Summary As Senior Program Specialist in the Office of the Chief Scientist, you will take a leading role in developing and implementing policies and procedures with NASA's Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor. You will collaborate with a small but accomplished team of subject-matter experts covering the breadth of the NASA science enterprise to ensure that the Chief Scientist and Office staff remain conversant with current Agency priorities. Responsibilities Serve as a primary liaison between NASA and interagency partners for coordination on topics relevant to the Office of the Chief Scientist. Represent the Chief Scientist/Senior Climate Advisor and NASA at domestic and international space policy, science, and climate conferences. Serve on the NASA delegation to Conference Of the Parties and International Panel on Climate Change meetings. Provide primary support and staffing for events to senior agency officials, including the administrator’s office, on behalf of the Office of the Chief Scientist. Organize senior-level briefings for events and outreach activities. Develop, plan, and oversee team production of agency-wide working groups, town halls, events, and products that fall under the Office of the Chief Scientist. Administer NASA’s Climate Strategy Working Group on behalf of the Chief Scientist/Senior Climate Advisor. Develop, maintain, and support execution of Climate Literacy curriculum for NASA workforce. Lead internal and external outreach projects to amplify the agency’s science and climate portfolios, e.g. NASA Science Live. Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork. 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: Conducting engagements with senior personnel both internally to NASA and with interagency partners, clearly conveying complex subject matters; Participating in domestic and international policy and technical conferences, synthesizing takeaways for application to activities in the home organization; Providing key communications strategies and tactics to support NASA science priorities. 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. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI 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 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 - 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. This is a bargaining unit position. If additional selections are made, those positions may or may not be in a bargaining unit. To learn more about bargaining units at NASA please click here NASA Unions (Bargaining Units) | NASA.