Program Specialist - Euless, United States - Small Business Administration

Description

Summary This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Government Contract Business Development

• HQ in Euless, TX.

The position provides senior-level, expert monitoring and processing of CVE applications packages and ensures compliance with Section 862 of the NDAA for FY 2021.

Responsibilities This position is ONLY open to surplus and displaced Small Business Administration employees eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP); displaced Federal employees in the local commuting area eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP); and VEOA eligibles.

To be eligible for CTAP or ICTAP consideration, you may only apply for a position that is at or below the grade level, and does not have greater promotion potential, of the position from which you are being (or have been) separated.

Duties:

Works with the VetCert Risk Program completing certified company desk audit assignments, decertification case processing and administration, and participating in the conducting and administration of VetCert on site visits.

Reviews and analyzes all required documentation for applications, recertifications and program exams for the Veteran and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB and SDVOSB) program to determine program eligibility.

Use judgment to apply the policy and process guidelines to specific cases or problems and/or interpret regulatory and business information as related to VSBCP.

Evaluate complex business, financial and related documents and information to determine specific facts and arrive at a regulatory decision based on all available facts of an assigned case.

Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS:

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: applying knowledge of federal laws, regulations, policies, and procedures which support analysis of eligibility; educating or examining businesses interested in competing for federal contracts or subcontracts (Federal acquisition set aside programs) interpreting statutory or regulatory requirements to determine applicability and reach conclusions that a business is eligible to compete for federal related contracts (e.g.

Assessment of business documents, or regulatory certification requirements).

Review of an organization's business structure regarding ownership and control through supplied business documents and questions asked to each applicant.

Be able to provide or have had experience to provide training, mentoring, and or providing technical guidance or direction to others in regard to a governmental regulatory process.

These qualifications must be clearly reflected on 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:
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 04/29/2024. 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 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 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.