This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 07/20/2023.

Duties

Design, develop, & execute open innovation opportunities as part of the PSCR Innovation Accelerator Program & Open Innovation Team (OIT).Execute uniquely tailored prize competitions & challenges that meet the mission outcome using crowdsourcing, public outreach, social media marketing, & stakeholder engagement. Work closely with the Open Innovation Team & Public Safety Communications Research Divisions Research and Development Subject Matter Experts/staff in the development of programmatic plans & rules to ensure the opportunities are designed & implemented on time, within budget and meet all required Federal regulations/laws. Manage multiple part of the process, deadlines, review processes, ensure that administrative tasks are completed correctly, on schedule & within budget. Work as part of a team to drive innovation, achieve mission objectives & help solve technically challenging problems. Develop & present multi-media training or informational materials for diverse internal & external groups. Foster relationships within the prize & challenge community to cultivate collaboration efforts.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• This position requires a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must have one of the following: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related or 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-7 (or ZA-II at NIST). Specialized experience is defined as experience with crowdsourcing, multi-media training materials, or community engagement; with design or developing unique or tailored prize challenges; assisting in the prize challenge development and/or implementation and experience overseeing development and/or management of contracts established to support the establishment of prize competitions. or A combination of education and experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position allows applicants to qualify with education. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.

Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Public Safety Communications Research Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Jason Travis
• Phone: 301-975-5998
• Email: [email protected]