Business Operations Coordinator, GS-0301-14 NF

The Business Operations Coordinator works with the Chief Business Operations and senior organizational leadership to set organization priorities and develop, implement, and monitor directorate or office human resources, budget execution, strategic operations planning, and short- and long-term resource strategies across multiple categories of operations management.

This announcement will be used to fill like positions in organizations across the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Qualifications:

To qualify at the GS-14 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the federal service developing, setting, overseeing, and monitoring organizational priorities to include strategic operations, and human and financial resource requirements.

Examples of relevant experience include:

• Leading workload analyses to evaluate staffing levels and needs
• Performing oversight of organizational business operations and processes
• Analyzing and monitoring organizational financial resources and plans
• Providing organization-level policy and guidance on processes and systems; and recommending operational changes as needed

Experience refers to paid/unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training/experience that translates directly to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Responsibilities:

As a Business Operations Coordinator, you will perform the following duties:

• Strategic Planning and Policy Management: Provide organization-level guidance on processes and systems. Review agency directives and propose operational changes to align with policies, ensure financial compliance, and project cost estimates for implementing strategies.
• Human Capital Management: Oversee recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, and HR activities to ensure effective use of human resources and compliance with regulations. Serves as key HC advisor to leadership.
• Operations Oversight: Serve as a subject matter expert on federal travel processes, human capital, and financial systems; analyze administrative systems and business practices; establish new practices and resolve operational challenges.
• Business Operations, Analysis, and Management: Identify, assess, and implement efficient business processes, oversee contracts, financial reporting, and internal controls, and manage organizational resources.
• Communication and Coordination: Develop and distribute organization-wide communications, support employee engagement activities, and ensure consistent application of administrative processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Selected candidates may be required to perform limited supervisory duties of a few staff members.

Salary : $143,913