This notice is issued under direct-hire authority in response to the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022 for which NIST has a critical hiring need. This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the first 100 applications are received or 04/29/2024, whichever comes first.

Duties

As part of the CHIPS Investment Office Operations team, you will: Lead investment process operations in the CHIPS Investment Office tracking project progress against established milestones, identifying deviations, and implementing corrective actions to optimize outcomes to ensure alignment of investment activities with stakeholder expectations and organizational goals. Lead investment process program design and implementation efforts by managing internal working groups compromised of industry and financial experts across CPO's verticals, developing workplans, and briefing leadership as needed to implement a rigorous investment process that aligns with NOFO goals. Apply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to study and resolve issues related to the efficiency and effectiveness of the investment process to provide insights that lead to improved decision-making and accountability in investment process management. Review applications by executing due diligence, evaluation, structuring, negotiation and execution of grant activities and contribute to technical analysis and financial modeling by conducting financial and commercial assessments of semiconductor projects.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure, Form OGE-450
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology. OR Experience Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience such as performing financial analysis and evaluation work requiring a comprehensive knowledge of (1) corporate finance and any specialized fields of finance required such as public finance, securities, international finance, money and securities markets, investments, and banking, and (2) the financial and management structure, operations, and practices of corporate and other organizations. In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must also have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 (ZA-II at NIST) level. Specialized Experience is defined as: Experience in an analytical/ project management role; Experience in Microsoft suite including Microsoft Excel; and Working collaboratively in a team-oriented environment and adapt to changing priorities. 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 CHIPS Investments Division 1401 Constitution Ave Washington, DC 20230 US
• Name: Evelyn Carter-Hopkins
• Email: [email protected]