Total 15 job vacancies by Small Business Administration

• Programs that fall under the authority of the role include Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Historically Underutilized Small Business Program (HUBZone), 8(a) Business Development program (8(a)), and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB).
• Maintains extensive knowledge and expertise in the certification and compliance processes for all certification programs within GCBD that help firms engage and expand in the federal marketplace.
• Directs the management of the assigned programs to include planning, development, coordination and evaluation of the entirety of the program.
• Serves as manager of all senior management personnel assigned to the programs listed above. This position has supervision, direction oversight, and authority over all processes and programs within these areas. Serves as an alternate subject matter expert assisting the Associate Administrator with all issues relative to the WOSB, VetCert, 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone certification programs.
• Reviews and compares the adequacy of centralized policies and procedures to determine suitability on the changing situations encountered and initiates center policy changes to and coordinates with other appropriate Agency officials, as necessary.

• Direction and oversight of all aspects of small business development and certification programs supporting government contractors to include 8(a) Business Development (8(a)), Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and Historically Underutilized Business Zone concerns (HUBZone).
• Identifies and implements opportunities for continual process improvement to harmonize programs, streamline and reduce burdensome requirements, and communication effectively across all SBA certification programs.
• Ensures the coordination and development of policies, plans, operating procedures, and standards for effective implementation, administration and promotion of the Agency's certification and government contracting business development programs.
• Leads all efforts and maintains extensive knowledge and expertise in the certification and compliance processes for certification programs and all business development programs to include the 7j funded training programs and the Mentor Protégé Programs that help firms engage and expand in the federal marketplace.

OII's flagship investment and innovation programs deliver billions in funding to many thousands of U.S. Small Businesses and startups each year. The Financial Policy Specialist (Director of Policy) leads and coordinates all aspects of OII's policies, regulations, rules, and legislation for the SBIC and SBIR/STTR programs.

• Develops, recommends, and interprets the national policies, objectives, and priorities of OII's funding programs consistent with the intent of national legislation and SBA's authorities.
• Develops, recommends, analyzes, and interprets national policies, objectives and priorities relating to the financial needs of high-growth, innovation, technology, and R&D-focused small businesses and designs solutions to meet these business capital needs through access to investment, federal grants and contracts, advisory services, and public-private partnerships.
• Develops materials and position papers on OII's programs and the investment and innovation support needs of the small business community for use in Congressional hearings and/or briefings.
• Provides technical and administrative supervision to subordinates.
• Supervises staff 20% of one's time.

As a Supervisory Loan Specialist at the GS-1165-13, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Monitors the quality of all loan processing work, including risk review, within the unit for adherence to laws, regulations and established procedures and standards.
• Develops, implements, and maintains policy and procedural training materials associated with all aspects of disaster loan processing within the Department.
• Develops performance standards and evaluates the performance of all subordinate employees.
• Recommends policies, guidelines and procedures for disaster assistance functions within the Department.
• Assists in planning, directing, managing, supervising, coordinating, and evaluating all aspects of loan application processing.

• This is a Permanent appointment in the competitive service with a full-time work schedule.
• Employee's residing within commuting distance of the PDC may be required to physically report to the PDC five days per pay period or more often as determined by Department Management.
• Mandatory Overtime: In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required while on assignment (up to seven days a week and ten to twelve hours a day).
• By applying for this position with SBA's Processing and Disbursement Center - PDC, 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.
• The PDC Ft. Worth, TX location is conveniently located near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and DART/TRE Station. In addition, employees are eligible to apply for transportation subsidy to utilize the local DART/TRE bus/rail transit system.

As a Supervisory Loan & Business Industry Specialist at the GS-1101-14, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for the completion of work; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments and the
  capabilities of employees.
• Oversees and monitors the quality of written communications with applicants to ensure correspondence conveys accurate information, proper tone, and utilizes correct grammar.
• Exercises significant responsibilities in dealing with officials of other units or organizations, or in advising management officials of higher rank.
• Plans and manages delivery of complex high priority loan applications and services which are central to SBA and its clients.
• Responsible for analyzing the quality and productivity of the Risk Review Department.

• This is a Permanent appointment in the competitive service with a full-time work schedule.
• Employee's residing within commuting distance of the PDC may be required to physically report to the PDC five days per pay period or more often as determined by Department Management.
• Mandatory Overtime: In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required while on assignment (up to seven days a week and ten to twelve hours a day).
• By applying for this position with SBA's Processing and Disbursement Center - PDC, 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.
• The PDC Ft. Worth, TX location is conveniently located near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and DART/TRE Station. In addition, employees are eligible to apply for transportation subsidy to utilize the local DART/TRE bus/rail transit system.

• Provides expert financial advice and counsel to Agency management and personnel on financial management and accounting policies, procedures and practices.
• Provides expert advice and counsel on, and analysis of accounting and financial records for agency programs.
• Provides expert advice and counsel on the effective and efficient operation of all financial management and accounting programs and activities of the Agency, including the credit programs' systems and the administrative accounting system.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is with SBA's Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) Investment and Innovation Ecosystem Development (IIED) Division. OII leads programs that provide the U.S. growth-oriented small business and startup community with access to financial capital, networks, assistance, and research and development (R&D) funds to build and grow small businesses and innovative startups. IIED is responsible for engaging with ecosystem stakeholders and managing the SBA Regional Innovation Cluster Initiative and the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition.


Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Managing a portfolio of SBA's development initiatives, providing oversight, and evaluation of program milestones; reviewing quarterly reports to identify problems and issues, providing training and resolving problems.
• Resourcing management process for greater program management; facilitates the programming and efficient use of funding to support requirements.
• Developing specific program planning data that incorporates cost, scheduling, forecasting, and evaluating.
• Developing an understanding of the role and the authority and exercises persuasion and professionalism to assure compliance with best program practices, methods, and management policies.
• Contacting public and private sector resources to determine scope of their programs and initiatives for small business owners; identifies key metrics for management consideration.

As a Human Resources Specialist, GS-0201-11/12, you will be responsible for:

• Provides oversight of staffing and recruitment activities to ensure Delegated Examining and Human Resource Operations are conducted in a manner consistent with SBA strategic goals and policies, and governmentwide laws, rules, and regulations.
• Provides advice and guidance to the servicing HR offices and OHRS divisions in development of their corrective action plan to address the required and recommended actions.
• Collaborates with other staff in the development of new or revised policy guidance for review by the Strategy Director and other HR managers, staff and serves as the point-of-contact for the division during the review and concurrence process, prior to finalizing the policy.
• Develops written training materials and reference guides for complex training programs. Assists in the development of training plans for other facets of HR training, as appropriate to ensure the content is compliant with laws, regulation, and policies.

• Provides analysis to management and center directors as to the effectiveness and efficiency of internal customer use of financial systems.
• Uses analytic methods and techniques to evaluate and determine the causes of discrepancies and ensure corrective actions between transaction details and summary data are completed prior to posting to the agency accounting system.
• Analyzing the proper use of budget organization codes to denote how transactions are to be applied in the agency accounting and administrative systems.
• Provides customer service to internal and external customers.

As a/an Public Engagement Coordinator at the GS-0301-13, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Coordinating and maintaining cooperative relationships with organizations to ensure smooth partnerships.
• Working with various federal, state, local agencies, and partner organizations to improve the delivery of disaster assistance programs.
• Maintaining awareness of policies, procedures, regulations, and legislative actions relevant to the agency's disaster assistance program.
• Establishing products for internal and external use when necessary, focusing on disaster survivor-centric information, and impact on the delivery of disaster assistance.

• This is a temporary position, which is an Excepted service status position with a full-time work schedule. You will be given an initial appointment for up to 1 year, but not more than 7 years. If all other conditions of employment are met, this appointment may be extended, up to a total of seven (7) years in increments determined by SBA.
• 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.

As a/an Public Engagement Coordinator at the GS-0301-14, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Ensuring effective planning, operation, evaluation, and communication with internal and external partners.
• Coordinating and maintaining cooperative relationships with organizations to ensure smooth partnerships.
• Working with various federal, state, local agencies, and partner organizations to improve the delivery of disaster assistance programs.
• Maintaining awareness of policies, procedures, regulations, and legislative actions relevant to the agency's disaster assistance program.
• Establishing products for internal and external use when necessary, focusing on disaster survivor-centric information, and impact on the delivery of disaster assistance.

• This is a temporary position, which is an Excepted service status position with a full-time work schedule. You will be given an initial appointment for up to 1 year, but not more than 7 years. If all other conditions of employment are met, this appointment may be extended, up to a total of seven (7) years in increments determined by SBA.
• 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.

• Provides analysis to management and center directors as to the effectiveness and efficiency of internal customer use of financial systems.
• Uses analytic methods and techniques to evaluate and determine the causes of discrepancies and ensure corrective actions between transaction details and summary data are completed prior to posting to the agency accounting system.
• Analyzing the proper use of budget organization codes to denote how transactions are to be applied in the agency accounting and administrative systems.
• Provides customer service to internal and external customers.

As a SUPERVISORY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST at the GS-2210-15, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serves as senior financial & program - subject matter expert for SBA's Capital Access Financial Systems (CAFS) which supports the agency's trillion-dollar disaster and guaranty loan portfolio.
• Responsible for defining and monitoring performance metrics for OCA and provides recommendations for process, systems and quantitative and qualitative factors.
• Managing risk-based information security, data security, and cybersecurity programs within Federal guidelines and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards.
• Oversees the daily operation of the team, ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed; develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates.
• Serves as a point of contact for the agency with OCA Lending Partners and Vendor Associates concerning the interaction with OCA financial assistance business applications; addresses Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and IT audit findings; and represents and speaks for the OCA in conferences and meetings with Agency program officials, other agency officials, private sector lender or financial services organizations and national professional groups regarding complex system issues impact on OCA and its customers.

• This is a Permanent appointment in the competitive service with a full-time work schedule.
• By applying for this position with SBA's Disaster Lending Division - DLD-IT, 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.

• Formulates short and long-range strategic goals, based on industry best practices, President's Management Agenda, Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act, Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), other applicable information technology statutes, and SBA's Strategic Plan.
• Develops action plans and conducts investment reviews based on cost/benefit analysis of current information architecture, software, equipment and information technology training needs to improve SBA's management information systems and directly support the strategic mission, nationally.
• Monitors and evaluates the performance of information systems based on applicable performance measures.
• Participates with the CIO in directing policy development which restructures the current system in order to efficiently and effectively coordinate the efforts of the agency, streamline existing reporting and decision-making process, as well as permit optimal oversight and direction of the information technology program.
• Participates in e-Government (eGov) initiatives, providing expert advice and guidance on providing business owners and prospective owners with access to needed information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through IT for service delivery.

As a Loan Specialist (General) at the GS-1165-9, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Investigates and evaluates credit history to determine credit worthiness of applicant business, related affiliates, and principal owners of applying applicant business.
• Processes business loans, more complex residential loans, and all types of business and economic injury loans.
• Uses creativity and judgment to reach sound credit recommendations that assist disaster victims while protecting the interests of the government.
• Evaluates collateral by considering type of collateral property, lien position, and available equity.
• Notifies applicant in writing of the information necessary to proceed with processing loan requests.

• This is a Term appointment, which is a Competitive service position.
• Mandatory Overtime: In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required heighten Disaster Activities.
• By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Capital Access, 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.
• Employee's residing within commuting distance of the PDC may be required to physically report to the PDC four days per pay period or more often as determined by Department Management.
• The Term Appointment does not confer competitive status, reinstatement rights, or eligibility for non-competitive conversion to a permanent job to the individual(s) selected. You may be promoted or reassigned to another term position within SBA's Office of Capital Access; however, you may not be non-competitively appointed to another Federal position. You will be given an initial Term Appointment lasting more than 1 year, but not more than 4 years. If all other conditions of employment are met, this appointment may be extended, up to a total of four (4) years in increments determined by SBA.
• If selected, employees work on an intermittent (on-call) work schedule. This means that employees are in a pay status only when activated to respond to workload needs, especially in response to heightened disaster activity. When no longer needed, employees return to a non-pay status until the next event necessitates additional staff.
• However, depending on the workload and/or level of disaster activity, your work schedule may be changed to full-time. Subsequently, if the workload decreases, your work schedule may be changed back to intermittent.
• This is not a bargaining unit position.