A successful candidate in this position will serve as Senior Advisor and Liaison, responsible for supporting policy development and program implementation from the Headquarters office in Washington, DC., representing Ukraine Task Force (UTF) equities, interests in temporary overseas assignments to embassies, partner nations, international organizations and providing significant programmatic expertise in support of national security and policy objectives.

Duties

As a Program Manager you will: Serve within the DOE/NNSA Ukraine Task Force (UTF) to provide advice and guidance on nuclear and radiological risk reduction, emergency preparedness and incident response, and/or critical energy infrastructure resilience. Design, conduct studies, and advise the leadership and staff at the respective embassy, organization, or interagency unit on mission areas related to DOE/NNSA UTF equities within that organization's area of responsibility. Conduct analyses of vital foreign affairs policies, programs, and projects that are of national and international interest, scope, and impact to both U.S. and foreign policy makers/officials. Identify opportunities for collaboration between DOE/NNSA and counterparts in the assigned foreign country or multilateral organization and, where necessary, resolve technical, policy, and procedural problems or issues related to energy, both promoting and protecting the U.S. innovation base, and nuclear nonproliferation cooperation. Work to strengthen U.S. national security and energy security objectives by working cooperatively with foreign counterparts and supporting DOE/NNSA programmatic initiatives relevant to the UTF.

Requirements

Qualifications

A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level in the Federal Service, i.e., EN-03 pay band or GS-13 grade level. Specialized experience for this position is defined as assisting leadership in providing effective interface, cooperation, and coordination of policy, programs, or issues related to nuclear safety and security; radiological/nuclear incident response; nuclear forensics; and energy security with applicable international partners and organizations. Examples of Qualified Experience that May Be Qualifying: Experience working with leadership staff representing a Federal Agency on issues related to nuclear security or nonproliferation programs. Providing advice on program issues that are controversial in nature and could impact nuclear safety and security or emergency response. Experience building relationships with government and counterparts implementing and developing foreign affairs policies. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies. identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Organizational AwarenessPartneringStrategic Thinking "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. CTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

Education

Not Applicable

Contacts

• Address NNSA - Deputy Under Secretary for Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation 24600 20th St SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5507 US
• Name: Takisha Gray
• Email: [email protected]