You will serve as a Program Analyst for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (ODR&R), Disaster Policy, Planning, and Partnerships Division (DPPPD) in Washington, District of Columbia. This position provides advice and assistance on a variety of analytical issues including long-range planning, procedural and policy development, and policy implementation.

Duties

As a Program Analyst at the GS-0343-13, some of your typical work assignments may include: Providing advice and assistance on a wide range of analytical issues including long-range planning, procedural and policy development, and policy implementation. Assisting DPPPD in defining disaster recovery, response, and resilience solutions, supporting the development of the SBA-wide disaster response and recovery policies, and providing organizational support to SBA's declared disasters. Supporting national, state, regional, local, and stakeholder communities during disaster recovery. Participates in the creation of procedures to develop and increase resilience. IMPORTANT NOTES: This is a Permanent position, which is a competitive service status position 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. A valid driver's license may be required. By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, 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 also being announced under Delegated Examining Procedures, announcement # DE-25-DPPPD-12664569, open to the general public. 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 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 web site: Management and Program Analysis Series 0343 (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 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 01/16/2025.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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: Management and Program Analysis Series 0343 (opm.gov)

Contacts

• Address Disaster Policy, Planning, and Partnerships Division 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050 Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: Ebube Utomi
• Phone: 703-487-8231
• Email: ebube.utomi@sba.gov