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JOB DESCRIPTION: S&T Programmatics Officers apply technical and programmatic management expertise to investigate Government and industry R&D programs, determine resource requirements, and direct activities that create customized methodologies and products to address a variety of geospatial-intelligence problems. They recommend ways to facilitate technology transfer and insertion and may develop multiple intellige
Learn more about this agency04/05/2021 to 04/17/2021
$103,690 - $159,286 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Not required
Yes—PERMANENT CHANGE IN STATION: PCS expenses are authorized.
Permanent - This is a permanent position.
Full-time - Full Time
Excepted
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Yes
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597348900
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Communications Supervisory Division lead for NGA Research will provide support to the Strategic Partnerships & Communications Lead (SPCL), with responsibility for the design and implementation of communication projects and activities of scientific and technical material that result in effective engagements within NGA Research stakeholders including NGA teammates, Intelligence Community leadership and collaborators, other federal agencies, Congress, industry, academia, the nonprofit sector, and international partners. The Supervisory Communications lead will work with the SPCL in the following ways: * Develop key messaging and branding for scientific research material and coordinate consistent implementation across all appropriate internal and external communications media and products while adhering to journalism best practices. * Develop and lead the implementation of a communications plan that familiarizes both internal and external customers with NGA Research capabilities. * Fill strategic communications requirements of NGA executive leaders, including presentation development, interview talking points, speech writing, and Congressional testimony for scientific research material. * Develop tailored communications strategies to support senior leaders during engagements with foreign partners, IC, and DoD counterparts * Identify appropriate strategic engagement opportunities for NGA Research executive leadership and technical staff with the goals of expanding the pool of potential research collaborators and performers and enhancing the reputation of NGA Research. * Engage with NGA OC and other Directorate communications teams to promote awareness of joint endeavors, issues, and accomplishments in support of the NGA mission. * Manage a team to perform quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) on all Research communications products, supporting and protecting the NGA and Research corporate brands by ensuring that all communications products follow Associated Press style and NGA corporate style guidelines. * Manage a team to perform QA and QC on all Research communication products, supporting and protecting security classification guidelines for scientific research material. The Supervisory Communications Division lead will independently support Research in the following ways: * Anticipate the need for communications in collateral and assemble and maintain a library of materials approved for release to audiences with various security clearances. * Coordinate with the public release of information from NGA Research with NGA OCC in accordance with defined procedures. * Provide timely and accurate responses to agency tasking and internal and external requests for information. This position may be eligible for an INCENTIVE: selected candidates may be offered an incentive as part of the offer of employment, based on budget availability. To receive the incentive, selected candidates must be eligible under 5 CFR Part 575 upon issuance of the Final Offer Letter. Changes in federal employment status prior to issuance of the Final Offer Letter may affect eligibility. Incentive recipients sign a service agreement depending on the approved amount or duration of the incentive. If the employee leaves before the end of the service agreement, the employee may be required to repay a pro rata share amount of the incentive to the government. Candidates may receive an invitation to provide additional information or respond to questions via email and/or HireVue as part of the candidate evaluation process. Additional Application Requirement: You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA. These assessments may include but are not limited to: 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills(U) , abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required. Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.
SPECIAL INFO:
As a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information)
- Polygraph Test Required
- Position Subject to Drug Testing
- Two Year Probationary Period
- Direct Deposit Required
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
You must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. In addition, you are subject to a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination in order to maintain access to Top Secret information. All employees are subject to a periodic examination on a random basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Refusal to take the examination may result in denial of access to Top Secret information, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.
Employees with SCI access and who are under NGA cognizance are required to submit a Security Financial Disclosure Report, SF-714, on an annual basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Failure to comply may negatively impact continued access to Top Secret information, Information Systems, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.
NGA utilizes all processes and procedures of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Non-executive NGA employees are assigned to five distinct pay bands based on the type and scope of work performed. The employee's base salary is established within their assigned pay band based on their unique qualifications. A performance pay process is conducted each year to determine a potential base pay salary increase and/or bonus. An employee's annual performance evaluation is a key factor in the performance pay process. Employees on term or temporary appointments are not eligible to apply for internal assignment opportunity notices.
This position is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are an external applicant claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must self-identify your eligibility in our ERecruit application.
MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement:
1. Demonstrated experience successfully managing a strategic communications function, including management of internal and external relationships, compliance with policy, resource allocation, and supervision of personnel.
2. Demonstrated experience with strategic planning, such as messaging strategy, corporation communications, public relations, brand, , content, and presentation development) and technical writing for scientific technical materials.
3. Demonstrated experience leveraging strategic guidance documents (e.g., National Defense/Security Strategy) as the source of communication themes.
4. Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to tailor scientific, technical communications to a variety of audiences including direct-reports, technical audience, senior executives and representatives of external oversight functions.
5. Demonstrated knowledge of current legal and public policy issues pertaining to science and technology.
6. Demonstrated experience performing QA (quality assurance) and QC (quality control) on communications products supporting and protecting classification guidelines for scientific research material.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Optics, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Earth Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Multi-Media, Social Sciences or in a related discipline that included 24 semester hours in those fields or Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Data Analysis/Visualization, Math, or Computer Science. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework listed in option A, plus experience that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals to 4 years. -OR- C. Experience: A minimum of 5 years professional experience in any of the areas listed above or one or more of the following fields: Intelligence; DoD Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, remote sensing, field/laboratory experimentation, laboratory infrastructure/IT or technical writing that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired:
1. Familiarity with Heilmeier criteria and developing materials communicating Heilmeier information to a variety of audiences including technical audiences, senior level executives and representatives of external oversight functions.
2. 5+ years of personnel management experience.
3. 5+ years' experience in a fast-paced R&D/S&T environment supporting contracts and programs of size, scope, complexity similar to those at NGA Research.
4. 5+ years' experience in the planning, directing, assigning, leading and monitoring work of a team, hiring and selecting employees.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter. The entire cover letter cannot exceed the specified limits provided in the Cover Letter field (3,000 characters). Pages exceeding this limit will not be considered. THE COVER LETTER IS RECOMMENDED BUT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION WITH THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
APPLICANT EVALUATION PROCESS: Applicants will be evaluated for this job opportunity in three stages: 1) All applicants will be evaluated using the Mandatory Qualification Criteria, 2) Qualified applicants will then be evaluated by an expert or panel of experts using a combination of qualification criteria to determine the best-qualified candidates, 3) Best-qualified applicants may then be further evaluated through an interview process. Military retiree applicants, if selected, may be impacted by the 180-day appointment restrictions of DODI 1402.01. HD personnel will provide additional information if applicable. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the Assignment Description, Additional Information Provided By the Selecting Official, and the Qualification Requirements; and then construct their resumes to highlight their most relevant and significant experience and education for this job opportunity. This description should include examples that detail the level and complexity of the performed work. Applicants are encouraged to provide any education information referenced in the announcement. If education is listed as a mandatory requirement, only degrees obtained from an institution accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Secretary, US Department of Education will be accepted. As a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards. In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.) All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation. NGA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applications will only be accepted online. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us at recruitment@nga.mil. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Application submission involves applying using NGA's on-line application process. Application Instructions can be found by visiting: http://www.intelligencecareers.gov/NGA
All announcements close at 11:59PM EDT on the closing date listed. Be sure to complete and submit your application by that time in order to be considered.
ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/597348900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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