You will serve as a PHYSICAL SCIENTIST in the INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT FOR COMMANDER of COMNAVMETOCCOM.

Duties

You will manage Naval Oceanography international program efforts. You will facilitate information transfer to promote efficiency in international cooperative data gathering programs and ensures activities are aligned with Naval Oceanography, DoN and DoD strategic intent. You will review projects with international elements for operational and policy feasibility and to optimize utilization of agreements as a cost-efficient force multiplier and data collection asset. You will provide oversight and guidance for the management, planning, coordination, drafting, negotiation, conclusion, and execution of agreements and related programs. You will assess agreements and develop meaningful and decision-ready metrics to determine the return on investment for the Commander You will attends national and international conferences and meetings, representing the U.S. Navy in both technical and policy capacities, for matters concerning international agreements and information exchange, release and disclosure. You will resolve issues that significantly affect METOC programs.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience coordinating with high-ranking foreign government/military representatives through formal cooperative programs and agreements. Experience carrying out assignments and procedures as they apply to foreign disclosure, ensuring responses are timely, accurate, and operationally sound, and within U.S. regulatory guidelines. Experience assessing external and internal strategic policies and translating them to actionable international collaboration. Experience interpreting international agreements, theater security cooperation and assistance policies, and engagement strategies. Experience applying oceanography, meteorology, precise time, astrometry, and/or GI&S capabilities in order to deal with international and DoD disclosure processes and procedures. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

Basic Requirements:

1. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

   or

2. Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Contacts

• Address COMNAVMETOCCOM 1100 Balch Avenue Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-5005 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]