Technical Assistant

Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted from current employees of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on a permanent or competitive term appointment only.

The successful candidate will perform the full range of Technical Assistant duties.
Such duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing leadership and support at the Division level for a broad variety of program management, resource assessment, scheduling, program evaluation, policy development, and other review activities related to division workload responsibilities.
• Providing expert guidance and advice for the Division management in assessing and resolving issues within the division. Provides overall coordination within the Division, with the other divisions in the office, and with business line partners as needed.
• Accomplishes special projects requiring coordination among various branches within the division. Provides administrative coordination among other divisions in the office, business line partners, and other offices.
• Coordinating resolution of policy and programmatic issues that affect the division and provides policy advice and assistance to the Division management and to other members of the division. Develops and provides oversight of division activities and documents for human resources management, budget formulation and execution, contracts, program planning and monitoring, and information technology to ensure consistent implementation of policies.
• Assisting Division management in the preparation of presentations, reports, and special studies, involving issues or work activities that have a significant impact on budgeted staff resources. Gathers data from a wide variety of sources and subjects this data to analysis in order to produce the essential information in a cogent, interesting, and convincing fashion.
• Preparing responses to certain categories of assigned principal correspondence for the Division management, including communications from Members of Congress, state and local officials, foreign officials, Tribal leadership, non-governmental organizations, and others.
• Performing special projects as assigned by the Division management or as initiated individually. Develops and implements improvements in handling administrative aspects and any other division needs of day-to-day operations.
• Serving as liaison with other divisions in the office to support the Division management's participation in management meetings and other forums.
• Performing studies and analyses with recommendations on programs, projects, plans, and policies that significantly impact the effectiveness and efficiency of the Division.
• Assisting in the development of the office's Performance and Internal Controls Plans. Coordinates inputs from the various Division branches. Monitors progress against the Performance and Internal Controls Plans during the fiscal year and recommends corrective action, as necessary to the Division management.
• Participating in organizational planning for full utilization of division staffing and fiscal resources to attain program objectives, and in assessing division performance against established goals. Develops, reviews, analyzes, and presents the division budget. Coordinates responses to budget questions from various sources. Analyzes division operations and utilization of staffing and fiscal resources to formulate required basis and justification for preparation of the division's budget and human capital needs.
• As assigned, assists Division management in the preparation of the division staffing plans and makes recommendations regarding utilization of personnel resources, organizational changes, and staff assignments.
• As assigned, coordinates training activities for the Division, including scheduling, prioritizing requests, and coordinating with other organizations on the delivery of training.
• As assigned, coordinates awards and recognition activities for the Division and interfaces with other organizations regarding award activities.

Travel Required: Occasional travel - Occasional travel based on work demands of approximately 10% or less of duty time.

Conditions of employment

You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

All information in your resume must be true and accurate.

Conditions of Employment:

• This is a Drug Testing position
• Must be able to meet and maintain security & suitability requirements.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: demonstrated experience providing support, advice, and guidance on program or policy planning, strategic planning, or performance management; analyzing and evaluating issues to manage and advance projects; and coordinating with other organizations (internal or external) to accomplish a range of activities, such as program management, resource assessment, scheduling, program evaluation, and policy development.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

1. Ability to work effectively with other division or office representatives in coordinating effort and building consensus.
2. Demonstrated ability to communicate information, ideas, and advice in a clear, concise, and logical manner, both orally and in writing, for a variety of complex matters and stakeholder audiences.
3. Analytical ability sufficient to plan, organize, and perform a variety of program and administrative management functions and activities involving competing priorities and deadlines.
4. Knowledge or demonstrated ability to learn budgeting principles, performance management, develop and/or manage human capital programs and staffing strategies, and ability to manage business processes.

A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate must be addressed in your resume. The NRC encourages applicants to provide job experience details in your resume. Applicants may also use the supplemental vacancy question to provide additional information pertaining to the specialized experience and ideal candidate criteria.

PLEASE BE CLEAR AND CONCISE. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the job requirements. Your application will be evaluated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to any vacancy questions to determine your level of knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the job requirements. You must respond to all required application questions.

If you are among the top candidates for this position, your application will be referred to the hiring manager for possible interview and selection based upon the number of available vacancies to be filled in each office.

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a concise resume that directly relates to this position.

The following documents are required for your application package to be complete. If you fail to provide any required documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

• Resume that includes: 1) personal information such as name, address, contact information; 2) education; 3) detailed work experience including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); and 4) other qualifications. Please limit your resume to 2 pages. See below for Additional Resume Information.
• SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action): You must submit a copy of your most recent non-award SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) to verify competitive/excepted status or reinstatement eligibility. Applicants who only submit an award SF-50 will not receive further consideration.

All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.

Additional Resume Information:
Your resume is crucial in our evaluation of your qualifications. Resumes should clearly demonstrate your skills, knowledge, and abilities. Please limit your résumé to 2 pages. To ensure your resume contains all required information, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, please ensure it contains all the required information, and you organize it so we can associate the following information with each experience/position:

• Job title
• Name of employer
• Beginning and ending dates of employment (month/year) format
• Hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise stated. We will pro-rate part-time employment in crediting experience.
• Concise, results-focused language for job duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable).
• Series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position).

Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) or other inappropriate material on your resume or cover letter. If your resume contains prohibited information as listed above, your application may be determined ineligible, and you will not receive consideration for this position. We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter, links to social media such as LinkedIn, to determine your qualifications. Cover letters are optional.

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