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COUNTRY DIRECTOR

Department of the Navy
Office of Naval Research
Office of Naval Research- Global (ONRG)
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Summary

You will serve as the Country Director in the International Engagement Office (IEO) of ONR INTL FIELD OFFICE EUROPE.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
02/20/2024 to 03/04/2024
Salary
$137,170 to - $191,900 per year
Pay scale & grade
NP 4
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
Arlington, VA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—Relocation expenses (i.e. PCS) or relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulations.
Appointment type
Term - 36 months
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
ST-12317064-24-FC
Control number
776425800

Duties

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  • You will assist the Director, IEO, in all aspects of managing international collaboration forums/efforts for senior leadership.
  • You will research, develop, and provide supporting analysis for Flag/SES level briefing and decisions regarding engagement with an International Partner.
  • You will synchronize engagement efforts with various Navy entities to ensure successful coordination and execution of international cooperation efforts.
  • You will assist in the development of international cooperation engagement strategies, strategy documents, and program plans intended to encourage stronger international collaboration between the US Navy and foreign partners.
  • You will assist with the planning, coordination and execution of various OPNAV, ONR, and ONR Global outreach and communication efforts to internal and external audiences which help promote successful international collaboration.
  • You will engage with foreign government personnel, attachés and counselors at foreign embassies, military personnel, scientists, and engineers at foreign research organizations to facilitate international collaboration.
  • You will build a strong and consistent network with government counterparts, a range of foreign embassies, and others in order to build coalitions and/or leverage activities.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Generally, current federal employees applying for Demo jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower band level. This requirement is called time-in-band. Time-in-band requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
  • Position requires the ability to work with foreign defense/government counterparts. 15-25% of the Country Director’s time may be spent on foreign or domestic travel.
  • The Country Director may be required to travel with OPNAV/ONR leadership or independently to partner nations to attend meetings (expected travel of 6-12 weeks per year)
  • Term appointments may be extended up to 10 years at the discretion of management and in accordance with applicable regulations.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level or pay band pay band (GS 11-13 or NP-03) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must include some or all of the following: 1) Supporting senior leadership in the identification of mutually beneficial, cooperative technology opportunities to address Warfighting Capabilities; 2) Serving as a primary interface between command leadership and foreign defense organizations in finding and implementing successful engagement solutions; 3) Demonstrating an advanced understanding of current DoN Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE) planning and experimentation process, CNO goals, and objectives for Building Alliances and Partnerships (NGBAP), International Cooperation Information Exchange, and Project Agreements; and 4) Exhibiting an advanced understanding of the current DoD and DoN international security cooperation process and Foreign Disclosure.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

0401: https://www.opm.gov/unexpected-error/?aspxerrorpath=/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/
0801: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/
1301: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/physics-series-1310/
1515: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/
1520: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/mathematics-series-1520/
1550: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Currently, ONR-Global is seeking applications from highly qualified candidates to serve as Country Directors in the Pentagon and ONR-Global Arlington, VA International Engagement Office. The candidate will have strong technical expertise in an area of Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE) (https://www.onr.navy.mil/en/our-research/naval-research-framework) and be able to serve as a technology generalist across all NR&DE priority areas.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. The candidate will have excellent communication skills. Candidate experience working with OPNAV/ONR is desired. Candidate experience briefing and supporting Flag/SES level is desired. Candidate training (e.g. DAU) and international experience with Security Cooperation programs, including international cooperative programs, is desired. Top candidates have experience with senior-level briefings and negotiations concerning the prioritization of technological requirements and engagement with international government officials. Top candidates will also have supervisory and/or management experience leading teams of people. While not a requirement, if candidates have any specific foreign language skills, they should note these in their application materials.

The International Engagement Office is the face of military to military engagement for International Research and Development collaboration. Country Directors support the International Engagement Office Director in assisting and advising the Chief of Naval Research (CNR) / Director Navy Innovation, Technology Requirements and Test & Evaluation (OPNAV N94), and other key members of OPNAV/ONR/ONR-G leadership in the identification of mutually beneficial, cooperative technology opportunities to address Warfighting Capability; and serve as the primary interface between OPNAV/ONR leadership and foreign defense organizations in finding and implementing successful engagement solutions.

As a Country Director, you must have a specific understanding of the current DoN Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE) planning and experimentation process; CNO goals and objectives for Maintaining Maritime Superiority, International Cooperation Information Exchange and Project Agreements; as well as an understanding of the current DoD and DoN international security cooperation process (with an emphasis on cooperative technology development), and a willingness to learn Foreign Disclosure.

The expected duration of each assignment is 36 months. During this period, applicant(s) will be temporarily assigned to the ONR-Global International Engagement Office and will remain on the rolls of their home command/activity.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

0401 series:
Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or a related discipline.

0801 series:
Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.

1301 series:
Degree: physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics.

or

Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In either A or B above, the courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound.

1515 series:
Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

1520 series:
Degree: mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics.

or

Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

The total course work in either A or B above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite.

1550 series:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

A transcript must be submitted with your application. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

ONR Global's website: http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Science-Technology/ONR-Global.aspx

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

A command/activity endorsement letter is required for an applicant to be considered for the Country Director position(s) within the International Engagement Office. Letters should be addressed to the 'Hiring Manager' and include the following statements: why the applicant should be considered; short summary of what the candidate will bring to the job; and a statement agreeing that upon successful completion of the assignment, the selectee will be able to return to the home command/activity to a position of equivalent or greater responsibility as the one he/she left. The command/activity endorsement letter MUST be signed by the home command/activity's Technical Director/Commanding Officer to be considered for this position. The endorsement letter shall include Human Resources POC, Financial POC and Program Manager name and email.

For a sample endorsement letter, please contact the Talent Manager at usn.ncr.onrghq.list.talentmanager@us.navy.mil. Command/Activity Endorsement Letters are due to ONR-Global at the address below within five (5) business days after the closing date of this USAJOBs announcement. If the Command/Activity Endorsement Letter is not received by this date, the applicant may be disqualified from further consideration.

Letters should be mailed to:
Jessica Hill
ONRG, One Liberty Center 875 N. Randolph St, Suite 1425C Arlington, VA 22303-11995
Attn: OLC Room 1425

Letters may also be e-mailed to: usn.ncr.onrghq.list.talentmanager@us.navy.mil

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies:

  • INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT
  • PARTNERING
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT


You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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