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Job opening: Business Opportunity Specialist

Salary: $86 962 - 113 047 per year
Published at: Jan 29 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of Field Operations - Region IV in Jacksonville, FL. Responsible for the full scope of the Agency's government contracting & business development programs developing & conducting outreach & training to strengthen & improve business opportunities for eligible small businesses.

Duties

The Business Opportunity Specialist coaches and guides a portfolio of 8(a) firms in the development and maintenance of business plans. Maintains regular performance monitoring and reporting techniques to assure compliance with the firm's participation in the 8(a) Business Development program. Develops and administers the portfolio by providing support to address the firm's gaps in areas such as contract sourcing, business capture and marketing assistance, financial consultation and providing guidance regarding business growth and development. As a Business Opportunity Specialist, GS-12, you will actively engage in the following duties:

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.
  • Incumbent requires a valid driver's license. (Do not submit with application.)

Qualifications

GS-12: At least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector that demonstrates the ability to work independently in all of the following: These qualifications must be clearly referenced in your resume. utilizing federal procurement laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; recruiting, training, educating or developing businesses interested in working with the government or with prime contractors; and promoting an organization's programs and services through outreach and marketing. 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: Business Opportunity Specialist (Small Business Administration) Series, 1101 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 Selective Placement Factors: 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. Possess a valid level I Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting (FAC-C) or FAC-C (Professional) or level I Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification or DAWIA Professional. As of September 30, 2023 all applicants will be required to be certified as the FAC-C (Professional). You can find additional information regarding the certifications at https://www.fai.gov/certification/fac-c/new-fac-c-professional and https://www.dau.edu/. You MUST submit your qualifying certification with this application or you will be rated ineligible for consideration. OR You must agree to complete the training program required to obtain Level I FAC-C certification, as a current or future employee of the SBA, by the date that is one calendar year after the date you are appointed as a Business Opportunity Specialist. You will be required to sign a training agreement if selected. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 02/09/2024.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this position.

Education Requirement: A 4-year course of study, from an accredited college or university, leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; or at least 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. You must submit transcripts (official or unofficial) with this application. If selected, official transcripts will be required.

APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Verify School accreditation. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. *** If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. *** For further information, click on: Foreign Education.

This is a bargaining unit position with AFGE Local 228.
This is not a drug testing designated position (TDP).

Contacts

  • Address Office of Field Operations - Region IV 233 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30303 US
  • Name: Aquila Bernard
  • Email: Aquila.Bernard@sba.gov

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