Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Grants Management (OGM). The OGM is responsible for providing centralized services to ETA program offices for federal assistance (grants management) to ensure effective and uniform implementation of Federal and Departmental procurement and assistance regulations and guidelines within ETA. This position is outside the bargaining unit.
Major duties
Duties for this position include: Supervises federal assistance activities within the framework of policies and procedures outlined in relevant procurement and federal assistance regulations at the Federal, Department, and agency levels. This requires extensive knowledge and implementation of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Final Rule (2 CFR Part 200), and DOL's adoption at 2 CFR 2900 (collectively referred to as the Uniform Guidance). Serves as a Grant Officer with signature authority for significant and complex federal assistance programs. Reviews amendments to grants and cooperative agreements, ensuring the requested modifications, as well as the submitted budgets and plans, comply with applicable statutes and regulations. Ensures timely review and award issuance. Provides guidance to program officials and staff and grant recipients in the interpretation, application, and implementation of applicable laws and regulations, policies, procedures, and practices pertaining to all aspects of the grants program activity (e.g., grant planning, administration, termination, and closeout). Serves as a first-level supervisor and accomplishes work through subordinate staff. Plans work to be accomplished, establishes, or adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work. Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Finds ways to improve production or increase the quality of the work directed. Develops performance standards and appraisals. Provides administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit; performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised; establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff members, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Observes workers' performance and demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques. Provides informal feedback to employees related to their performance. Provides training and orientation for the grantee community, as needed. Explains and interprets grant concepts and policies to leadership. Provides training and expertise in area of responsibilities. Attends meetings with management to participate in the formulating of improvement plans and strategies. Prepares oral and written briefings, providing recommended courses of action for management to follow. Develops policies and procedures that regulate and facilitate the provision of procurement and federal assistance services. Responds to official written inquiries from members of Congress, other federal agencies and instrumentalities of Federal Government, public and private organizations, and interested citizens concerning specific questions about individual grants managed and/or general questions about the intricacies of grants management and federal assistance.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements as defined below. Be sure these types of examples are evident in your resume; we will not make assumptions. You must also be able to explain your experience during the interview, if invited. For GS-14 Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of GS-13 in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate significant involvement in ALL of the following activities: Serving as a lead/subject matter expert in implementing and managing grants/cooperative agreements for specific programs; and Performing grant administration tasks for programs using grants/cooperative agreements; and Performing pre-award activities for programs using grants/cooperative agreements.
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