Grants Management Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located at a Forest Service unit in Business Operations, Grants and Agreements. The incumbent serves as a Grants and Agreements Specialist responsible for all aspects of awarding and administrating grants and agreements. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Victoria Hahka at [email protected].
Major duties
Approve all grants and agreements for the unit, as well as notification(s) of funding availability within the limits of delegated authority. Review reimbursement requests, process payments and close out agreements within established procedures. Participate in establishment of internal administrative and financial controls or systems. Negotiate grants and agreements within the limits of delegated authority. Advise on grant or agreement modifications and extensions of performance period(s) for completion of work submitted by the partner. Assist in evaluating proposed legislation to determine extent of probable impact to processes and objectives. Examine appropriate legislative and program authority prior to execution of each grant or agreement. Develop instruments, request proposals, analyze responses and make or recommend acceptance by higher authority.
What you need to qualify
In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two (2) or more of the following: Monitored conventional grant and/or cooperative agreements to assess compliance with regulatory, policy, and reporting requirements, such as monitoring long-established formula grants to ensure compliance with award provisions and to track financial performance trends; Performed standard grants or agreement administration tasks, such as independently conducting standard grant close-out processes, including the preparation of final assessments of compliance with statutory and agency requirements for disposition of property, financial and accounting reconciliation, and resolution of any adverse audit findings; and/or Applied new or modified work methods in performing conventional grant and/or cooperative agreement pre-award tasks, such as generating grant solicitations, identifying potential negotiation strategies, and making recommendations to resolve problems. OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three years progressively higher level graduate education which must be directly related to the position and demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work; such as: contracting, financial management, business administration, public administration, or any other related field; OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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.
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