NIST works with industry and science to advance innovation and improve quality of life. We're looking for a Supervisory Management and Program Analyst to join our team!

Duties

The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is based at NIST and its mission is to enhance the productivity and technological performance of U.S. manufacturing. MEP is a public-private partnership. Through its collaborations at the federal, state and local level, MEP Centers work with manufacturers to develop new products and customers, expand and diversify markets, adopt new technology, and enhance value within supply chains. The MEP Program serves as a bridge to other organizations and federal research labs that share a passion for enhancing the manufacturing community. If hired as Supervisory Management and Program Analystfor the MEP group, your duties will include: Supervising a team responsible for reviewing and monitoring cooperative agreement and contract compliance Ensuring the team provides guidance and technical assistance to new award recipients; fostering improved Center performance leading to greater network impacts; assisting centers to identify and correct programmatic weaknesses and compliance deficiencies; identifying and overseeing projects to improve center programs and practices Improving MEP policies and procedures Gathering and sharing knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices Fostering and managing strategic partnerships Serving as subject matter expert for cooperative agreements and MEP center operations, and providing input and advice to MEP senior management Establishing individual and team goals, assigning work, evaluating performance, and providing appropriate feedback to staff Collaborating and empowering the MEPNN (51 MEP Centers located in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, the MEP Advisory Board, MEP Center boards, and state stakeholders across U.S.)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
• Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure, Form OGE-450
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level (ZA-III for NIST). Specialized experience is defined as experience: supervising and managing various complex projects consulting and coaching executives or organizations to increase performance independently overseeing the business aspects of cooperative agreements providing guidance to correctly implement laws, rules, regulations, and policies for grants and cooperative agreements developing and leading national initiatives. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education

Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.

Contacts

• Address Network Agreements Management Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Tailor Thompson
• Email: [email protected]