This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of Field Operations - Region VIII in Fargo, ND. The incumbent will collaborate with public and private sector agencies, organizations, and individuals to ensure that identified underserved communities have knowledge of and access to SBA and other federal, state, and community programs and resources that support entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Duties

Market all SBA lending programs and service through outreach and marketing. Conduct outreach, training, education, development, lender recruitment, consultation and working with assigned lenders in the District. Conduct face-to-face visits with individual lending institution for the purpose of delivering SBA loan programs and services in the District. Conduct or participate in training sessions designed to ensure SBA programs and services are optimized in the various financial organizations served by the District. Provide assistance through consultative and customer interactions with lenders. The incumbent of the position may be assigned various local market duties to be determined upon the selection and strengths of the individual

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• You must be a current SBA career/conditional competitive service employee.
• You must successfully complete a background investigation.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

GS-12: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector working independently: in commercial or business loan proposal development, packaging, and structuring; and marketing lending programs and services to external customers through outreach activities; and conducting formal training or professional development; and growing and developing a customer base; and using a variety of software applications and technologies in all aspects of the job. These qualifications must be clearly referenced in your resume. 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: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/general-business-and-industry-series-1101b/ 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 04/17/2024 of this vacancy announcement.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of Field Operations - Region VIII 721 19th Street Suite 400 Denver, CO 80202 US
• Name: Tiffany Maddox
• Email: [email protected]