Clarification from the agency

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

As a Program Coordinator, you will perform the following duties:

• Provide oversight and major problem resolution for the FY2025 Disaster Recovery program activities and staff, as well as the corresponding comprehensive evaluation and in-depth analysis of potential changes in EDA priorities and milestones.
• Assist the Area Director and Regional Director with the development of a comprehensive investment strategy for the assigned territory within the region for the FY2025 Disaster Recovery program.
• Lead staff in developing a comprehensive investment strategy for their geographic region of responsibility for the FY2025 Disaster Recovery program within the comprehensive framework of the desired objectives of the Area Director.
• Oversee and provide necessary expertise to staff managing construction projects for the FY2025 Disaster Recovery program, involving the management and administration of the construction of commercial buildings, as well as sewer, wastewater treatment facilities and other critical industrial and commercial infrastructure consistent with PWEDA.

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 trial 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.
• Drug Test Required: No
• License required: No
• Pre-employment physical required: No
• Bargaining Unit Position: No
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: will not be paid
• Resume submissions must NOT be more than two pages in length. No more than two pages will be considered.
• These are appointments for 1 year, that may be extended for 1 additional year; however, the appointment authority allows conversion to a permanent position, subject to workload, funding, and performance at the Manager's discretion.
• Remote work is NOT authorized. Situational telework is authorized up 52 hours per calendar year. Employees are expected to report in-person according to their approved work schedule.

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:

• Overseeing and managing complex economic development programs.
• Managing full lifecycle of construction projects.
• Supervising staff including planning and managing workload, directing and prioritizing tasks, and evaluating performance.
• Conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis of programmatic activities.
• Strong negotiation and communication with internal and external stakeholders, including formulating recommendations for leadership and representing agency interests externally.

How you will be evaluated

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

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

See 'Qualifications' Section.Your two page resume will be reviewed to determine whether the specialized experience listed under the Qualification Section, is contained in the work history. If it is determined that the specialized experience is met, you will be contacted at the discretion of the Hiring Office.