Outreach specialist

Summary This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of Field Operations - Region IV in Wilmington, NC.

Senior OMS provides oversight of SBA programs grantees and Resources Partners including compliance reviews, site visits, and decision making on the full spectrum of complexities found in OMS support functions.

Responsibilities Build and maintain a local network of collaborative partnerships : economic development practitioners in Federal, state, regional and local government, chambers of commerce, business and trade associations, financial institutions, educational institutions and civic / community organizations.

Represent the SBA at a variety of public functions through outreach / presentations / trainings in order to educate the small business, lender and contracting community about SBA programs and services, and other small business-relevant topics.

Participate in or lead projects to accomplish outreach events and will be expected to collaborate with others on the team and other resources to ensure that the projects are successful.

Conduct advising and training on SBA programs. Field technical representative responsible for compliance oversight of SBA district office customers.

Conduct program evaluations, monitors and assesses awardee performance, ensures that grantees comply with terms and conditions of award, and reviews financial reports in accordance with associated SOP guidance.

• developing and delivering outreach, training, presentations and education on a variety of business management, financial management or lending topics related to small business;

and building and managing collaborative alliances and partnerships with a variety of business development partners. These qualifications must be clearly referenced in 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 : General Business and Industry Series, 1101b 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 03 / 14 / 2024.

Education Education may not be substituted for experience for this position. APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE : Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.

S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.

Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and / or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.

S. Department of Education. Verify School accreditation. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, click on : Foreign Education. Additional Information Career and InterAgency Career Transition Assistance Programs : Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) is a program that helps "surplus" or "displaced" federal employees improve their chances of finding a new job in their current agency (intra-agency, i.

e. SBA employees only). Inter-Agency Career Transition Assistance (ICTAP) is a program that helps "surplus" or "displaced" federal employees improve their chances of finding a new job at another agency (inter-agency;

i.e. not applying to their current or former agency). You are eligible for CTAP / ICTAP if : 1. You are a current federal employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee meaning you have received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF).

2. Your agency, or the agency to which you are applying, is accepting applications from within or outside of the permanent workforce.

3. The position to which you are applying MUST BE in the Local Commuting Area of the position of record from which you are being displaced.

4. You meet the qualifications and other requirements of the job for which you are applying. This includes being rated as well-qualified for the position (score of 85 or better based on your responses to the competencies and associated questions listed within the assessment).

Selective Service : If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

For additional information visit www.sss.gov. Consistent with work requirements and current SBA Policy, and all applicable provisions of the collective bargaining agreement with AFGE the SBA offers employees opportunities to perform work at an alternative location (e.

g. home). Telework may be available. For information on Telework visit : Additional vacancies may be filled from this vacancy announcement if additional vacancies occur within 180 days of the date the certificates were issued.

Last updated : 2024-03-03