As Senior Program Specialist in the Office of the Chief Scientist, you will take a leading role in developing and implementing policies and procedures with NASA's Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor. You will collaborate with a small but accomplished team of subject-matter experts covering the breadth of the NASA science enterprise to ensure that the Chief Scientist and Office staff remain conversant with current Agency priorities.

Duties

Serve as a primary liaison between NASA and interagency partners for coordination on topics relevant to the Office of the Chief Scientist. Represent the Chief Scientist/Senior Climate Advisor and NASA at domestic and international space policy, science, and climate conferences. Serve on the NASA delegation to Conference Of the Parties and International Panel on Climate Change meetings. Provide primary support and staffing for events to senior agency officials, including the administrator’s office, on behalf of the Office of the Chief Scientist. Organize senior-level briefings for events and outreach activities. Develop, plan, and oversee team production of agency-wide working groups, town halls, events, and products that fall under the Office of the Chief Scientist. Administer NASA’s Climate Strategy Working Group on behalf of the Chief Scientist/Senior Climate Advisor. Develop, maintain, and support execution of Climate Literacy curriculum for NASA workforce. Lead internal and external outreach projects to amplify the agency’s science and climate portfolios, e.g. NASA Science Live. Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

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: Conducting engagements with senior personnel both internally to NASA and with interagency partners, clearly conveying complex subject matters; Participating in domestic and international policy and technical conferences, synthesizing takeaways for application to activities in the home organization; Providing key communications strategies and tactics to support NASA science priorities. 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]