Supervisory Program Manager

As a Supervisory Program manager, the incumbent serves as the Chief of Staff, advising on strategic initiatives and managing specific program elements for the Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation (NA-80). Further, the Supervisory Program Manager leads the oversight of operational and management efficiency and effectiveness, and, as necessary, leads implementation efforts to achieve goals and represents NA-80 in high-level exchanges.

As a Supervisory Program Manager , you will: Responsible for leading and overseeing daily organizational, administrative and operational matters originating from or under the purview of organizational leadership. Identifies and bridges organizational gaps, designs and conducts organizational reviews and manages processes such as audits, correspondence, directives, succession planning and performance goal tracking.

Responsible for the evaluation, development and implementation of new management tools, workflows and operational approaches to improve efficiency and organizational performance. Responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving strategic and tactical initiatives across a federal agency. Analyzes emergent trends, anticipates obstacles, and formulates proactive plans to advance organizational missions.

Solves complex, systemic operational challenges by developing targeted mitigation plans, managing risk, and executing organizational countermeasures. Responsible for evaluating federal standards and external directives, such as Congressional mandates, to determine applicability, impact and development of guidance based on modified regulations.

Reviews and provides analysis on request for exemptions, policy updates, and emergent directive changes requiring adjudication. Consults on potential leadership actions to identify negative outcomes, unintended consequences or contra-narratives before implementation. Responsible for representing organizational leadership in high-level exchanges.

Builds and maintains cross-functional and cross departmental working relationships to align prospective actions with overarching federal policies and national security objectives. Responsible for supervising multidisciplinary federal staff. Plans work schedules, assigns priorities, sets performance standards, evaluates staff, and serves as a rating official.

Tasked with directing human capital and administrative actions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service, i.e., NQ-03 or GS-14. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience in advising executives, program elements, and management efficiency and operations within a complex organization.

Examples of Specialized Experience:

1. Advising on daily operations, correspondence review, executive actions and long-range planning for senior leadership.
2. Leading cross-cutting initiatives across the Nuclear Security Enterprise and consulting on leadership actions and variety of outcomes.
3. Developing guidance and adjudicating resource and professional development plans for an organization.
4. Advising on strategic messaging for meetings and briefings with external stakeholders, sometimes leading meetings in place of organizational leadership.
5. Providing supervision of a multidisciplinary team, including defining program goals, establishing performance standards, rating performance and managing disciplinary actions. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and Ameri. Corps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

There is no positive education requirement for this occupational series.