Deputy Director of the Office of Reactor Conversion & Uranium Supply (NA-231), supporting the Office Director in providing strategic direction and oversight of M3's efforts to secure nuclear materials worldwide.

Co-Oversee the Reactor Conversion and Mo-99 efforts around the world.

Support the Office Director in leading the internal management and execution of the NA-231 program, including development and oversight of the execution of annual budgets, development and oversight of execution of program and project plans, development and oversight of program progress and metrics, and building and maintaining strong relationships with the laboratories and contractors supporting the NA-231 program.

Represent NA-231 to internal, interagency, and foreign counterparts and conduct briefings for senior DOE/NNSA leadership and other interagency stakeholders on a wide-range of NA-231 topics.

Proactively build relationships and collaborate with other M3 programs and with offices across DOE/NNSA on cross-cutting topics.

Supervise NA-231 personnel, providing performance feedback and advising and mentoring staff on career development.