NASA

Associate Director Earth Science Projects Division


Pay$183529.00 - $196022.00 / year
LocationGreenbelt/Maryland
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 758534700
      The incumbent will serve as the senior Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) official responsible for the management of the Earth Science Projects at the Center. The Associate Director (AD) is also the Program Manager for the Earth Systematic Mission Program as well as the Reimbursable Projects Program.
      Announcement has been extended to November 27, 2023.

      Duties


      The Associate Director Earth Science Projects Divisionin the Flight Projects Directorate and is the senior Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) official responsible for the management of Earth science projects at the Center. The Associate Director (AD) also serves as the Program Manager for the Earth Systematic Missions Program Office at Goddard (ESMPO-G), the Reimbursable Projects Program (RPP), and the Earth System Explorers Program (ESEP).


      Requirements


      • The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
      • Initial Senior Executive Service (SES) Career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
      • Successful completion of a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
      • Successful completion of pre-employment and random drug testing may be required.
      • Must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

      Qualifications


      You must have the skill and ability to perform the duties described above as demonstrated by progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent.

      To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you MUST address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible. We recommend you provide two (2) examples of relevant experience for each ECQ. Responses to ALL ECQs must not exceed ten (10) pages; MTQ responses must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Please include your full name on all documents submitted.

      If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) you MUST submit a resume and in a separate document address the MTQs. Any ECQs submitted will not be considered. Your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification.

      When preparing your responses to the ECQs and MTQs, you are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification. For a sample template on how to format your ECQ narrative visit NASA's Executive Leadership Opportunities.

      EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

      ECQ 1 - Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

      ECQ 2 - Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

      ECQ 3 - Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

      ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

      ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.


      MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

      MTQ 1- Demonstrated experience related to the development, management and execution of large space flight, or other significant programs and projects within financial, schedule, and policy constraints in complex environments with multiple stakeholders.

      MTQ 2- Demonstrated experience leading, directing, and influencing customers, stakeholders, and executives by managing a complex, engineering, technology, or science organization
  • About the company

      The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research.