This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of Investment and Innovation in Washington, DC. The Ecosystem Development Specialist is responsible for building and maintaining a portfolio of positive relationships with U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Stakeholders including entrepreneur support organizations and federal lab to market leaders across regions and/or industry and technology areas of national priority.

Duties

This position is located in the Office of Investment and Innovation (OII). OII promotes small business and startup investment and innovation by providing critical access to capital, networks, and assistance necessary for businesses to incubate, expand and sustain. OII partners with Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs), Innovation Accelerator Networks, Universities, and the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research)/STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer Program) community. Communicates with Innovation Ecosystems Stakeholders to understands their needs and issues and identifies potential opportunities to collaborate, facilitate connections, and develop strategic initiatives to strengthen, increase and expand connections and access to resources and capital. Develops and implements plans, procedures, and standards to reach goals and objectives, and effectively strengthen and improve OII investment and innovation ecosystem programs aimed at increasing awareness, training, and support for entrepreneur support organizations. Provides advice and guidance to senior executive leadership of OII on a wide variety of issues regarding matters affecting the national investment and innovation ecosystem, and complex decisions involving federal, state, and private-sector investment and innovation ecosystem programs.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

For the GS-14: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector that includes experience in: Managing innovation or investment programs that support small businesses or entrepreneurs; and Building or collaborating with investment or innovation networks and partners from diverse perspectives, including the federal or private sector, to support small businesses or entrepreneurs. These qualifications must be clearly reference on 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: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 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 08/07/2024 of this vacancy announcement.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of Investment and Innovation 409 3rd Street SW Suite 6300 Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: Conor Ryan
• Email: [email protected]