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Communities Coordinator (Coal) (Public Notice Flyer)

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Washington, D.C
Closing date
Jul 24, 2021
Duties

Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) plays a critical role in facilitating regional economic development efforts in communities across the nation. EDA is seeking quality job applicants under special hiring authority provided under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). These positions are located in our Regional Office or across their region.

After the closing date, applicants can still submit resumes to: EDACAREER@EDA.GOV

Learn more about this agency

Responsibilities

  • Announcing awardees for the various grants that will impact coal communities, as well as appropriately notifying all applicants of their status, including informing relevant stakeholders (e.g., Congress, other federal agencies);
  • Developing metrics to track and monitor the effectiveness of the ARPA programs on coal communities.
  • Work closely with a cross-functional team of superiors, peers and indirect reports to effectively deliver results.
  • Providing technical assistance to applicants and awardees in coal communities to help set them up for success.
  • Developing processes and reporting to monitor awardee progress against set goals and milestones.
  • Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders relevant to coal communities to ensure they are appropriately engaged.


Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
13 - Position has promotion potential to the GS-13 level.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be suitable for Federal employment.
  • Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).


See "Qualifications section.

Qualifications

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

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, 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 for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

To qualify for the GS-13 grade level you must have one full year of specialized experience. You must possess 52 weeks of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12. Specialized experience is overseeing the support for coal communities, including but not limited to: working closely with the outreach and regional teams to create a strategy and system to build awareness, educate and provide technical assistance to potential applicants, particularly those from coal communities.

Education

There is no educational requirements or substitution of education for this position.

Additional information

Background Investigation: This position is designated as Non-sensitive/Low Risk and requires that a background investigation be conducted and favorably adjudicated in order to establish security eligibility.

Please note this position is being filled under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Employees will be hired under ARPA's Hiring Authority as a Schedule A employee under the Excepted Service for a period not-to-exceed two (2) years.

Veterans' preference is not applicable to this position.

Please DO NOT put your SSN on pages within your application package. Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.

Signature - Before you are hired, you will be required to sign and certify the accuracy of the information in your application.

Selective Service - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

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:
  • Team Management
  • Outreach and Communications:
  • Measurement and Evaluation
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Technical Assistance

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determination process
Credentialing

Required Documents

See "How to Apply" section.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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