What are the responsibilities and job description for the International Affairs Program Manager - Senior Level position at National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)?
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The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) focuses on designing, building, launching, and maintaining America's intelligence satellites. Whether creating the latest innovations in satellite technology, contracting with the most cost-efficient industrial supplier, conducting rigorous launch schedules, or providing the highest-quality products to our customers, we never lose focus on who we are working to protect our Nation and its Citizens.
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Basic Eligibility for a position with NRO
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Office of Policy and Strategy (OP&S) is a direct report to the Director NRO (DNRO), charged with being the foremost policy advisor to the DNRO and NRO leadership and with forging an NRO policy and strategy foundation that enables NRO leadership and personnel to accomplish their mission and objectives. This includes providing guidance and management of sound corporate policies; influencing commercial, civil and national security space, and international space policies and strategies; and creating, maintaining, and reporting effective and agile internal management control systems and enterprise processes.
OP&S engages with a full range of interagency partners on overhead reconnaissance-related policy and strategy issues, foreign relations, and civil space-related matters to build and maintain strategic relationships that allow the DNRO to affect agendas, shape thinking, and influence outcomes.
Policy and Strategy Officers are responsible for the development, coordination and communication of the NRO’s strategic direction in support of the Director, Principal Deputy Director, Deputy Director, OP&S and DNRO. To support this role, activities include analyzing the Intelligence Community (IC) needs and strategic environment, identifying and directing evaluations of new opportunities to optimize overhead reconnaissance capabilities, implementing activities to support strategic objectives, and coordinating with IC, Department of Defense (DoD) and international stakeholders.
The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities for GG-13 and GG-14, Program Managers, occupational series 0340. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, click here.
Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.
This is a full-time position that is open from July 10, 2024 to July 24, 2024. Resumes must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on July 24, 2024.
Who May Apply
The Chief, International Affairs Group (IAG), NRO/OP&S, reports to the Director of OP&S (D/OP&S), Principal Deputy Director (PDD/OP&S), and Deputy Director (DD/OP&S) (hereafter referred to as OP&S Senior Leadership Team (SLT)). The IAG Chief has the responsibility to advance, develop, implement, and sustain policies and strategies affecting NRO matters of interest regarding international affairs. This position formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans, consistent with the long-term interests of the NRO mission -- capitalizing on opportunities, addressing risks, and building effective partnerships as the incumbent manages the overall IAG program as part of the OP&S portfolio. In performing this function, the IAG Chief will lead a small team consisting of government and contract personnel.
OP&S reports directly to the Director, NRO (DNRO) and is accountable for successfully shaping and driving internal NRO, national, Department of Defense (DOD), Intelligence Community (IC), civil space, commercial, and international policies and strategies related to overhead reconnaissance, all in support of the over-arching goal of forging an NRO policy and strategy foundation that enables NRO leadership and personnel to accomplish their mission and objectives. OP&S is also responsible for managing NRO mission compliance consistent with relevant DOD and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) policies and directives, while ensuring that effective enterprise-level governance is developed and implemented across the NRO. In performing these functions, OP&S works with a broad range of NRO and interagency partners on overhead-related policy and strategy issues, foreign relations and international cooperation activities, and civil and commercial space-related issues in order to build and maintain strategic relationships and efforts that allow the DNRO to affect agendas, guide thinking, and influence outcomes.
Chantilly, VA
Salary
2024 salary range for the Washington, DC area: GG-15 $163,964 - $191,900
**This position is a Senior Level DCIPS position. The NRO is accepting applications from U.S. Citizens and current Federal Government employees for this position.
To qualify for the position, Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level indicated in this announcement.Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.
Hiring Incentives
The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at management’s discretion.
Trial Period
All new DCIPS employees will be required to serve a 2-year trial period.
Veterans’ Preference
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, Vol 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans’ preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.
Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:
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The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) focuses on designing, building, launching, and maintaining America's intelligence satellites. Whether creating the latest innovations in satellite technology, contracting with the most cost-efficient industrial supplier, conducting rigorous launch schedules, or providing the highest-quality products to our customers, we never lose focus on who we are working to protect our Nation and its Citizens.
Visit us at NRO.gov.
Basic Eligibility for a position with NRO
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
- You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
- You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Office of Policy and Strategy (OP&S) is a direct report to the Director NRO (DNRO), charged with being the foremost policy advisor to the DNRO and NRO leadership and with forging an NRO policy and strategy foundation that enables NRO leadership and personnel to accomplish their mission and objectives. This includes providing guidance and management of sound corporate policies; influencing commercial, civil and national security space, and international space policies and strategies; and creating, maintaining, and reporting effective and agile internal management control systems and enterprise processes.
OP&S engages with a full range of interagency partners on overhead reconnaissance-related policy and strategy issues, foreign relations, and civil space-related matters to build and maintain strategic relationships that allow the DNRO to affect agendas, shape thinking, and influence outcomes.
Policy and Strategy Officers are responsible for the development, coordination and communication of the NRO’s strategic direction in support of the Director, Principal Deputy Director, Deputy Director, OP&S and DNRO. To support this role, activities include analyzing the Intelligence Community (IC) needs and strategic environment, identifying and directing evaluations of new opportunities to optimize overhead reconnaissance capabilities, implementing activities to support strategic objectives, and coordinating with IC, Department of Defense (DoD) and international stakeholders.
The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities for GG-13 and GG-14, Program Managers, occupational series 0340. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, click here.
Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.
This is a full-time position that is open from July 10, 2024 to July 24, 2024. Resumes must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on July 24, 2024.
Who May Apply
- This position is open to the public.
- Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level or higher as indicated in this announcement. This is NOT a promotion opportunity for current Federal government employees. If selected for the position, Federal government employees will transition laterally at their current grade level and step.
- Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.
- The NRO is only accepting external applicants for this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply internally.
- This position may not qualify for the appointment of a reemployed federal annuitant IAW DoDI 1400.25 Volume 300.
The Chief, International Affairs Group (IAG), NRO/OP&S, reports to the Director of OP&S (D/OP&S), Principal Deputy Director (PDD/OP&S), and Deputy Director (DD/OP&S) (hereafter referred to as OP&S Senior Leadership Team (SLT)). The IAG Chief has the responsibility to advance, develop, implement, and sustain policies and strategies affecting NRO matters of interest regarding international affairs. This position formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans, consistent with the long-term interests of the NRO mission -- capitalizing on opportunities, addressing risks, and building effective partnerships as the incumbent manages the overall IAG program as part of the OP&S portfolio. In performing this function, the IAG Chief will lead a small team consisting of government and contract personnel.
OP&S reports directly to the Director, NRO (DNRO) and is accountable for successfully shaping and driving internal NRO, national, Department of Defense (DOD), Intelligence Community (IC), civil space, commercial, and international policies and strategies related to overhead reconnaissance, all in support of the over-arching goal of forging an NRO policy and strategy foundation that enables NRO leadership and personnel to accomplish their mission and objectives. OP&S is also responsible for managing NRO mission compliance consistent with relevant DOD and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) policies and directives, while ensuring that effective enterprise-level governance is developed and implemented across the NRO. In performing these functions, OP&S works with a broad range of NRO and interagency partners on overhead-related policy and strategy issues, foreign relations and international cooperation activities, and civil and commercial space-related issues in order to build and maintain strategic relationships and efforts that allow the DNRO to affect agendas, guide thinking, and influence outcomes.
- Lead formulation of strategies both across the NRO enterprise and with IC, DoD, and whole-of-government external partners aimed at addressing policy issues related to NRO strategic plans, foreign partnerships and engagement, commercial remote sensing, export control, and foreign investment in the United States related to the space industry.
- Manage implementation of IAG program initiatives across a wide front in concert with broader NRO and national security space community priorities and activities, fostering cooperation and communication across agencies and departments.
- Execute expert-level support to DNRO, PDDNRO, DDNRO, and OP&S SLT on a wide range of sensitive issues, activities, and programs that affect the NRO and its mission partners and stakeholders, maintaining situational awareness on all issues relating to the IAG program; lead special projects that span the breadth of NRO and OP&S activities and priorities, as needed.
- Manage DNRO, PDDNRO, and DDNRO international engagements with foreign partners during VIP visits and overseas travel.
- As required, lead OP&S and broader NRO participation in various senior interagency working groups and studies relating to NRO partner relations and the broader overhead reconnaissance mission to ensure the necessary exchange of information, effective development of recommendations, resolution of issues, and implementation of resulting policies and strategies.
- Coordinate and collaborate with senior officials from elsewhere in the NRO enterprise and from external partners to ensure that proposed interagency policies and position(s) that would affect NRO international relationships and agreements also align with the mission, goals, and objectives of OP&S and the NRO.
- Use knowledge of data, systems, and their intersections to provide workforce information from the most applicable data source in response to standard to ad hoc requests and in support of data quality checks.
- Analyze data to draw conclusions, identify cause, and effect relationships to support leadership decisions, recommend a course of action, or solve organizational issues.
- Analyze and investigate up-to-date information from various sources and in various formats.
- Leverage external networks to ensure all relevant information is integrated into analysis and interpretation of data.
- Develops specifications for the use in soliciting goods and services.
- Evaluate qualifications of vendors/supplies.
- Supports leadership and staff by planning, preparing, organizing and managing information and materials.
- Serves as an advisor and resource to improve processes, designs, functionality and management.
- Experience working with the DoD/IC and other interagency stakeholder and demonstrated ability to maintain/utilize a professional network across these communities to capture and leverage best practices.
- Experience managing, leading, and orchestrating complex initiatives and programs involving multiple organizations and stakeholders.
- Knowledge of the IC and DoD missions and organization, with desired emphasis in policies and strategies relevant to foreign partner engagement.
- Experience working and negotiating with international partners.
- Knowledge of (or capacity to quickly learn and apply) applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations and guidance related to foreign liaison activities; understanding of information sharing and/or foreign intelligence disclosure and release processes; and the ability to stay abreast of and interpret relevant changes to the above.
- Superior analytical and critical thinking skills, including the ability to think strategically, identify needs and requirements, develop recommendations, and evaluate outcomes against goals and objectives.
- Overtime Statement: MAY be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
- Travel Statement: MAY be required to travel in military or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
- Financial Disclosure: MAY be required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
Chantilly, VA
Salary
2024 salary range for the Washington, DC area: GG-15 $163,964 - $191,900
**This position is a Senior Level DCIPS position. The NRO is accepting applications from U.S. Citizens and current Federal Government employees for this position.
To qualify for the position, Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level indicated in this announcement.Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.
Hiring Incentives
The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at management’s discretion.
Trial Period
All new DCIPS employees will be required to serve a 2-year trial period.
Veterans’ Preference
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, Vol 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans’ preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for federal employees & job applicants
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.
Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:
- An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.
- An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.
- An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.
Privacy Act Notice
Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): We use this information to determine qualifications for employment. This is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.
Read more about the Privacy Act of 1974
Salary : $163,964 - $191,900
