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Job opening: Director for External Affairs

Salary: $147 649 - 221 900 per year
Relocation: YES
City: Bethesda
Published at: Jan 10 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The National Cancer Institute, NIH is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Director for External Affairs, Center for External Affairs. This is a career Federal position in the Senior Executive Service. See below for a list of the major responsibilities and how to apply.

Duties

The Director for External Affairs provides executive and strategic leadership to a dynamic, complex nationally and globally visible communications, legislation, and advocacy relations program for NCI. This position offers a unique and exciting opportunity to serve as a key member of the NCI's leadership team and serve as the primary advisor to the NCI's Director and the senior managers regarding NCI's communication and engagement activities. Additional responsibilities include: -Provide operational oversight to three distinct, yet interdependent offices: the Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL), the Office of Government and Congressional Relations (OGCR), and the Office of Advocacy Relations (OAR). -Ensures consistent communications and active engagement with external stakeholders that are implicit in NCI's mission to advance cancer research and are essential to our success. -They will be skilled at presenting ideas and innovative solutions, taking into account, input and opinions from key stakeholders. -Serves as a role model for the Institute, demonstrating integrity and fairness, and adhering in work and behavior to the highest ethical and business practice standards. -Provides executive oversight for an allocation of an operations budget of approximately $48 million dollars and executive oversight of a staff of approximately 113 employees.

Requirements

  • Position is subject to a background investigation.
  • This position requires completion of a public financial disclosure report.
  • A one-year probationary period must be served by the individual selected if not currently or previously in the career Senior Executive Service.
  • This position requires the incumbent to complete a public financial disclosure report prior to the effective date of the appointment.

Qualifications

The NCI seeks candidates who have a commitment to excellence and the energy, enthusiasm, and innovative thinking necessary to lead a dynamic and diverse organization. All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. Applicants must meet the requirements for the GS-301 series as defined by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Standards Manual for General Schedule Positions which is available at: OPM Qualifications Standards GS-301 Website under Administrative and Management Positions and demonstrate in your five (5) page resume that you possess the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs) listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results. Applicants with knowledge and experience in communications related to cancer research are encouraged to apply. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) (Mandatory for Selectee): If selected, you MUST submit a narrative statement in response to each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) listed below. It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and how to write your ECQs. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview Candidates must possess experience at the senior level (GS-14/15 level or equivalent) in the following job-specific Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs). PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (PTQs) (Mandatory): Your responses to the below PTQs must be incorporated into your 5-page resume. It is recommended that the corresponding PTQs are annotated in parentheses within your resume. Separate PTQ narratives will not be accepted or considered. Demonstrated experience providing executive leadership, strategic planning and vision for communications and public affairs programs, government and congressional relations programs, and advocacy relations programs in a healthcare and/or research setting. Demonstrated experience in providing executive level advice and guidance to senior management on communications strategies and technologies; legislative planning, policy and analysis; and advocacy relations plans and strategies and the ability to plan and develop innovated solutions for complex issues. Demonstrated senior-level experience showing a commitment to building strong working relationships that advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Demonstrated experience collaborating, interacting, and representing the organization at the highest levels within the government and with representatives of academic, healthcare research community, biomedical organizations as well as Congressional staff and advocacy groups. Political, Schedule C, Non-career SES Appointee*: In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you been or are you currently an employee in the Executive Branch serving on a political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointment? If yes, and you are selected through this vacancy announcement, you may be required to obtain approval by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prior to beginning employment. (If you have this experience, please include within your 5-page resume)*A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an Assistant position to a top-level Federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)). A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations. A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director, OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties. Selective Service: As a condition of employment, all male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must have registered for the selective service. If selected for this position, the applicant must sign a statement certifying his registration, or the applicant must demonstrate exempt status under the Selective Service Law.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

  • Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
  • Name: Mariela Light
  • Phone: 301-496-9788
  • Email: [email protected]

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