This position is in the National Science Foundation (NSF), Office of the Director (OD), Office of Integrative Activities (OIA). The incumbent serves as a senior expert and advisor to the highest levels of NSF leadership for the use of technology in knowledge management and responds to NSF leadership, staff, and external stakeholders regarding NSF's most complex knowledge management challenges.

Duties

As a Knowledge Architect, GS-0343-14 MP, you will perform the following duties: Leads the establishment and oversight of NSF institutional vocabulary and data model (ontology) to be used for organizing and tagging knowledge artifacts to prepare the agency for smart search and retrieval and for the implementation of artificial intelligence and data-as-a-service. Serves as the agency authority to create and own the NSF policies and procedures relating to knowledge management & knowledge management technology. Represents top level leadership on complex matters involving knowledge management technology policies and procedures, involving both written and oral presentations. Serves as the project leader for Knowledge Management Technology and advises on technology architecture that accommodates NSF's knowledge management needs. The incumbent serves as a senior expert and advisor to the highest levels of NSF leadership for the use of technology in knowledge management and responds to NSF leadership, staff, and external stakeholders regarding NSF's most complex knowledge management challenges. Leads cross-functional, NSF-wide teams to build partnerships and develops business rules and requirements for NSF's knowledge management program needs. Serves as Contracting Officer Representative and key decision maker overseeing complex contracts critical to knowledge management technology at NSF. Acts as the NSF Liaison and facilitates workflow between subject matter experts, information technology experts, and data analysts of many varieties. Collaborates widely to build a clean, internal, NSF-wide policy database by adding historical and current policies with metadata to the current NSF document repository.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify at the GS-14 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 Level in the federal service performing knowledge management activities for an organization. Examples of relevant knowledge management activities include: developing and implementing knowledge management policies or procedures; defining an organizational knowledge management strategy; researching and recommending technology to support knowledge management activities; defining institutional vocabulary; and providing recommendations to organizational leadership and staff regarding knowledge management tasks and functions. In addition to meeting the specialized experience above. Applicant must also meet the following selective placement factor below: Must possess a current FAC-COR Level II certification or, have completed the FAC-COR Level II (40-hour) training course, and possess one year of experience in order to be certified. One year of relevant experience would include the following: Performing market research, writing statements of work or statements of objectives, drafting independent government cost estimates, reviewing contract deliverables, participating as a subject matter expert on a technical evaluation team. You must submit documentation to confirm that you meet this requirement. Experience refers to paid/unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) & other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, & skills & can provide valuable training/experience that translates directly to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Education may enhance skills required for this position; however, no substitution of education for specialized experience may be made at this level.

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, OFFICE OF INTEGRATIVE ACTIVITIES 2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314 US
• Name: Staffing and Classification Branch
• Email: erecruit@nsf.gov