Program Analyst (Recovery Coordinator)

Full Job Description

**The duty station will be established at any SBA District Offices within Region 10 OR Citrus Heights, CA** You will serve as a Program Analyst (Recovery Coordinator) for US Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, Field Operations Center West in Citrus Heights, CA.

This position is responsible for coordinating disaster recovery efforts with other recovery and resilience program management stakeholders and partners in a field environment for a protracted period.

Generally, time in Non-Pay status is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed below.

Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer.

Average work hours must be stated on resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level.

GS-13: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-12 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position.

This specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience in response and recovery operations for emergencies such as natural or manmade disasters; AND Experience with coordinating with local, state, or federal officials or stakeholders during emergencies; AND Provide response and recovery support for all disaster survivors and community stakeholders; AND Draft task-orientated plans that integrate an organization's programs with local, state, or tribal governments, or key stakeholders.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions.

It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications web site: Program Analyst (Recovery Coordinator) Series 0343 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work.

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. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 02/20/2026. Major Duties:

As a Program Analyst (Recovery Coordinator) at the GS-0343-13, some of your typical work assignments may include: Develop pre-disaster relationships within the Whole Community to create a methodical and formulaic approach to long term recovery that promotes resiliency and facilities post-incident recovery operations.

Serve as Agency spokesperson at regional conferences, meetings, committees, and working groups to present the organization's message and to ensure seamless integration of incident recovery operations.

Use exceptional knowledge of the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) to represent SBA in Federal, state, and local meetings to develop, monitor, and execute SBA's role in recovery efforts in the impacted state, in both a pre and post disaster environment.

This position is also being announced under Merit Promotion Procedures, announcement # MP-26-FOCE-12879931, you must apply in order to receive consideration as a status candidate.

Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date.