Procurement Counselor, GT Apex Accelerator (Warner Robins, Open Rank, Hybrid)

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
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5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

About the Enterprise Innovation Institute at Georgia Institute of Technology

The Enterprise Innovation Institute (Ei2) is Georgia Tech's economic development arm, comprised of more than a dozen programs. It's the largest and most comprehensive university-based program of its kind in the United States. Its core focus areas include entrepreneurship and startup development, business and industry growth, ecosystem development, and international outreach.

GT APEX Accelerator Department

The GT APEX Accelerator is an organization affiliated with the Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Small Business Programs. It operates as a member program of the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI), Georgia Tech's economic development arm. The GT APEX Accelerator assists Georgia-based businesses get procurement-ready so that they can identify, compete for, and win government contracts at no cost to them. Our mission is to serve as an axis for existing and new businesses to strengthen the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) by accelerating innovation, fostering ingenuity, an establishing resilient and distinct supply chains. Our vision is to be the preeminent conduit and procurer of a resilient industrial base that can deliver preeminent solutions to the military and other government users. GT APEX Accelerator

Warner Robins, GA

The Procurement Counselor, part of the GT APEX Accelerator unit within the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2), offers training and counseling to Georgia businesses on identifying and pursuing contracting opportunities with the defense industrial base, other government agencies and prime contractors. Services include guidance on submitting bids and proposals, billing, and executing contracted work. This role involves regular interaction with business representatives and government officials at local, state, and federal levels, providing advice and counsel to business owners and managers. The location for this role will be in Warner Robins.

Hybrid Working

This position is hybrid: remote and onsite. Incumbent must reside in Georgia. The structure is mostly remote with some in-office requirements (on Georgia Tech campus). The primary office location in the Warner Robins area however, incumbent in this position may be expected to travel state-wide and remain flexible to on-site daily service delivery hours (due to client schedules and/or project requirements).

Major Responsibilities:

• Conduct training and counseling sessions with business clients in ways to qualify for government contracts, researching potential opportunities, pricing, small business assistance certifications, securing registrations, contract performance and pre-audit assistance, cyber security attestations and certifications, and more.
• Document training/counseling activities in our electronic customer reporting system (CRM), enrolling new clients, maintaining client profiles, and setting up Client Bid Match systems.
• Assist clients in researching potential contracting opportunities.
• Assist clients navigate government databases to learn about acquisition policies and procedures, agencies, acquisition forecasts, and explain how to do business with government agencies and prime contractors.
• Promote use of GT APEX Accelerator services through business development and networking efforts including hosting or co-hosting business outreach events, serving as government acquisition subject matter experts on panels, business and at business events as guest speaker.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook https://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/faculty-handbook/3.2.1-research-faculty-hiring-and-promotion-guidelines

Extension Professional I

• A Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Business Management, Accounting/Finance or a related field

Extension Professional II

• A Master's degree in Public Policy, Business Management, Accounting/Finance or a related field and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
• A Master's degree in Public Policy, Business Management, Accounting/Finance or a related field and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a bachelor's degree, or
• A Doctoral degree in Public Policy, Business Management, Accounting/Finance or a related field

Preferred Work Experience: Five to seven years of job-related experience.

Preferred Applicant Background: This position requires an advanced working knowledge of government rules and regulations related to procurement. This position requires skills in written and verbal communication (public speaking and formal presentation/training). Incumbent must demonstrate skills in problem-solving, time management, contract management, and formal proposal development.

Preferred Education: Certification by the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, National Contract Management Association, and/or National Institute for Governmental Purchasing.

Travel: The primary office location can/may be in the Warner Robins area however, incumbent in this position may be expected to travel state-wide and remain flexible to on-site daily service delivery hours (due to client schedules and/or project requirements).

For more information about this position, please email: nancy.cleveland@innovate.gatech.edu

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The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.