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The position of Kennan Institute Director, is a senior staff position at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars with both academic and administrative responsibilities.
This position is advertised under OPM Schedule A 213.3175
Learn more about this agency08/19/2024 to 09/06/2024
$163,964 - $191,900 per year
GS 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—Telework based on annual agreement.
Occasional travel - Occasional travel required, often internationally, for conferences, presentations, and other program business.
No
Temporary - Directors are initially appointed to a conditional two-year term. After that period, the appointment may become indefinite.
Full-time
Excepted
15
Yes
No
Yes - Annual Financial Disclosure Agreement Required
SCHA-24-01
805390500
The Kennan Institute performs two broad functions for the overall Wilson Center mission. First, it encourages policy-relevant scholarship and brings together key stakeholders from policy, academia, the media, business, and civil society together to address the most pressing political, social, and economic issues affecting Russia, the former Soviet Union and the impact on U.S. policies and relations. Kennan Institute accomplishes this through seminars, workshops, and briefings featuring prominent scholars and policymakers from America, and beyond.
Kennan Institute Director will perform the following and other related duties:
To qualify for this position, you must meet the Basic Requirement, have documented experience of meeting the required Appointment Criteria, specialized experience and the Key Core Competencies which will demonstrate your ability to perform the major responsibilities of the position.
Basic Requirement:
Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position/or
Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field/or
Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
Appointment Criteria:
Specialized Experience:
Qualified applicants must have previous experience that demonstrates entrepreneurial, managerial, and administrative ability to direct a major program designed to bring cutting edge scholarship to focus on public policy issues related to Russia and other successor states to the Soviet Union and U.S.-Russian policy; experience in planning, supervising, evaluating, and coordinating the work of others; documented record of publications and media presence as an expert on related issues; skill making effective oral presentations; proven ability to establish and maintain good working relationships and to work effectively as part of a team; and administrative and interpersonal skills sufficient to direct, organize, coordinate, and accomplish the overall mission.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/submitted information does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
For more information on the qualifications for this position, Link to OPM Qualifications Standards
Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and 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 and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".
The work is primarily sedentary; although, requires moving around to offices and/or to similar areas for meeting to conduct human resources business. May require standing in conjunction with travel and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite.
Work Environment
Work is performed in a typical office setting that is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on the information that you provide, to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications, appointment criteria and competencies required, as described;
Appointment Criteria:
Core Competencies:
Note: Failure to submit a resume or supporting documentation may result in elimination for further consideration.
The following documents are required and must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement.
1. Résumé/CV, which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, with dates specified in month and year format, and indicate hours worked per week. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
2. A complete Occupational Questionnaire (which includes narrative responses)
Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars was established by an Act of Congress in 1968 as the national, living memorial honoring President Woodrow Wilson. The Center provides an essential link between the policy and ideas by promoting initiatives that explore current and emerging challenges confronting the United States and the world. It is a nonpartisan/non-advocacy institution supported by both public and private funds. The Center is (along with the National Gallery of Art and Kennedy Center) one of the three special institutions created by congressional statute to perform a national mission within the Smithsonian Institution. It is governed by its own presidentially appointed Board of Trustees. The Center sponsors basic, original scholarship and dialogue through its programs, which cover all regions of the world and several major global issues. The Center also hosts scholars who conduct research on these issues and conducts an active program of publishing and outreach through its program staff and visiting scholars, as well as the Wilson Center Press, The Wilson Quarterly, its nationally syndicated weekly television and radio program, Dialogue, and various other print, electronic and multimedia presentations. Wilson Center
