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Business Development Specialist

General Services Administration
Office of Strategic Communication
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Summary

As a Business Development Specialist, you will develop partnerships, and network with the federal community and industry to establish new business opportunities in the NCR FAS and establishes best business practices to support the strategic business management program.

This position is located in the Office of the Regional Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Services; 1800 F Street, NW Washington DC.
 

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Overview

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Open date: 02/26/2020
Closed date: 03/06/2020
Location
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$102,663 - $133,465 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Promotion potential
13
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-Time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Occasional Travel Required.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Other
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Announcement number
20FASC040NSBDE
Control number
560939800

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Clarification from the agency

Open to the Public.

Duties

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As a Business Development Specialist, you will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Serves as a customer relationship manager to ensure customer satisfaction and facilitate lateral sales.
  • Incumbent prepares and presents business volume forecasts and projections for inclusion in NCR FAS program and budget submissions.
  • Adept at sales generation and retention through opportunity management for new requirements in support of the competitive acquisition process and fair opportunity.
  • Serves as an analyst for customer needs to support information technology and professional services requirements with the optimal product or service offering available through GSA.
  • Responsible for sales of GSA service offerings to support GSA NCR FAS programs and business lines, and increasing market share to meet or exceed established goals and objectives.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Direct Deposit of salary check to financial organization required.
  • Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
  • Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959
  • US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

  • the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year)
  • number of hours per week you worked (if part time).

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here.

The GS-13 salary range starts at $102,663 and ends at $133,465.

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience providing customer relationship management in sales, market research and analysis, business development concepts, and developing new business markets. Experience must include the following: business development with special focus on acquisition support services to support both military and civilian agencies as it relates to utilization of products and services contracts, as well as government wide acquisitions contracts (GWACs) ; sales generation; increasing market shares including serving as a technical consultant and adviser regarding customer requirements definitions for acquisition support services and conducting analytical studies for both existing and potential markets.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit status: 1217

If you are eligible under Delegated Examining Unit, you may also apply under Vacancy Announcement #20FASC033NSBMP. You must apply separately to each announcement to be considered for both.

Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.

Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement as need; through other means; or not at all.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will use a method called Category Rating to assess your application.  Here’s how it will work:

  • You will be scored on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities:
  • Ability to perform market research, strategic development and examine non-traditional markets to find new business for all NCR FAS business lines involving highly sensitive customer needs, evolving technologies or other unique business circumstances, which can have atypical security, technology or financial parameter.
  • Knowledgeable authority on GSA service and product offerings, and acquisition solutions for all NCR FAS business lines.
  • Knowledge of acquisition, procurement and project management principles utilized by customer agencies to conduct general business operations.
  • Knowledge of Federal Government operations including budget formulation and execution, customer agency business goals and objectives as well as strategic targets for new business.

Your answers to the questions will be used to place you in one of three categories:  Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified.  We will verify your answers to the questions in your resume.  If your resume doesn’t support your answers, we may lower your score, which could place you in a lower category.  Within each category, veterans will receive selection priority over non-veterans.

Additional assessments may be used, and, if so, you will be provided with further instructions.

If you are eligible under Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan or GSA’s Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP/CTAP), you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority.


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Office of Strategic Communication

Agency contact information

Natalie Snead-Burney
Phone
202-969-5703
Fax
000-000-0000
Email
Natalie.Snead-Burney@gsa.gov
Address
GSA, Office of Strategic Communication
General Services Administration
Human Resources Division (WCP)
1800 F. Street NW, Washington DC
Washington, District of Columbia 20407
United States

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