You will serve as a Program Analyst (Interagency Coordination Planning Specialist) for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (DR&R), Disaster Policy, Planning, and Partnerships Division (DPP&PD) in Washington, District of Columbia. The position is responsible for ensuring effective planning, operation, evaluation, and communication with DR&R, SBA Field Offices, and SBA's public sector partners.

Duties

As a Program Analyst (Interagency Coordination Planning Specialist) at the GS-0343-13, some of your typical work assignments may include: Coordinating and maintaining cooperative relationships with the federal interagency. Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff in other offices within SBA and with other agencies involved in disaster operations. Developing new and/or modified campaigns and communication strategies that convey information to various interagency audiences. Coordinating across SBA to gather background and develop written and visual materials for internal and external audiences about the cycle of disaster declarations, recovery, and mitigation. Maintaining awareness of policies, procedures, regulations, and legislative actions relevant to the agency's disaster assistance program. IMPORTANT NOTES: This is a Permanent position, which is a competitive service status position with a full-time work schedule. If required to travel to a disaster site, you may encounter hazardous working and/or living conditions, for example, no water or electricity and/or minimal lodging facilities. A valid driver's license may be required. Incorporating the 4.7% General Schedule Increase and a locality payment of 33.26% for the locality pay area of Washington DC effective 1/14/2024. SALARY TABLE 2024-DCB (opm.gov). By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, you can enjoy challenging but satisfying work and join a highly motivated and diverse team that helps families and businesses rebuild their lives after a disaster. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date. This position is also being announced under Delegated Examining Procedures, announcement # DE-24-DPPPD-12247897, open to the general public. This position is not included in a bargaining unit.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government travel credit card.
• Favorable background investigation and credit check are required.
• Credit score below 500 may negatively impact consideration in the hiring process.
• You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• You must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date, if applicable.
• This position is not included in a bargaining unit.

Qualifications

*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. If qualifying based on related unpaid (e.g. volunteer service) experience, you must provide hours worked per week and beginning/ending dates (mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy). Federal status applicants must meet both Time-In-Grade AND experience requirements by the closing date of this announcement. However, if you have separated from the Federal Government for at least 52 weeks, you are not subject to the Time-in-Grade requirement. Time-In-Grade Requirement: GS-13: Must have held grade GS-12 for 52 weeks You may qualify based on experience. Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level. GS-13: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-12 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following: Knowledge of federal interagency, specifically disaster assistance programs. Demonstrated experience in communicating with internal and external audiences; and Experience in developing and implementing policies, procedures, regulations, and/or legislative actions relevant to disaster assistance.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications website: Management and Program Analysis Series 0343 (opm.gov)

Contacts

• Address Disaster Policy, Planning, and Partnerships Division 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050 Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: ODAHQ HR
• Email: [email protected]