Grants Management Specialist GS-1109-09 FPL GS-12 (MP)

This position serves as a Grant Management Specialist in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), performing professional work for educationally related program (or group of programs) directed towards improving American education.

APPLICATION LIMIT : This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200 application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.

As a Grants Management Specialist GS-1109-09, you will be responsible for: Assisting with the administration and management of discretionary grants throughout all phases of the awarding process, including pre-award (planning), award, post-award, and close-out activities. Supporting team members with the development of program requirements and the formulation of program policy.

Assisting team members in engaging internal and external stakeholders to gain relevant insights into the issues, challenges, and opportunities that program policies must address. Supporting the review of program plans to ensure that requirements are met. Building cross-program knowledge and develop communication channels across the organization to better support the efficient management of grant funds and grantee assistance.

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement. If you are a current federal employee, you must meet all time-in-grade and time-after competitive appointment qualifications within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement. To verify that you meet these requirements, we will review your responses to the core eligibility questions on the occupational questionnaire, as well as your submitted resume and required documents.

To make an accurate determination, you will need to include on your resume your federal position title, pay plan, occupational series, grade level, agency, dates for which you held the grade level (stated as MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY, OR MM/YYYY to PRESENT), and total hours worked per week. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.

g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-09, if you possess the specialize experience, education, or a combination of the two. Specialized Experience for the GS-9 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-07 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:

1. Experience in K-12 education, including charter schools; or other areas such as, but not limited to, K-12 education grants or providing professional development for teachers and school leaders.
2. Experience in providing technical assistance to education/school grant recipients for enhancing the implementation of the proposed project.
3. Experience contributing to the development of program policies or requirements. OR EDUCATION (see EDUCATION SECTION of the vacancy announcement) OR A combination of both education and experience in which the total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).
4. Knowledge of organizational and administrative principles, concepts, and methodologies sufficient to plan and carry out difficult and well-precedented projects.
5. Ability to follow specific, detailed guidelines that are available including program legislation, directives, administrative regulations, and other guidance.
6. Ability to apply well-established program operations, techniques, and methods to identify and recommend solutions to problems.

You may meet the minimum qualifications of this position by meeting the following education options. (GS-9) Two years of graduate education (beyond a bachelor's degree). or A master's degree or equivalent degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related or A combination of specialized experience and education that when taken as a percentage of the required education and experience total 100% or more.

Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education .