Job opening: General Business Specialist
Salary: $132 368 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Nov 08 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
NIST works with industry and science to advance innovation and improve quality of life. We're looking for a General Business Specialist to join our team!
This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the first 100 applications are received or 11/15/2023, whichever comes first.
Duties
Serves as NIST Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Manager. Manages NIST-wide SBIR Program to solicit, identify, and evaluate proposals from small businesses. Serves as the Federal Program Officer for SBIR awards and works closely with Grants Management Division to announce funding opportunities and issue awards. Works with NIST's Safeguarding Science Research Security Review Team to ensure SBIR award recipients' compliance with federal due diligence program requirements through policies, and education and training. Assists with the solicitation and review process for internal technology maturation funding programs.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
- Suitable for Federal employment
- Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
- Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure, Form OGE-450
- Bargaining Unit Position: No
Qualifications
To qualify, applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 (ZA-III for NIST). Specialized experience is defined as working with the Small Business Innovation Research Program or related programs, experience managing grants programs or federal contracts; experience developing and writing organizational policies and procedures, and knowledge of the principles, and practices of an administrative/business professional field.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook.
If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration
Education
Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.
Contacts
- Address Technology Partnerships Office
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
US
- Name: Marsha McRae Blair
- Email: [email protected]
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