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Duties

The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is looking for a Supervisory Executive Management Specialist as a key member of the NCNR Center Office team. Supervisory Executive Management Specialist's duties will include: Provide expert knowledge of policies, procedures, theories, principles and practices of management administration, IT operations, and facility functions. Advise the OU Director, OU Deputy Director, and OU Division Chiefs to develop strategies and shape administrative procedures. Plan, develop, and carry out vital administrative programs for the NCNR. Provide a full range of management, leadership, and administrative functions within NCNR under the NIST operational policies and practices and for the overall mission of NCNR. Work independently under general policy guidance using their mastery of principles, concepts, laws, and regulations to generate new concepts and methodologies in the administrative field. Serve as NCNR's authority on administrative matters including human resources, budget formulation, finance, contracts, grants, property, facilities, safety, IT Security, and other administrative areas. Will serve as principal NCNR contributor to the formulation of NIST-wide operational policies and practices concerning a wide variety of budget, accounting, personnel, and facilities issues and provide guidance, advice, and information on these matters to management and other organizations. Serve as a member of the NCNR management team and supervise the Senior Management Advisor, AO and other operational staff within NCNR For more information about NCNR, please see the public site: https://www.nist.gov/ncnr.

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
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

To qualify, candidate must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the ZA-IV level (GS-14 equivalent). Specialized experience is defined as experience performing, coordinating, and overseeing the management and leadership of administrative functions of a scientific organization to include at least five of the following areas: administrative procedures & policy, budget formulation & justification, financial policy, procurements, grants, personnel management, travel policy, safety management, facilities management, IT Security, IT Operations, property and audit coordination. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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 NIST Center for Neutron Research 100 Bureau Drive Building 235/Room K108 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Jessica Leopold
• Phone: 301-975-5760
• Email: [email protected]