FIRST Nuclear Security Program Advisor

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

Job Family:

National Security Analysis

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

National Security, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Security

Certifications:

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

• The Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (ISN/CTR) funds, manages, and implements programs that seek to mitigate the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) being developed and used by proliferator states and non-state actors against the United States or our allies. 

• ISN/CTR funds, manages, and implements the Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Technology (FIRST) program – a multi-agency U.S. government initiative that provides capacity building support to help partner countries:

  • Establish a civil nuclear power program under the highest international standards for nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation
  • Take advantage of next generation nuclear energy innovations and technologies in their sustainable energy plans
  • Meet their clean, reliable energy goals while protecting the global climate
  • Deepen relationships through government, industry, national laboratory, and university engagements

  GDIT is seeking a candidate who will assist ISN/CTR in developing, implementing, and coordinating FIRST and related program nonproliferation capacity-building efforts.  The candidate will be responsible for providing strategic diplomatic and programmatic advice, including on financial management, and advising team members and technical experts on ways to execute program activities and advance the FIRST team’s strategy.  The candidate will also be responsible for supporting relevant policy development and implementation within the State Department and coordinating with other U.S. Government departments and agencies as needed. 

  In addition, the candidate will be responsible for ISN/CTR’s civil nuclear security programming efforts, which focus currently on the Asia/Pacific region, Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.  CTR’s programmatic efforts evolve in response to the international security environment and seek to reinforce U.S. national security objectives in a dynamic environment.  To this end, we welcome candidates who can develop, coordinate, and implement innovative strategies to address the pressing nuclear security, proliferation, safety, and sovereignty challenges posed by aggressive civil nuclear reactor exports.

  Candidate should possess skills and experience in process improvement, change management, and organizational development, demonstrating creative ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking, implementing concepts, and consulting with senior leadership in the facilitation of meaningful results during problem-solving.
   

  While the ISN/CTR headquarters is in Washington, DC, the position is telework-eligible. International travel will be required.

  Responsibilities:

  • Developing, coordinating with the interagency, and implementing country-specific engagement strategies in partnership with host government officials, including at senior levels, and advancing time-sensitive and complex capacity-building projects, both remotely and internationally, tailored to the partner’s priority needs.
  • Leveraging one’s own networks and experience to manage complex and sensitive relationships with interagency partners such as the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Commerce Department, Department of Defense, and State Department partners from country desks, embassies, and within the ISN Bureau in a manner that advances ISN/CTR’s programmatic goals and directs complementary capabilities in a whole-of-U.S.-nuclear-sector effort to address these threats.
  • Participating in the review of threat reduction project proposals and making recommendations concerning the approval and funding of proposals.
  • Advise ISN/CTR’s budget planning process, to include the preparation of grants, cooperative agreements, and Interagency Agreement documents; financial monitoring; financial reconciliation; and financial close out.
  • Briefing high-level officials in the Department