Management and Program Analyst

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 Responsibilities 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. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Directing trading partner negotiations and determining appropriate agreement types for Interagency Agreements (IAAs) as the Requesting or Buyer within federal financial systems such as G-Invoicing; Processing and managing agreements Agency through G-Invoicing (GINV), while coordinating IAA execution across executive leadership, finance, procurement, and legal offices; Managing daily operations for an agreements team by assigning projects, resolving escalated negotiation issues, evaluating team performance, and mentoring personnel through informal feedback and training. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of artificial intelligent (AI) or AI-assisted tools during the application process. Education Additional Information Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement. If you are applying for a GS-12 or higher level and are a current federal employee, you must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible.) Note: Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year. If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must: - Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility. - Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. Candidates rated in the 'Best Qualified' category are considered well-qualified. Please see 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for more information. - Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents' For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap. Qualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility (Term Appointments | NASA) under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures. Any applicant that received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) from the federal government within the last five years based of the closing date of this announcement, if selected, may be required to repay the full amount prior to establishing a start date. For additional information on the VSIP repayment requirement, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/voluntary-separation-incentive-payments/. Per Executive Order 14343, this position is not part of a bargaining unit. Probationary Period You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.