This position is located at the Small Business Administration, Office of Small Business Development Centers within the Office of Entrepreneurial Development in Washington D.C. Accountable for the overall supervision of grants and budgetary management of the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program.

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to: * As a warranted Grants Officer, is accountable for the overall supervision of grants and budgetary management of the SBDC program. * Conduct management analysis within the office; plan, direct, and manage the work of a team of grants management specialists, a financial program analyst, and a program specialist. * Review financial examinations, manage all specialty grants, develop, and implement plans that support disaster response, internal controls and legislative, regulatory and policy changes. * Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must successfully complete a background investigation.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• You may be required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

GS-14: Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector performing ALL of the following: (1) Administering and executing full life-cycle of grants, including cooperative agreements; AND (2) Developing, communicating and implementing Federal grant assistance regulations, policies and procedures to provide expert advice and assistance to subordinates, program staff and cooperative agreements; AND (3) Serving and or possessing authority to sign and approve grants; AND (4) Leading individuals to achieve organizational goals and objectives. PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC IN YOUR APPLICATION/RESUME. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified. 1. Must have a current Grants Officer warrant. And, include a copy of your warrant with your application package. 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 web site: Financial Administration and Program Series, 0501 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. TIME-IN-GRADE: If you are a current career or career-conditional federal employee applying for promotion under Merit Promotion you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions at the next level lower than the position being filled All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 01/29/2024.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of Entrepreneurial Development 409 3rd Street SW Suite 6200 Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: Christina Ly
• Email: [email protected]