Senior Advisor Institutional Safety Program

Senior Advisor Institutional Safety Program
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Headquarters, NASA
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The Senior Advisor for the Institutional Safety Program drives Agency-wide modernization of NASA's institutional safety posture, providing strategic counsel to leadership and shaping policies, governance, and workforce strategies that advance mission assurance and regulatory compliance. The role leads enterprise integration across Centers and Mission Directorates, strengthening NASA's safety architecture and unifying institutional safety capabilities to support the Agency's mission.

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The area of consideration for this position is open to current NASA civil service employees on career, career conditional or NASA term appointments with conversion eligibility. A person is considered to be in the civil service only if occupying a civil service position at the time of application.

Duties

The Senior Advisor Institutional Safety Program:

Provides strategic leadership for Agency level transformation of the Institutional Safety Program, directing shifts in organizational structure, requirements, qualifications, audit approaches, exposure paradigms, safety ownership, and core program focus.
Serves as the senior advisor to Agency leadership on institutional safety strategy, priorities, risks, and cross cutting issues affecting program integration and effectiveness.
Directs enterprise evaluation and assurance activities, including resource prioritization, assessment planning, and oversight needed to ensure compliance with Federal safety requirements and support Agency decision making.
Leads the development and advancement of Agency level policy, governance, and risk management frameworks to guide institutional safety transformation and alignment with Agency priorities.
Establishes and codifies the strategic framework, roles, responsibilities, and organizational interfaces required for effective integration and execution of occupational and industrial safety programs.
Leads internal Office of Safety and Mission Assurance integration of institutional safety cross cutting functions, ensuring clarity of roles, interfaces, and interdependencies needed to achieve program objectives.
Develops and recommends long term workforce and resource strategies, assessing current capabilities and defining sustainable staffing models, competencies, and recruitment needs for the Institutional Safety Program.
Provides authoritative guidance on resource utilization, priorities, work assignments, and technical expectations to ensure effective alignment of expertise with program and Agency needs.
Establishes enterprise engagement and governance structures, defining communication expectations, decision making frameworks, and cross organizational coordination mechanisms with Mission Directorates, Centers, and enterprise organizations.
Leads Agency level collaborative forums and working groups, setting strategic objectives, outcomes, and reporting expectations to address cross cutting institutional safety issues and advance program priorities.

Requirements

Conditions of employment
The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (OGE-278e) within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
Successful completion of a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
Successful completion of random drug screening may be required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance as required by the position.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Candidates must be a recognized subject matter expert with at least 1 year of directly related experience equivalent to the GS-15 level in institutional safety and mission assurance activities for an enterprise safety organization, including experience developing and implementing Agency level SMA requirements, policies, and governance structures.

Your application package must be in your own words. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement, or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. Please visit and review NASA's guidance on the use of super intelligence (SI) or SI-assisted tools during the application process.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume must also address both Senior Level (SL) Evaluation Criteria listed below. Failure to address these criteria will result in your application being ra