You will serve as a Program Manager (ESD Director) for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (DR&R), Executive Support Division (ESD) in Washington, District of Columbia. This position coordinates all support functions on behalf of the Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (ODR&R) to ensure ODR&R has the required resources to perform its mission successfully.

Duties

As a Program Manager (ESD Director) at the GS-0340-15, some of your typical work assignments may include: Providing expert knowledge of program management, support function policy and strategy concepts, best practices, processes, tools, and methodologies. Coordinating strategic planning for DR&R, supporting the development of the Office's vision, coordinating performance management, and ensuring successful achievement of DR&R's goals. Developing and implementing strategies or alternative procedures and identifying new technologies to improve the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, utilization of manpower, use of equipment, organizational structure, distribution of work assignment, and addressing a fluctuating workload by obtaining feedback from a variety of sources. Keeping the Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) informed of progress and potentially controversial matters. IMPORTANT NOTES: This is a Permanent appointment in the Competitive service 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. By applying for this position with SBA's Executive Support Division, 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 is not a bargaining unit position.

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.
• A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• This is not a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

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-15: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector. This experience must demonstrate all of the following: Knowledge of government hiring, contracting, and budget regulations and policy to provide guidance; and Providing oversight in a wide range of policy functional areas within an agency or organization such as internal controls, fraud risk, quality assurance, and/or management analysis; and Experience assessing and improving programs, management processes, and/or systems; and Coordinating high-level meetings, conferences, and/or multi-organizational activities to ensure multiple departments, agencies, or organizations receive official guidance from the leadership. 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: Qualification Standards: Program Management Series 0340 (opm.gov) 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 08/29/2024.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this position.

Qualification Standards: Program Management Series 0340 (opm.gov)

Contacts

• Address Executive Support Division 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050 Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: Ebube Utomi
• Email: [email protected]