This position is for the Office Director for the Office of Polar Programs in the Directorate for Geosciences. For more information about the Directorate for Geosciences, please visit: Our Directorates and Offices - About NSF | NSF - National Science Foundation For more information about the Office of Polar Programs, please visit: Office of Polar Programs (OPP) | NSF - National Science Foundation

Duties

The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) initiates and manages funding for basic research and operational support for activities in the Arctic and the Antarctic. OPP supports individual investigators or research teams and U.S. participation in multinational projects. Projects can involve investigators from many disciplines and institutions. OPP fulfils NSF's role as national lead for coordinating federal investments in Arctic research and serving as the designated lead agency for managing and operating the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) on behalf of the Nation. To achieve this role, OPP interacts with other U.S federal agencies that have research interests in the polar regions and with international polar research programs for support of internationally collaborative research and research operations. The OPP Director provides executive leadership on the strategic planning and management of polar research and operations and serves as the principal advisor to agency leadership on issues related to the USAP and activities in the Arctic. The Director is expected to build and maintain relationships across NSF and with other federal agencies conducting research in Antarctic to ensure USAP-wide priorities are developed collaboratively and to work closely with the research community and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to evaluate government-wide priorities for Polar research. The OPP Director will manage the Office in a manner that supports investments in high priority research, promotes efficiency and effectiveness in polar operations, and encourages the professional development OPP staff. The Director will also ensure that OPP internal controls are aligned with NSF policy to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. The successful candidate will possess an established record of significant achievement in large facilities management, research administration, as well as leadership responsibility in academe, industry, military or government service. In addition to having a strong record of professional accomplishments, the successful candidate must be experienced and competent in technical, financial, and administrative management. The successful candidate must work well with people, be an effective communicator, and act as a mentor to continuously develop the diversity of talent and skills of colleagues at all levels.

Requirements

Qualifications

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): Unless you are currently under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, you must submit written statements (narrative format) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as "ineligible." 1. Leading Change. This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent in this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. 2. Leading People. This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent in this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. 3. Results-Driven Leadership. This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent in this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. 4. Business Acumen. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. 5. Building Coalitions. This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, non-profit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the MTQs for this vacancy. You must address each MTQ qualification separately. 1. Demonstrated ability to successfully lead a geographically diverse and complex organization with wide-ranging interests and objectives including research and logistical support at a national and international level. 2. Skills in the high-level development and balancing of complex and diverse resource demands (both human and financial) in response to scientific advances, changing needs for science and engineering research infrastructure, remote operational requirements, and facilities management. 3. Demonstrated ability to build and sustain multi-sector partnerships essential to meet agency mission requirements both scientifically and operationally. 4. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across a wide range of subjects with high-level officials of the U.S. federal government, members of Congress, high-ranking military personnel, scientific/engineering academic communities, and international counterparts. 5. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with the development and implementation of Federal interagency policy and the role of agencies, the White House, and Congress. When responding to the MTQ and ECQ qualifications, you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the ECQs and MTQs. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope, and complexity of the programs managed and program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. Applicants who do not provide narrative statements addressing both the ECQ and MTQ qualifications will be rated as ineligible. Applicants currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, eligible for reinstatement into SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by OPM are not required to address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ); but a narrative statement for each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ) is required. To view additional information on the proper preparation of Executive Core Qualification (ECQs) statements, applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Executive Qualifications. http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications

Education

Please refer to the Qualifications section.

Contacts

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