This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 08/30/2023.

Duties

Performs oversight of all MEP cooperative agreements and deploys annual funding for MEP Centers Acts as primary interface between MEP and NIST Grants Office for all center funding agreements Recommends Centers to the MEP Director for renewal based on annual reviews, panel reviews, secretarial evaluation, and other factors Ensures all Centers develop and implement performance-based operating outcome plans Monitors Centers cooperative agreement compliance and takes corrective actions on problematic Centers Ensures sound customer relationships between NIST MEP and Center staff and partners Develops SOPs and training Identifies and disseminates Center and Network best practices Provides oversight of MEP competition process for awarding funding to the MEP National Network Provides division level financial and budget oversight Establishes and executes operational plans Creates and maintains a system and an environment that supports Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility principles and processes

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
• Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure, Form OGE-450)
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

One year of specialized experience equivalent to at the least the GS-14 (ZA-IV at NIST). Specialized experience is defined as: Experience as a supervisor leading a team to take actions related to advancing a program's fundamental goals and objectives. Experience leading or providing oversight of cooperative agreement and/or grant administration. Experience creating and developing policies and procedures within and outside of their organization. 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

Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.

Contacts

• Address Network Agreements Management Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Erin O'Neill
• Phone: 0000000000
• Email: [email protected]