Supervisory Foreign Affairs Specialist

Summary This position is located at the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)'s Headquarters in Washington, DC, within the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN), Office of Reactor Conversion and Uranium Supply (NA-231). The incumbent serves as the Deputy Director for the Program Office. Responsibilities As a Supervisory Foreign Affairs Specialist you will: Serve as the Deputy Director of the Office of Reactor Conversion & Uranium Supply (NA-231), supporting the Office Director in providing strategic direction and oversight of M3's efforts to secure nuclear materials worldwide. Co-Oversee the Reactor Conversion and Mo-99 efforts around the world. Support the Office Director in leading the internal management and execution of the NA-231 program, including development and oversight of the execution of annual budgets, development and oversight of execution of program and project plans, development and oversight of program progress and metrics, and building and maintaining strong relationships with the laboratories and contractors supporting the NA-231 program. Represent NA-231 to internal, interagency, and foreign counterparts and conduct briefings for senior DOE/NNSA leadership and other interagency stakeholders on a wide-range of NA-231 topics. Proactively build relationships and collaborate with other M3 programs and with offices across DOE/NNSA on cross-cutting topics. Supervises NA-231 personnel, providing performance feedback and advising and mentoring staff on career development. Requirements Conditions of Employment Subject to Random Drug Testing Must pass a pre-employment drug test. Favorable suitability determination required. Financial Disclosure is required. Must be able to obtain/maintain a Q level Security Clearance. You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification. A two (2) year trial period may be required. Employees serving on a trial period may be terminated at any time during the trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service. More than one position may be filled from this vacancy announcement. Please limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. Trial periods are required for all excepted service employees. Trial periods served in the same position and agency with no break in service will satisfy the requirement. Qualifications A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level in the Federal Service, i.e, EN-03, or GS-13. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Mastery knowledge of international relations and foreign affairs of the Government, including relevant U.S. foreign policies and Government-to-Government agreements and other arrangements between the U.S. and international partners sufficient to provide authoritative advice and guidance. Mastery knowledge of nonproliferation programs and efforts carried out by other USG and international agencies and entities and the ability to apply this knowledge to the special circumstances presented by the NA-23 programs and to resolve novel issues. Examples of Specialized Experience: Ability to deal with international, national, and local organizations, institutions, and agencies that have concerns about or interest in the nonproliferation of nuclear material. Ability to lead/manage integrated process teams, develop and implement process improvements. Mastery knowledge of nonproliferation programs and efforts carried out by other USG and international agencies and entities and the ability to apply this knowledge to the special circumstances Ability to lead/manage an integrated process team, develop and implement process improvements. Ability to lead a team interacting cooperatively with other teams. Ability to prepare decision memoranda, briefing materials, Congressional testimony, speeches, and correspondence for senior management officials, relating to the non-proliferation projects and program issues. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies. identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write

Created: 2026-03-19