SENIOR OFFICER- DIRECTOR

Full Job Description

The Director position is in the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (OASB) located in Washington, DC and is open to all status candidates, with the exception of current SEC employees.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year at the GS/SK-14 level.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector.

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. Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the deadline.

Please check the 'How You Will Be Evaluated' and 'Required Documents' sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: SO-03: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-14 level.

Specialized experience includes the following: Advocating for the interests of small businesses and small business investors, and encouraging small business capital formation; AND Assisting small businesses with compliance and reporting obligations under the federal securities laws; AND Assisting investors in small businesses to assess the risks and rewards of such investments; AND Analyzing policies regarding small business capital formation; AND Preparing, reviewing, or analyzing financial statements of small businesses; AND Assisting small businesses raise capital through registered or exempt offerings under the Securities Act of 1933.

Major Duties:

Typical duties include: Assisting small businesses and small business investors in resolving problems with the SEC or self-regulatory organizations.

Conducting outreach to small businesses and small business investors to solicit views on relevant capital formation issues.

Maintaining educational resources to meet ongoing requests from small businesses and small business investors to support navigating the regulatory framework for capital formation.

Providing substantive analysis of appropriate statistical information relating to the state of small business capital-raising.

Analyzing the potential impact of proposed rules changes and regulations on small businesses and small business investors.

Identifying problems that small businesses have with securing access to capital, including any unique challenges to minority-owned small businesses, women-owned small businesses, and small businesses affected by hurricanes or other natural disasters.

Identifying areas in which small businesses and small business investors would benefit from changes in the regulations of the Commission or the rules of self-regulatory organizations.

Proposing to the Commission changes in SEC regulations or orders and to Congress legislative, administrative, or personnel changes that may be appropriate to mitigate problems identified and to promote the interests of small businesses and small business investors.

Advising the Investor Advocate on issues related to small businesses and small business investors and consulting with the Investor Advocate on proposed recommendations.

Adhering to nondiscriminatory employment practices. Interacting with a variety of organizations and individuals, including Commissioners, SEC staff and management, Congress, and the general public.