ATTACHMENT E- Position Description.pdf

ATTACHMENT E

POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

RFP 80HQTR20R0016

AUGUST 2020

CONTRACT No. TBD

80HQTR20R0016

Attachment E - Position Descriptions

Project Director

Description: Provides senior level program support with a leadership role for major portions of an overall program. Provides a range of program-specific services.

Typically has national and international contacts and works primarily with government programs, agencies and officials.

Education: Ph.D. degree in science, public policy, public administration or relevant discipline.

Experience: At least 10 years relevant experience

System Engineer

Description: Working in close coordination with the overall Global Change

Information System (GCIS) technical lead, directly contribute to the technical development of the GCIS. This includes helping shape requirements, ensuring the system is compliant with standards while also remaining user-friendly, and utilizing best practices in information architecture and structure data server design.

Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related discipline

Experience: Minimum eight years of system development experience; successful development of semantic web projects; experience communicating with a large team including editors, graphics professionals, visualization specialists, data architects, web developers, and managers

Operations Manager

Description: As part of the USGCRP senior management team, maintains overall responsibility for leadership of National Coordination Office operations, including:

annual budget; project planning and reporting; overseeing IT goods and services;

maintaining day-to-day operations; and facilities management. Maintains technical and programmatic understanding of priority activities and, working closely with the

Associate Director for Program Planning, advises the Executive and Deputy Director(s) on operational and resource needs across the program, opportunities for leveraging cross-programmatic strengths and capacity, and prioritizing solutions for resource and capacity gaps.

Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in public administration, business administration, or related discipline preferred

Experience: At least six years of experience in program management and coordination, with demonstrated ability to successfully manage technical projects with increasing levels of complexity

Technical Support Unit-

Deputy Director

Description: As a senior member of the management team, directs activities related to planning, execution, integration, evaluation, prioritization, and communication of international climate change assessments. Provides technical and operational leadership and direction to Technical Support Unit staff. Responsible for documentation and reporting associated with assessment deliverables and annual budget. Responsible for conceptualizing and deploying all technical aspects of Technical Support Unit work plans.

Education: Master’s degree in relevant discipline

Experience: 20 years of experience with environmental assessment or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Administrative Services

Supervisor*

Description: Responsible for organizing, coordinating, administering, and directing efforts in support of broad business and administrative functions of the organizational unit. Provides overall administrative management and coordination of a variety of business related functions such as finance, budget, human resources, space and facilities planning, grant and/or proposal administration, and policy interpretation.

Directs and manages administrative functions with multiple and complex multi-source funding and contracts. Reports to Project Director or equivalent.

Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a relevant academic discipline; graduate coursework desired

Experience: At least 10 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Administrative Assistant

III*

Description: Senior level position within the Administrative Assistant job family.

Performs advanced administrative tasks requiring specialized knowledge in budgets, computer and/or web applications and program activities. Works on assignments that are complex in nature where considerable judgment, analysis and initiative are required in solving problems and making recommendations. Has a comprehensive and detailed knowledge of the organization.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent

Experience: At least four years relevant experience or a combination of education and experience

Administrative Assistant

IV*

Description: Senior level position within the Administrative Assistant job family.

Performs advanced administrative tasks requiring specialized knowledge in budgets, computer and/or web applications and program activities. Works on assignments that are complex in nature where considerable judgment, analysis and initiative are required in solving problems and making recommendations. Has a comprehensive and detailed knowledge of the organization.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree desired

Experience: At least seven years relevant experience or a combination of education and experience

Financial Reporting Manager

Description: The financial reporting manager is responsible for administering budget processes and preparing financial documents. The financial reporting manager also monitors financial statements and reports to verify accuracy, to find ways to limit or reduce costs, and to analyze trends. The financial reporting manager may supervise other employees who assist with reporting tasks.

Education: M.S. in finance, accounting, statistics, business administration or related fields.

Chartered Financial Analyst Certification is desirable but not required.

Experience: At least seven years of relevant financial reporting or finance management experience beyond the degree level.

Financial Reporting Accountant III

Description: The financial reporting accountant III prepares, examines, and analyzes accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports in conformance with reporting and procedural standards. Manages financial recordkeeping systems and data.

Analyzes budgets and prepares periodic reports, forms, and other financial records.

Evaluates and inventories real property and equipment. Assists in auditing of financial records.

Education: B.S. in finance, accounting, statistics, business administration, or related fields

Experience: At least five years of relevant financial or accounting experience or a combination of education and experience. Familiarity with relevant best practices and procedures.

Financial Reporting Accountant IV

Description: Collects and analyzes financial data, ensuring that all reporting is in compliance with federal and state reporting guidelines. Researches accounting rules and regulations and makes recommendations regarding procedures. Assists external auditors as needed.

Education: B.S. in finance, accounting, statistics, business administration, or related fields

Experience: 6-8 years of experience beyond the degree level, in the field or a related area. Familiarity with relevant best practices and procedures.

Chief of Staff

Description: As part of the USGCRP senior management team, serves as the Chief of

Staff for the National Climate Assessment. In consultation with the USGCRP

Executive and Deputy Executive Director(s), as well as the Director of the National

Climate Assessment, manages all aspects of planning and implementation of the

National Climate Assessment development process. Directs all National Climate

Assessment staff. Also works to maximize the integration of National Climate

Assessment activities into the broader USGCRP programmatic context.

Education: M.S. or Ph.D. in environmental science, public policy, or other discipline relevant to global and/or climate change sciences

Experience: At least seven years of relevant program management experience for candidates with an M.S.; at least five years of relevant program management experience for candidates with a Ph.D.

Technical Writer III

Description: Has primary responsibility to serve the USGCRP communications team as a science writer and editor. Oversees development of USGCRP’s annual report to

Congress, which highlights programmatic accomplishments and Federal agency investments in global change research. Responsible for authoring and editing original web content that promotes programmatic activities and scientific results, synthesizing and distilling technical reports and developing outreach materials for non-technical audiences, outlining content for multimedia tools and resources, and providing additional content development and editing support to program area leads. Position requires regular interaction with communications staff in the White House Executive

Office of the President.

Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in journalism or communications required

Experience: At least five years experience in technical writing and/or editing experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Computer Systems Manager

Description: Plans and controls the use of computing resources including general purpose computers and peripherals, work stations, and Local Area Networks, software operating systems, software development tools and packages. Coordinates maintenance and upgrades to the computer hardware and software operating systems.

Education: Bachelor of Science degree, in computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering

Experience: At least five years of computer systems experience in a complex software environment with multiple computer systems and operating systems in a Local Area

Network; must have knowledge of software engineering principles; or equivalent education and experience

Associate Director for

Program Planning

Description: As part of the USGCRP senior management team, has primary responsibility for integration of strategic program planning with the implementation activities of the National Coordination Office staff. Leads and coordinates USGCRP-wide strategic planning efforts with the Subcommittee for Global Change Research and its Interagency Working Groups. Maintains strategic and programmatic understanding of multi-agency priority activities. Working closely with the Operations Manager, advises the Executive and Deputy Executive Director(s) on strategic and resource needs across the full range of programmatic activities supported by the office; on opportunities for leveraging cross-program strengths and capacity; and in prioritizing solutions for strategic, capacity, and resource gaps.

Education: Ph.D. or equivalent in a discipline related to global and/or climate change sciences, such as geosciences, oceanography, meteorology, Earth system science, or environmental science

Experience: At least 10 years experience in scientific program management, including within the Federal government; experience leading and managing senior level interdisciplinary teams, including Federal and academic scientists and managers

Staff Scientist

Description: Provides high-level scientific support to address commitments of

USGCRP and its involvement in a variety of scientific activities, including those related to national and international assessment. Prepares, reviews, and finalizes contributions to such activities and assessments, co-directs scientific activities within the program, and takes a lead role in project teams, contributing advanced interdisciplinary scientific content and knowledge.

Education: Ph.D. in environmental science, climate science, Earth system science, or other related discipline

Experience: At least 10 years of experience working with the climate change science and impacts research community, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Project Scientist

Description: Provides high-level scientific support to address commitments of

USGCRP and its involvement in a variety of scientific activities, including those related to national and international assessment. Prepares, reviews, and finalizes contributions to such activities and assessments, co-directs scientific activities within the program, and takes a lead role in project teams, contributing advanced interdisciplinary scientific content and knowledge.

Education: Ph.D. in environmental science, climate science, Earth system science, or other related discipline

Experience: Three to five years of experience working with the climate change science and impacts research community, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Advance Science

Coordinator

Description: Under direct supervision of Associate Director for Program Planning, and in close coordination with the programmatic lead for the USGCRP Advance Science strategic goal, serves as the main staff support for that goal. Provides administrative, project management, and strategic program coordination support to ongoing Advance

Science efforts, including coordination of the research, modeling, and observations focused interagency working groups. Also serves as a technical liaison to the Global

Change Information System (GCIS) project to facilitate the incorporation of global change related data, information about observing system capabilities and datasets, and research findings resulting from USGCRP scientific activities into the GCIS information management framework. Provides staff support to the Executive and

Deputy Executive Director(s) on special projects as needed.

Education: Minimum Master’s degree in an Earth system science related field (e.g., meteorology, physical or biological oceanography, environmental chemistry, hydrology, geography, ecology); Ph.D. desired

Experience: At least three years of professional experience in an Earth system science related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Information Decision

Coordinator

Description: Under direct supervision of Associate Director for Program Planning, and in close coordination with the programmatic lead for the USGCRP Inform Decisions strategic goal, serves as the main staff support for that goal. Provides administrative, project management, and strategic program coordination support to ongoing Inform

Decision efforts, including coordination of interagency working groups focused on adaptation, mitigation, and decision. Also serves as a liaison to other related program areas such as Advance Science and the National Climate Assessment. Provides staff support to the Executive and Deputy Executive Director(s) on special projects as needed.

Education: Minimum Master’s degree in an Earth system science related field or in public policy

Experience: At least three years of relevant professional experience

Assessment Coordinator

Description: Serves as central coordinator for day-to-day and longer-term activities of the National Climate Assessment (NCA) or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change (IPCC) Assessments as needed by providing technical, operational, and content-focused expertise to NCA projects, working groups, and staff operations. In consultation with senior staff, coordinates planning and implementation activities, including with NOAA’s NCA Technical Support Unit, any NCA Federal advisory committees, and other staff in USGCRP’s National Coordination Office. Reports to the

NCA Chief of Staff.

Education: Minimum Master’s degree in an Earth system science or related field (e.g., meteorology, biogeochemistry, physical or biological oceanography, environmental chemistry, hydrology, geography, ecology)

Experience: At least three years of professional experience in an Earth system science related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Communication/Education

Coordinator

Description: Serves in the USGCRP National Coordination Office as the coordinator for the implementation of USGCRP’s “Communicate and Educate” strategic goal.

Develops and deploys strategies for communicating USGCRP science to a broad range of audiences, including the general public. In close coordination with the science writer/editor, creates and disseminates digital, print, web-based, and multimedia content about USGCRP scientific findings through various channels, including the

USGCRP constellation of websites, social media outlets, professional conferences and meetings, and other relevant mechanisms. Serves and the staff coordinator for the

USGCRP communication and education interagency working groups that aim to enhance Federal strategies to communicate and educate about global change science.

Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in science journalism, science communication, or environmental policy; advanced degree preferred

Experience: At least two years experience in written, multimedia, or web-based communications with a demonstrated working knowledge of environmental science or environmental policy issues; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

International Programs

Coordinator

Description: Leads the strategic planning, prioritization, funding, and implementation of USGCRP international research activities on behalf of the 13 USGCRP participating agencies and across other subcommittees of the National Science and Technology

Council’s Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability. Develops and maintains partnerships with key international and domestic stakeholders. Leads the

U.S. author nominations, and government and expert reviews, for the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Provides technical and management support for other international groups and initiatives, such as the Belmont

Forum, the World Climate Research Program, the global change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training (START), Future Earth, etc.

Education: M.S. or Ph.D. within an area relevant to global change research and/or environmental policy (e.g., Earth system science, physical or biological oceanography, meteorology, ecology, environmental policy)

Experience: At least eight years working with international global change research organizations, knowledge of global intergovernmental, environmental change and climate change research, and coordinating and communicating with senior level leadership; experience with program coordination, management, budgeting, and proposal writing and development

SGCR Executive Secretary

Description: Under direct supervision of Associate Director for Program Planning, and in close coordination with the Executive and Deputy Executive Director(s), servers as the USGCRP Implementation and Management Coordinator, as well as the Executive

Secretary of the Subcommittee for Global Change Research (SGCR). Provides administrative, project management, and strategic program coordination support to ongoing implementation planning efforts for USGCRP’s strategic goals, as well as executive secretariat support for the SGCR. Provides staff support to the Executive and

Deputy Executive Director(s) on special projects as needed.

Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in political science, public administration, or environmental policy; Master’s degree desired

Experience: At least two years experience in administration or public policy, with a demonstrated working knowledge of environmental science or environmental policy issues; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Operations Support*

Description: Provides staff support to the Operations Manager, including tasks related to annual budget, project planning and reporting, overseeing IT goods and services, maintaining day-to-day operations, and facilities management.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent

Experience: At least four years relevant experience or a combination of education and experience

Student Interns

Description: Facilitates and carries out a variety of support tasks within the USGCRP

National Coordination Office, potentially including meeting coordination, materials development, and other programmatic support tasks.

Education: Must be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or professional school; must have college level coursework in a relevant discipline such as Earth system science, environmental science, meteorology, physical or biological oceanography, hydrology, ecology, public health, public policy, public administration, geography, geoinformatics, computer science, library and information science

Experience: No specialized experience required

Content Curator

Description: Works with USGCRP staff and agency scientists and program managers to identify and acquire relevant global change information, particularly metadata.

Establishes, interprets, and applies protocols and processes for integration and maintenance of relevant global change information in USGCRP information systems such as the Global Change Information System (GCIS).

Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a scientific/technical or digital library science related discipline

Experience: At least six years experience with scientific data and information curation

Web Support Description: Responsible for design, development, maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting tasks associated with a broad range of web sites and web-based applications. Includes graphics, functionality, user experience, and database integration.

Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, and/or web technologies.

Experience: At least six years experience in web design, development, and support or an equivalent combination of education and experience

* An additional 2 years of relevant experience may be substituted for a Master’s degree, an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree may be substituted for 2 years of experience, and a PhD may be substituted for 4 years of experience.