The incumbent serves as the Director, Procurement Strategic Operations Division and reports to the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Procurement. Responsibilities include managing and directing an organization that is the principal interface between the Office of Procurement and the Headquarters Program Offices as well as the NASA field installation procurement offices.

Duties

The Director, Procurement Strategic Operations Divisionis responsible for: The staffing and approval of key acquisition documents and decision memoranda associated with the planning and execution of agency programs and initiatives; and closely coordinating with other organizational elements internal and external to the Agency. Operating and maintaining systems of selection, review, and approval of key acquisition documents and meetings to establish acquisition strategy. This includes acquisition plans, Requests for Proposals, Justifications for Other Than Full and Open Competition, and Contractual Instruments. Acting as the principal conduit of information between NASA Program Offices and the Office of Procurement. This includes supporting procurement needs of NASA Program Offices in meeting agency mission objectives consistent with agency policies, rules, and regulations as well as in conformance with sound business practices. Managing and coordinating the Source Evaluation Board and source selection activities for major program selections made at Headquarters. Staffing all requests from NASA field installations for deviations to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the NASA FAR supplement, and all Determinations and Findings requiring approval at the Headquarters level. Developing, delegating, and implementing functional responsibilities; participating on a number of senior management steering groups; overseeing many Office of Management and Budget initiatives; and assisting/advising the Agency Competition Advocate. 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 in developing acquisition strategies for a complex procurement portfolio in collaboration with the highest levels of acquisition leadership across a large, functionally diverse enterprise. This includes experience in leading and managing complex multi-billion acquisitions. MTQ 2- Demonstrated experience in directing and leading procurement operations (e.g., Head of Contracting Activity), managing acquisition personnel, and providing strategic enterprise leadership. This includes experience in the planning and execution of agency procurement programs, innovations, and initiatives; and closely coordinating with internal/external stakeholders.

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.

A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

Acquisition Certification: To be eligible for this position, your resume MUST state whether you currently or previously had a Federal Acquisition Certification. Applicants must possess or be able to fulfill the requirements for the Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting (FAC-C) Level 3 or Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement act (DAWIA) Level 3 certification.

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 credential evaluation service 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]