You will serve as a Business Development Specialist, within the Ames Strategic Partnerships Office, you will play a key role in planning, managing, and executing partnership activities aligned with NASA's strategic goals. You will be responsible for identifying partnership opportunities, pursuing and securing partnerships, planning and developing proposals, and preparing supporting documents (i.e., abstracts, agreements, and presentations).

Duties

Serve as primary contact, interface and Ames Center Agreement Manager to provide expert advice, development and coordination of various Space Act and Other Transactional Authority agreements for internal and external customers. Work with Partnership initiators and the Office of Chief Counsel and other members of the Partnership Review and Evaluation (PRE) community in the definition, description, submission, and establishment of all types of partnerships for the Ames. Research, investigate, evaluate and manage new business opportunities/outreach/new initiatives and practices for application to NASA program and mission execution with the goal of developing business with potential partners/future tenants. Participate in the analysis and development of agency-wide projects and programs, such as directing the marketing analysis of agency-wide program needs and requirements and identifying new policy or business. Manage the development of partnership agreements and documents; and executes partnership agreements in compliance with applicable Agency rules, regulations, and agreements and/or under other specific partnering authorities. Perform planning, agreement development, and all partnership coordination activities taking into account feasibility, costs, and implementation factors; participate in assessments to ensure viability of potential partners. Gather, interpret, and analyze information on a wide range of business, real estate, and property management topics and recommend innovative business solutions to meet NASA missions and goals. Conduct special studies and analysis of marked importance that significantly impact overall quality of NASA business and partnership development activities; review approaches and evaluate study results for conclusions affecting NASA strategic goals. 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 at the GS-13 level, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level: Making recommendations for new business development activities that are consistent with NASA competencies and strategic goals; Participating in the development and interpretation of policies, processes and procedures relevant to partnership development activities; Applying knowledge of agency program goals and objectives to asses key program events and milestones, and suggesting or defining methods to evaluate program achievements; Participating in agency programs and key administrative support functions, including assessing the impact of new or updated legislation and regulations on current and future programs, and translating legislation into actionable program goals, services, and/or 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 Ames Research Center Moffett Blvd Mountain View, CA 94035 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]