Professional Recognition and Awards Lead

Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Oak Ridge, TN

Full-time - Senior

Oak Ridge, TN

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Professional Recognition and Awards Lead at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is responsible for expanding and strengthening professional recognition programs within the organization. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to identify opportunities for staff growth, managing nomination processes for prestigious awards, and mentoring early career staff. The position aims to enhance the reputation of both the staff and the institution through effective recognition strategies.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for growth of S&T staff with respect to their professional recognition.
• Design, implement and manage a system to identify staff for the most prestigious external technical awards.
• Develop and implement metrics and methodologies for tracking and reporting in support of the growth of honors and awards for S&T staff across the laboratory.
• Develop guidance to S&T staff for successfully achieving peer recognition.
• Design and promote opportunities for staff to develop themselves through memberships, participation and service in professional organizations and societies.
• Mentor early career staff by offering guidance on pathways in support of their professional recognition.
• Lead ORNL's responses for nomination requests from DOE and prestigious awards and professional society fellowships.
• Lead and facilitate seminars covering topics related to professional recognition.
• Manage UT-Battelle Awards competition.
• Maintain professional recognition web site and online resources.
• Provide professional recognition and awards information, data, and analysis for ORNL reports and presentations.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in a science or engineering related field.
• 10 or more years of experience in a DOE laboratory, other academic, and/or science and technology organization.
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.
• Expertise in Microsoft products.
• Ability to manage and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• Excellent human relations, critical thinking, written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to develop and manage professional relationships with team members.
• Experience mentoring professionals at various stages in their careers.
• Experience creating staff award nominations for recognition by professional organizations.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with all levels of management, researchers, and staff in a team environment.
• Strong skills in solving problems and implementing solutions.

Benefits

• Health savings account
• Relocation assistance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance