You will serve as an Outreach and Engagement Specialist for the US Small Business Administration, in Washington, District of Columbia. The position ensures effective planning, operation, evaluation, and communication with ODR&R Field Offices and serves as the headquarters point of contact for all public sector engagements including, all other federal agencies and state entities, as well as federal, state, and local elected officials.

Duties

As an Outreach and Engagement Specialist at the GS-0301-13, some of your typical work assignments may include: Coordinating and maintaining cooperative relationships with public sector organizations to ensure smooth partnership. Maintaining awareness of communication, policies, procedures, regulations, and legislative actions relevant to the agency's disaster assistance program. Coordinating the DR&R organizational structure to gather background and develop written and visual materials (as necessary) for internal and external audiences during the cycle of disaster declarations. Establishing products for internal and external use when necessary, focusing on disaster victim centric information, training exercises, or other presentations. Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff in other offices within SBA and its resource partners and with other agencies involved in disaster operations. IMPORTANT NOTES: This is a Permanent Appointment in the Competitive service with a Full-Time work schedule. This position is also being announced under Delegated Examining Procedures, announcement #DE-25-DPACD-12628984, open to the general public. In order to receive consideration as a status candidate, you must apply to the Merit Promotion announcement. Mandatory Overtime: In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required heighten Disaster Activities. 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 US Small Business Administration, 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.
• 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-13: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate ALL the following: - Experience analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of a disaster assistance program or policy in meeting established goals and objectives; and Experience analyzing new or proposed emergency management legislation or regulations to determine impact on program operations and management; and Experience drafting written summaries to convey information; and Experience planning, implementing, managing, and/or reporting activities; and Experience communicating with internal and external stakeholders regarding an organization/agency's program. 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 12/27/2024.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this position.

Contacts

• Address Disaster Public Affairs and Communications Division 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050 Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: Breanna Johnson
• Email: [email protected]