National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Hiring for International Affairs Program Analyst – Senior Level at Chantilly, VA Full Time

WE ARE THE NRO

For sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America’s advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet.

Learn more at nro.gov.

Basic Eligibility For A Position With The NRO

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must be 18 years of age or older
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic background investigations, including polygraph examinations

Where You Will Work

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Office of Policy and Strategy (OP&S) is a direct report to the Director NRO (DNRO), charged with being the foremost policy advisor to the DNRO and NRO leadership and with forging an NRO policy and strategy foundation that enables NRO leadership and personnel to accomplish their mission and objectives. This includes providing guidance and management of sound corporate policies; influencing commercial, civil and national security space, and international space policies and strategies; and creating, maintaining, and reporting effective and agile internal management control systems and enterprise processes.

OP&S engages with a full range of interagency partners on overhead reconnaissance-related policy and strategy issues, foreign relations, and civil space-related matters to build and maintain strategic relationships that allow the DNRO to affect agendas, shape thinking, and influence outcomes.

Policy and Strategy Officers are responsible for the development, coordination and communication of the NRO’s strategic direction in support of the Director, Principal Deputy Director, Deputy Director, OP&S and DNRO. To support this role, activities include analyzing the Intelligence Community (IC) needs and strategic environment, identifying and directing evaluations of new opportunities to optimize overhead reconnaissance capabilities, implementing activities to support strategic objectives, and coordinating with IC, Department of Defense (DoD) and international stakeholders.

The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities for GG-13 and GG-14, Program Managers, occupational series 0340. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, click

Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.

This is a full-time position that is open from November 7, 2023 to November 22, 2023. Resumes must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on November 22, 2023.

Who May Apply

• This position is open to the public.
• Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level or higher as indicated in this announcement. This is NOT a promotion opportunity for current Federal government employees. If selected for the position, Federal government employees will transition laterally at their current grade level and step.
• Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.
• The NRO is only accepting external applicants for this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply internally.
• This position may not qualify for the appointment of a reemployed federal annuitant IAW DoDI 1400.25 Volume 300.

What You Will Be Doing

This Office of Policy and Strategy (OP&S) has vacancies for Program Analysts within the International Affairs Group (IAG) in NRO’s Office of Policy and Strategy (OP&S). Multiple positions will be filled through this announcement.

OP&S reports directly to the Director, NRO (DNRO). With guidance from the Chief/IAG (C/IAG), and/or Deputy Chief/IAG (DC/IAG) the Program Analyst has the responsibility to advance, develop, implement, and sustain policies and strategies affecting NRO matters of interest regarding international affairs. This position formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans, consistent with the long-term interests of the NRO mission — capitalizing on opportunities, addressing risks, and building effective partnerships as the incumbent manages the overall IAG program as part of the OP&S portfolio.

Major Duties:

The NRO/OP&S IAG Program Analyst will assist the C/IAG and DC/IAG in managing an effort consisting of the following major duties and activities:

• Assist in leading the formulation of strategies both across the NRO enterprise and with IC, DoD, and whole-of-government external partners aimed at addressing policy issues related to NRO strategic plans, foreign partnerships and engagement, commercial remote sensing, export control, and foreign investment in the United States related to the space industry.
• Assist in managing implementation of IAG program initiatives across a wide front in concert with broader NRO and national security space community priorities and activities, fostering cooperation and communication across agencies and departments.
• Execute expert-level support to DNRO, PDDNRO, DDNRO, and OP&S SLT on a wide range of sensitive issues, activities, and programs that affect the NRO and its mission partners and stakeholders, maintaining situational awareness on all issues relating to the IAG program; lead special projects that span the breadth of NRO and OP&S activities and priorities, as needed.
• Assist in the management of DNRO, PDDNRO, and DDNRO international engagements with foreign partners during VIP visits and overseas travel.
• As required, lead OP&S and broader NRO participation in various senior interagency working groups and studies relating to NRO partner relations and the broader overhead reconnaissance mission to ensure the necessary exchange of information, effective development of recommendations, resolution of issues, and implementation of resulting policies and strategies.
• Coordinate and collaborate with senior officials from elsewhere in the NRO enterprise and from external partners to ensure that proposed interagency policies and position(s) that would affect NRO international relationships and agreements also align with the mission, goals, and objectives of OP&S and the NRO.
• Facilitate synchronization, integration, and effective coordination of activities and efforts with IC and DoD mission partners, as well as with other government agencies, stakeholders, and related parties, as appropriate.
• Facilitate the coordination and de-confliction of competing requirements and priorities of multiple stakeholders to identify an effective and coherent path forward for IAG, OP&S, and broader NRO initiatives in this arena.
• Promote information sharing and knowledge management of activities within the NRO, across the IC and DOD, and with other government agencies, mission partners, stakeholders, and related parties, as appropriate.
• Execute expert policy and strategy analysis and provide advice to support senior IC and DOD leaders’ decisions regarding commercial, civil, and national security space and cyber policies, regulatory issues, and agreements as they may relate to international cooperation to ensure that NRO equities and foreign partnerships are considered and/or protected.
• Lead the development, presentation, and delivery of briefings and reports for NRO, IC, and DOD senior leadership and USG officials.

What You Need

• Experience working with the DoD/IC and other stakeholder communities and demonstrated ability to maintain/utilize a professional network across these communities to capture and leverage best practices.
• Experience managing, leading, and orchestrating complex initiatives and programs involving multiple organizations and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the IC mission and organization, with desired emphasis in policies and strategies relevant to foreign partner engagement.
• Knowledge of the DoD mission and organization, with desired emphasis in policies and strategies relevant to foreign partner engagement.
• Knowledge of (or capacity to quickly learn and apply) applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations and guidance related to foreign liaison activities, information sharing, and/or foreign intelligence disclosure and release.
• Superior analytical and critical thinking skills, including the ability to think strategically, identify needs and requirements, develop recommendations, and evaluate outcomes against goals and objectives.
• Expert ability to identify, interpret, comply with, and stay abreast of relevant regulations, guidelines, laws and directives.
• Exceptional ability to identify and use principles, rules, and relationships to construct arguments or interpret facts, data, or other information. Noteworthy ability to dissect problems into meaningful parts and use logic and judgement to determine accuracy and relevance of data as well as ability in identifying and reconciling gaps, uncertainties, and key assumptions of data.
• Superior ability to integrate evidence/information, evaluate and prioritize alternatives, and assess similarities and differences in data to develop findings or conclusions. Expert understanding of potential implications of these findings or conclusions.
• Expert organizational and interpersonal skills to facilitate diverse forums, manage competing priorities, advocate new ideas/concepts/processes, and negotiate mutually acceptable solutions.
• Superior ability to exercise independent judgement on time-sensitive issues and work collaboratively.
• Demonstrated skill and experience in communicating at executive levels within and across organizations using a variety of mediums and situations to deliver new, complex, and often-contentious direction and guidance with agency-wide impacts.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with demonstrated experience communicating effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise.

Desired Qualifications

• 5+ years IC, DOD, or NRO experience supporting policy and strategy functions, space security, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience and current knowledge across the spectrum of NRO mission programs and capabilities.
• 5+ years of experience directly supporting NRO, IC or DOD space-related activities.
• Knowledge of US government, commercial, and international space programs, capabilities, and plans, as well as of potential foreign threats to space systems.

Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform and is typically in or directly related to the duties of the position as described above. Experience must be reflected in your resume.

Other Information

• Overtime Statement: MAY be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Travel Statement: MAY be required to travel in military or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
• Financial Disclosure: MAY be required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
• Emergency Essential: Certain positions MAY be deemed emergency essential and incumbents must be willing to meet all position requirements.

Location

Chantilly, VA

Telework is not available and you must be able to work at the specified location(s).

Salary

2023 salary range for the Washington, DC area:

GG-13 $112,015 – $145,617

GG-14 $132,368 – $172,075

• This position is a senior level DCIPS position. The NRO is accepting applications from U.S. Citizens and current federal government employees for this position. To qualify for the position, federal government employees MUST currently be at the GG – 13/14 grade level and may ONLY apply for a lateral reassignment at their current grade level and step. Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.

Hiring Incentives

The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at management’s discretion.

Trial Period

All new

Veterans’ Preference

DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans’ Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Vol 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans’ preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Reasonable Accommodation Policy

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Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:

• An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.
• An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.
• An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.

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