This vacancy is for a Program Manager (SSBCI) in the Minority Business Development Agency within the Department of Commerce. Applicant Limit: This announcement will close at midnight after 50 applicants have been received or on the closing date (whichever is sooner). Only applicants who have applied prior to the announcement closing will be considered.

Duties

As a Program Manager (SSBCI), you will perform the following duties: Conduct quality assurance and collect, analyze, and evaluate data sets to monitor program and create and deliver analysis findings. Plan, manages, and successfully executes key elements of the overall SSBCI program to promote economic growth and job creation by enhancing small business access to capital, supporting minority business enterprises. Manage the program to ensure it achieves its purposes to expand minority-business enterprises participation in the program. Develop, prepare, and communicate detailed program briefs outlining master plans and program objectives with senior level executives (SES or higher). This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Program Manager (SSBCI) GS-0340-15 FPL 15 positions within the Minority Business Development Agency in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This position is also advertised under MBDA-OND-DE-23-11998337, which is open to Delegated Examining eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: managing a program which supports improving socially and economically disadvantaged business's access to capital; developing and implementing business development policy to improve capital investment; developing strategies for resource planning and budgeting expenditure; and, advising senior-level executives related to monitoring and improving business development strategies

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Minority Business Development Agency 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 US
• Name: Mary Fowler
• Phone: 703-259-9309
• Email: [email protected]