Clarification from the agency

All United States citizens, nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the United States.

As a Management & Program Analyst (Economic Inclusion Lead) (Public Notice Flyer), you will:

Program Management:

• Provide technical support in the design, implementation and monitoring of technical assistance programs that target distressed communities, including traditionally underserved populations as well as underserved communities within geographies that have been systemically and/or systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic prosperity.
• Oversee the Equity Impact Investments program, providing key input on implementation and strategy, facilitating relevant feedback from EDA Regional Offices and other program teams in support of technical assistance work.

• Promote, advise and assist EDA staff to incorporate data, research and tools that advance inclusive economic development practices into program planning and decision making.
• Monitor and summarize data related to EDA's Equity Investment Priority.
• Support the exchange of best practices in the execution of economic inclusion programming through briefs and other summary documents and tools.
• Contribute to the creation of integrated strategies around economic recovery and inclusion metrics and research projects.

• Engage with EDA staff and other federal programs supporting equitable economic development, including programs targeting historically underserved communities, areas of persistent poverty, and underinvested rural areas.
• Design partnership opportunities with key stakeholders including industry associations who support targeted constituencies, underrepresented populations, community-based organizations, and advocacy groups to share learnings and facilitate the participation of their networks in appropriate projects (i.e., EDA Communities of Practice).
• Coordinate with EDA's Office of External Affairs and Communications and Regional Offices to amplify outreach at national, regional, state and local levels. Provide technical support to Economic Development Representatives to improve and extend outreach to underserved populations and geographies.
• Represent EDA's external program efforts on the Department of Commerce Equity Council and disseminate the goals of the council throughout EDA's work.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use of possession of drugs.
• A trail period may be required.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/)
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• License required: No
• Pre-employment physical required: No
• Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will not be paid

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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.

To qualify at the GS-14 level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience:

• Implementing policies, rules, processes and procedures that will guide program management and oversight operations; and
• Creating strategies for long term program and process forecasting to support policy changes; and
• Coordinating and managing communications and outreach with external stakeholders; and
• Applying quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques; and
• Experience leading programs or initiatives related to equity (equitable economic development)

How you will be evaluated

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

See 'Qualifications' Section.

The competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform this job are:

• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Project Management
• External Awareness
• Grants Management
• Customer Service