As a Program Specialist with the Space Communications and Navigation Program (SCaN), Space Operations Mission Directorate, you will serve as the expert and manage strategic communications for the program. You will be responsible for ensuring coherent and effective external messaging, while overseeing relevant procedures, schedules, and resources. You will coordinate key engagements with policy groups and arenas of interest to SCaN and ensure awareness of SCaN's role in NASA mission success.

Duties

Defines, executes, and manages Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) strategic communications including programmatic portfolio and related resources while ensuring coherent messaging across the program. Manages strategic communications, social media, and general organizational correspondence for the organization. Develops strategic communications plans including communications support for SCaN. Pursues engagements and communications activities that enhance intra-agency, interagency, and external awareness of the role of SCaN in NASA’s mission success. Leads coordination of SCaN engagement in interagency and international policy organizations relevant to the SCaN and NASA mission. Collaborates with and serves as a liaison to the Space Operations Mission Directorate Strategic Communications and Engagement lead and NASA’s Office of Communications. Ensures accuracy and alignment of all programmatic communication products. Manages, prioritizes, and integrates strategic communications and employee morale efforts as well as the development of communications that substantiate program performance and demonstrate program progress. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity and teamwork.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background security investigation.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Developing and implementing strategic communication plans using modern communications philosophies, strategies, approaches, and tactics, including social media; Leading teams of communications specialists and collaborating with multiple stakeholders; and Managing cost, schedule, and resources in program management and marketing contexts, including for execution of communication strategies. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NASA Headquarters 300 E St SW Washington, DC 20546 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]