STEM Program Advisor

Missile Defense Agency • Redstone Arsenal, AL

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About The Position

The STEM Program Advisor is a senior program manager with full operational responsibility for planning, resourcing, executing, and continuously evaluating the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) STEM Outreach Program. The role coordinates the annual STEM Program Calendar Year outreach schedule with agency objectives and serves as MDA’s principal education liaison to academic institutions, school systems, and educational nonprofits. It facilitates Educational Partnership Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding between MDA technical directorates and academia, and represents MDA on Department of Defense STEM councils, inter-service working groups, and component-level action committees.

The position directs STEM program budget formulation, justification, and execution, including Program Objective Memorandum submissions, budget change proposals, unfunded requirements, travel accounting, and fiscal compliance. It also serves as Contracting Officer’s Representative and technical authority for STEM acquisition instruments and grant programs, overseeing procurement documentation, proposal evaluations, contractor performance, and invoice validation. The advisor coordinates responses to STEM-related taskers, congressional inquiries, data calls, and requests for information, compiling executive summaries, information papers, and legislative responses with internal and external stakeholders.

This is a full-time federal position at the NH-0301-4 broadband level under the Department of War Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project. It is filled through Direct Hire Authority. The position is situational telework eligible, requires occasional travel, and may involve occasional overtime. The employee must obtain and maintain a Non-critical Sensitive/Secret security clearance and is subject to drug screening and random testing.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03/GS-13 grade level in Federal service.
• Demonstrate at least two of the four listed specialized experience areas: leading multidisciplinary teams across geographically dispersed locations; managing budget execution and fiscal compliance, including POM submissions, Lines of Accounting, Other Direct Costs, and spend velocity benchmarks; directing large-scale STEM outreach initiatives; or leading operational planning, resourcing, execution, and evaluation of an enterprise-level STEM education, workforce development, or academic outreach program.
• Must obtain and maintain a Non-critical Sensitive/Secret security clearance.
• Must meet suitability requirements for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Subject to initial drug screening and random testing thereafter; a negative result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the start date.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or be exempt.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, resourcing, execution, and continuous evaluation of the MDA STEM Outreach Program.
• Coordinate the annual STEM Program Calendar Year outreach event schedule with strategic agency outreach objectives.
• Serve as MDA’s education liaison to academic institutions, primary and secondary school systems, and educational nonprofits.
• Facilitate Educational Partnership Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding between MDA technical directorates and academia.
• Represent MDA on the DoD STEM Executive Council, inter-service working groups, and component-level action committees.
• Coordinate agency commitments and leadership participation to support senior leadership visibility and strategic alignment.
• Direct formulation, justification, and execution of the STEM Program budget, including POM submissions, budget change proposals, unfunded requirements, travel Lines of Accounting, and fiscal compliance.
• Serve as Contracting Officer’s Representative and technical authority for MDA STEM acquisition instruments and grant programs.
• Develop procurement requirements, Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, and Independent Government Cost Estimates; conduct technical evaluations of vendor proposals; monitor performance; and validate monthly invoices.
• Coordinate STEM-related enterprise taskers, congressional inquiries, data calls, and requests for information.
• Work across directorates and with external stakeholders to compile, validate, and submit executive summaries, information papers, and legislative responses.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Recruitment, relocation, or student loan repayment incentives may be authorized for eligible selectees, subject to agency policy and availability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed