Remote Government Contracting Counselor

The University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Arlington seeks a Procurement Counselor for the Cross Timbers APEX Accelerator to provide technical assistance, counseling, and training to businesses pursuing government contracting opportunities. This DoD-funded program helps local companies win contracts by navigating SAM.gov, capabilities statements, marketing strategies, and compliance programs.

You will build relationships with economic development councils and business groups, deliver workshops and webinars, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, government contracting, or related field and three (3) years of relevant professional work experience, or seven (7) years of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Instructs clients in the policies and procedures required to conduct business with government entities.
• Remains informed on current federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to procurement policies, procedures, and decisions.
• Develops, coordinates, facilitates, and presents training workshops and webinars on various government business topics.
• Recruits new clients for the program.
• Represents the Cross Timbers program at conferences, networking events, workshops, seminars, and on-site client visits.
• Pursues and develops working relationships with economic development councils, financial entities, and business advocacy groups.
• Assists clients with developing steps towards government contracting, including SAM.gov, capabilities statements, marketing strategies, and applicable certification programs to clients to increase their company’s appeal to government agencies.
• Assists clients with understanding solicitation requirements and bidding procedures.
• Researches a variety of databases to obtain information on government business opportunities.
• Reviews, interprets, and explains to clients the requirements of various types of solicitations.
• Creates BidMatch profiles for clients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Public speaking

Communication

Research skills

Networking

Training delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience equivalence

Tools

SAM.gov

FPDS

MS Office

Job description

The University of Texas at Arlington seeks a Procurement Counselor for the Cross Timbers APEX Accelerator to provide technical assistance, counseling, and training to businesses pursuing government contracting opportunities. This DoD-funded program helps local companies win contracts by navigating SAM.gov, capabilities statements, marketing strategies, and compliance programs.

You will build relationships with economic development councils and business groups, deliver workshops and webinars, and