This vacancy is for a Project Manager in the Minority Business Development Agency within the Department of Commerce. This announcement will close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the date the first 50 applicants are received or on the closing date, whichever comes first.

Duties

As a Project Manager, you will perform the following duties: Leads the Program Management Office (PMO) in establishing schedules to meet program milestones and budgets and the execution of project tasks. Participate with the Program Manager in planning work to be accomplished, setting, and adjusting short-term priorities, and preparing work completion schedules. Conduct briefings to senior level executives (SES or higher) related to project costs, schedule, and performance. Provide advice and consultation to senior executives on priorities, and/or project schedules to maintain or restore proper balance to their activities; resolves technical and administrative conflicts. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Project Manager GS-0340-14 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-23-23-11993964, which is open to Merit Promotion 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for the GS-14 you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Formulating and implementing priorities, schedules, and plans for socially and economically disadvantaged business development programs consistent with long-term, strategic-growth interests of an organization; and Experience analyzing key business performance information for the purpose of informing governance, oversight, decisions, actions, communications, and accountability for entrepreneur-focused projects of significant impact and importance; and Experience establishing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating budget controls for program portfolio in excess of $50MM in value; and Conduct briefings and provide technical guidance to customers and senior executive management.

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: Sebastian Phillips
• Email: [email protected]