U.S. Small Business Administration · 12 hours ago

Outreach and Marketing Specialist

Portland, OR

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

1+ years exp

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Business DevelopmentConsulting

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

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Responsibilities

Build and maintain a local network of collaborative partnerships: economic development practitioners in Federal, state, regional and local government, chambers of commerce, business and trade associations, financial institutions, educational institutions and civic/community organizations.

Represent the SBA at a variety of public functions through outreach/presentations/trainings in order to educate the small business, lender and contracting community about SBA programs and services, and other small business-relevant topics.

Participate in or lead projects to accomplish outreach events and will be expected to collaborate with others on the team and other resources to ensure that the projects are successful.

Prepares news releases, news clips, success stories, agency publication contributions, agency statements, pamphlets, public service announcements, video tapes, media skits, media advisory and exhibits.

Produce feature stories for media on successful businesses receiving SBA assistance.

Qualification

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Marketing StrategyCollaborative AlliancesCommunications StrategiesPresentationsBusiness ManagementFinancial ManagementLending TopicsPublic Affairs ActivitiesTraining DevelopmentMedia Relations

Required

You must be a U.S. Citizen

You must successfully complete a background investigation.

You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector that includes working independently in: developing marketing strategy for programs and services for growth and development of a customer base; developing and delivering outreach, training, presentations and education on a variety of business management, financial management or lending topics related to small business; and building and managing collaborative alliances and partnerships with a variety of business development partners; and planning, structuring, and delivering complex communications strategies in order to carry out public affairs activities.

Company

U.S. Small Business Administration

Glassdoor

3.8

U.S. Small Business Administration is a government agency that provides advice, assistance, and protection to small business concerns. It is a sub-organization of U.S. Small Business Administration.

Founded in 1953

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1,001-5,000 employees