Supervisory Program Specialist

Summary

As a Supervisory Program Specialist you will be responsible for directing, supervising, and providing technical and administrative oversight to a professional and administrative support staff. OSDBU is responsible for the daily administration of the Department's small business programs in the areas of vendor outreach, procurement guidance, socioeconomic goals, reporting, and preparing reports necessary to satisfy a myriad of requirements pertaining to Department policies and procedures.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

07/29/2024 to 08/12/2024

• Salary

$163,964 - $191,900 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 15

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• Washington, DC

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

25% or less

• You may be expected to travel for this position.

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent

• Work schedule

Full-time

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

15

• Job family (Series)

0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program

• Supervisory status

Yes

• Security clearance

Other

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

• Trust determination process

Suitability/Fitness

• Financial disclosure

No

• Bargaining unit status

No

• Announcement number

CASH-12488503-24-KB-NBU

• Control number

802044400

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This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Federal employees

• Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Land & base management

Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

• Military spouses

• Veterans

Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to applicants eligible for Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees

• Competitive service, Land & base management, Military spouses, and eligible Veterans

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Duties

• Performs full range of supervisory responsibilities to include the planning of work to be accomplished by subordinates, developing performance standards, and implementing measures to increase the quality of work produced.

• Ensure OSDBU's communication strategies are in alignment with the Department's public affairs/ media relation protocols.

• Speaks at numerous events concerning the Department's small business and veteran entrepreneurial programs, articulating VA's vision for small business and veteran entrepreneurship.

• Proactively coordinates with OSDBU leadership to ensure awareness and continuity of organizational communications.

• Provides guidance and direction on correspondence, publicly releasable information and responses.

• Oversee the development of critical training, and education programs, which have a major impact on the VOSB and SB community and structure.

• Develops a regional outreach strategy to identify prospective customers with emphasis on Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Service- Disabled Veeran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) throughout the country.

• Disseminates information and reports to Federal agencies and contractors as needed.

• Responds to Congressional and White House referrals and inquiries pertaining to the Department's small business and veteran entrepreneurial programs on behalf of the Department's senior leadership.

• Serves as OSDBU's SME regarding outreach, communications, education and training and social media components.

• Briefs OSDBU leadership on critical VOSB issues, changes within the media and Congressional community.

• Proactively coordinates with OSDBU leadership to ensure awareness and continuity of organizational communications.

• Provides guidance and direction on correspondence, publicly releasable information, and responses.

• Analyzes forecasted requirements from all Federal agencies. Monitors industry publications to identify new business practices, trends, and innovations and alert government officials of new opportunities for businesses.

• Reviews the cost-benefits analysis and provides final recommendations to Senior Executives as to what conference/events represent the most effective outreach in terms of cost and expected return on investment.

• Establishes baseline performance and challenge goals to promote enhanced opportunities for veterans and service- disabled veterans.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job

• Selectees are subject to a background/suitability investigation

• Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

• A probationary period may be required for employees and supervisors

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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; religions; 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.

The Office of Personnel Management's group coverage qualification standards associated individual occupational requirements (IOR), and individual qualification standards covering white collar occupations in the Federal competitive service can be found here.

To qualify, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-14) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as work that involves (1) Speaking at events concerning the Department' s small business and veteran entrepreneurial programs; (2) Managing responses to Congressional inquiries pertaining to small business and veteran entrepreneurial programs; (3) Developing promotional materials to enhance utilization of small business owners; (4) Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of social media and websites including, but not limited too, Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, Internet and intranet websites and media library.

To be considered for this position, applicants are required to submit a personal writing sample, written within 2 years of the closing date of this announcement.

Time-in-grade: Applicants who are/were federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. For a GS15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS14 level. To support your claim of time in grade, you must submit your most recent appointment, promotion, or within grade increase SF-50 (not an award or general adjustment SF-50). Some applicants may have to submit more than one SF-50 to demonstrate their eligibility. See the required documents section for more information.

Education

There is no educational substitution for the GS15 level.

Additional information

Work Schedule: Regular office hours; Alternate work schedules are available

Title/PD#: Supervisory Program Specialist GS - 15; PD 807680

Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Please contact the special placement coordinator or the human resources specialist listed on this vacancy for more information regarding applying for consideration under schedule A or as a 30% disabled Veteran.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. A well-qualified candidate is defined as meeting all of the minimum qualification standards and eligibility requirements as well as possessing skills that clearly exceed the minimum qualifications requirements for this position. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility can be found here.

VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

"Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), https://www.va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf."

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Applicants who do not fully address the specialized experience needed for the position (as described above in the job announcement) in their resume or who do not possess the education to substitute for it will not be referred for consideration.

After you have met the minimum qualifications, you will be rated on the following competencies based on your application for this position:

• Analytical Thinking

• Communication

• Teach Others

If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job-related information, which may include, but is not limited to responses to the knowledge, skills, and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or an interview.

Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Notice to Applicants: It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual's employment experience will be used only to determine the person's qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.