This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS),National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI),Climate Science and Services Division (CSSD),with 1 vacancy in Silver Spring, MD. This is a term appointment not to exceed 2 years, possible extensions up to a total of 4 years without further competition. Appointment to position will not convey permanent status in the Federal service.

Duties

As a Management and Program Analyst within the Climate Science and Services Division, some of your specific duties will include: Provide strategic level planning, guidance, direction and alignment with operational execution. Apply strategic outlook to planning, budget and scheduling. Track and report on significant agency actions. Develop and implement policy, procedures, or other corrective action based on evaluation of processes, papers, reports, proposals, and risk assessments to ensure alignment with command goals. Analyze and evaluate processes and procedures to identify ways to address problems, improve effectiveness and efficiency, and identify bench marking opportunities for continuous improvement and adaptation where needed. Serve as senior agency official in discussions and negotiations, build and strengthen relationships, provide recommendations to senior officials and prepare reports, correspondence and briefings on objectives, goals and accomplishments.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at ZA-05 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-04 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Provides strategic advisory services for agency programs that have external and internal impact; Partners with federal and non-federal organizations on policy or industry standards as it pertains to advancing climate data, and its use to support infrastructure in underserved areas; Manages program operations that encompass, strategic planning, budgets, and measurable outcomes; and Coordinates risk assessment activities, evaluates program efficiency, and develops corrective action plans. Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Michele Davis
• Email: [email protected]