You will serve as a Senior Advisor for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R) Headquarters in Washington, District of Columbia. This position serves as the subject matter expert to the Associate Administrator (AA/DR&R) and the Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA/DR&R) in the areas related to strategic planning and initiatives, policy, and management priorities, change management, performance metrics, and trend analysis.

Duties

As a Senior Advisor at the GS-0301-15, some of your typical work assignments may include: Overseeing successful accomplishment of strategic initiatives and policy and management priorities. Recommending policy, organizational, and operational procedures regarding the management of ODR&R. Coordinating with ODR&R leadership on major and sensitive issues. Advising the ODR&R management on appropriate actions necessary to maintain an effective, efficient organizational structure, to include manpower use and functional alignment. Preparing policy statements, program proposals, and instructions for submission to the ODR&R management for approval. 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 Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience - HQ, 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 position is not included in a bargaining unit.

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.
• You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• You must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date, if applicable.
• This position is not included in a bargaining unit.

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: Experience drafting guidance and direction regarding program management and reporting; and Developing plans, tasks, milestone dates and/or schedules to ensure proper sequencing of events and tracking of processes and costs throughout the life cycle of a program/project; and Experience making recommendations for actions when adjustments or a different course of action is necessary; and Applying analytical skills for the assessment and improvement of a program, management processes, and/or systems; and Coordinating high-level meetings, conferences, and/or multi-organizational activities to ensure multiple departments, agencies, or organizations receive applicable 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: 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 12/06/2024.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this position.

Qualification Standards: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301

Contacts

• Address Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience - HQ 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050 Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: Sheryl Scott
• Email: [email protected]