The Office of General Counsel is seeking a legal advisor to support Mission Directorates and Chief Counsels on issues regarding international law. The incumbent is an organized leader who advises on a broad range of legal disciplines, develops policy, and provides functional oversight to all organizational components of NASA.

Duties

The Associate General Counsel International Law Practice Group: Provides leadership of the International Law Practice Group. Provides oversight, legal advice and counsel concerning all NASA issues and activities involving international law and transactions with foreign government entities and international organizations, including International Space Station (ISS) cooperation issues and follow-on launch systems. Handles matters of special interest to the Agency and maintaining close liaison with Executive Branch agencies, including the White House National Security Council, Office of Management Budget, and Office of Science and Technology Policy, as well as the Departments of State, Defense, and Justice, Federal Aviation Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, and other agencies. Drafts and reviews proposed legislation, Executive Orders, and regulations affecting NASA within assigned areas of responsibility. Maintains currency with the body of treaty, statutory, regulatory, and court-made requirements relating to areas of responsibility and prepares specific recommendations for proposed changes in statutes, regulations, and policies; provides legal advice and counsel regarding interpretation of statutes and international agreements. Maintains familiarity with issues and provides assistance to NASA management and attorneys involved in resolving questions of international law, including space law, of interest to the Agency. Participates in interagency committees, working groups, and task forces dealing with international issues. Manages NASA legal support for drafting, negotiating, and concluding agreements with international partners, including foreign governments, space agencies, companies, academic institutions, and international organizations. Provides legal support for the NASA Export Control and counterintelligence functions. Fosters and continually drives a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence, and innovation within and outside of the organization and NASA. Champions the Agency's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and creates an environment and culture that promotes and enables the Agency's commitment to safety, inclusion, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.

Requirements

• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• Initial Senior Executive Service (SES) Career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
• Successful completion of a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
• Successful completion of pre-employment and random drug testing may be required.
• Must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

You must have the skill and ability to perform the duties described above as demonstrated by progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you MUST address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible. We recommend you provide two (2) examples of relevant experience for each ECQ. Responses to ALL ECQs must not exceed ten (10) pages; MTQ responses must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Please include your full name on all documents submitted. If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) you MUST submit a resume and in a separate document address the MTQs. Any ECQs submitted will not be considered. Your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification. When preparing your responses to the ECQs and MTQs, you are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification. For a sample template on how to format your ECQ narrative visit NASA's Executive Leadership Opportunities. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: ECQ 1 - Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to 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. ECQ 3 - Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: MTQ 1- Demonstrated experience as a practicing attorney dealing with highly complex issues in the following core legal functions: commercial partnership transactions, interagency agreement law, space law, and ethics law. MTQ 2- Demonstrated experience communicating, negotiating, and advocating in the provision of legal advice in the area of international law to the highest levels within a Federal agency or large organization and in the area of export control determinations, compliance, and complex matters related to coordination with the Departments of State and Commerce.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement.

To be eligible, you must clearly state in your resume the following: degree, major and/or minor, and college/university.

You must possess a J.D. or LL.M from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and be a member in good standing of a bar in a state/territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

*PROVIDE BAR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ALONG WITH THE ISSUING STATE.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, click here.

Contacts

• Address NASA Headquarters 300 E St SW Washington, DC 20546 US
• Name: NASA Executive Staffing
• Email: [email protected]