Summary
As a Management and Program Analyst with the Science Mission Directorate, you will direct a team and drive strategic collaboration in negotiating and executing IAAs with federal partners, managing G-Invoicing processes and serving as a critical liaison connecting with finance, procurement, and legal offices. You will ensure seamless agreement management and compliance. Your leadership and interagency collaboration directly support and advance NASA's strategic scientific missions and partnerships
Duties
Interface and communicate effectively with other Government agencies at various management levels to establish and execute complex Interagency Agreements (IAAs).
Lead daily team operations by assigning, tracking, and reviewing projects, while supporting team development through informal feedback, identifying training needs, and providing objective performance insights to official leadership.
Manage and determine the appropriate IAA agreement types. Coordinate, collect, and process IAAs across all SMD and NASA stakeholders, systems, and partner platforms.
Lead complex trading partner negotiations for IAAs within Government-Invoicing (G-Invoicing) and other commonly used federal systems, ensuring mutually beneficial agreements and smooth processing.
Assess and manage Information Technology requirements for internal SMD-wide IAA management systems. Ensure that SMD remains fully synchronized with federal G-Invoicing requirements and maintain all corresponding system updates.
Act as the primary liaison connecting Science Mission Directorate (SMD) leadership, including the Resources Management Division, with critical NASA agency teams, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), the Office of Procurement (OP), etc.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements outlined in this vacancy announcement. Your resume and supporting documentation will be reviewed in conjunction with your responses to the assessment questionnaire. As part of the assessment, your responses will be scored and used to place you into one of two quality groups. These scores, along with your qualifications and supporting materials, will determine your referral status. Please ensure your application materials and responses accurately reflect your experience and competencies, as misrepresentation may result in removal from consideration. These competencies will be assessed using technical assessments. They may also be evaluated during a structured interview: Business Work and Team Management Employee and Team Leadership Business Management Program Management Oral Communication Influencing/Negotiating To preview the application questionnaire, click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13072270 NASA considers paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Under NASA's quality grouping process, applicants will be assessed on the position competencies and placed in one of two groups identified and defined below: Best Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a superior level of all evaluation criteria. Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities. Candidates eligible for ICTAP/CTAP, reemployment priority or priority consideration will be referred before other candidates, as necessary. If no such candidates apply or are eligible to be referred, the following candidates will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration: Best Qualified merit promotion candidates. Highly Qualified merit promotion candidates may also be referred, if additional candidates are needed. Qualified candidates eligible for consideration under Schedule A or VRA in accordance with veterans' preference rules, as applicable. Qualified candidates that are eligible for special hiring authorities or non-competitive hiring authorities. NASA will not ask you to disclose criminal history record information during the application process or before we make a conditional/tentative offer of employment. If you apply for this position and are selected, NASA will conduct a suitability/security background investigation after you accept a tentative job offer. If you feel you are asked to disclose your criminal history before you accept a tentative offer and wish to file a complaint within 30 days, please contact: [email protected].