Grants Management Specialist

Inside Philanthropy; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Forest Service seeks a leader to guide the Grants and Agreements program, providing strategic direction and oversight across Regions and Stations. This role includes ensuring compliance and coordinating with internal and external customers.

The incumbent will monitor plan implementation, evaluate progress, and lead efforts to align policies with agency requirements and civil rights obligations.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience requirement: four or more of the following: overseeing grants and agreement actions; implementing policies and guidance; providing strategic oversight for annual budget; monitoring internal controls for accountability; providing training for staff and partners; ensuring collaboration with customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide strategic direction for the Grants and Agreements program.
• Monitor implementation of plans and report on goal achievement.
• Ensure compliance with financial systems, records, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Grant management

Budget oversight

Policy guidance

Internal controls

Staff training

Cross-agency collaboration

Job description

Summary

This position is located in the Forest Service (FS), Business Operations, Grants and Agreements (G&A) Program. The individual provides guidance to two headquarters staffs and strategic direction to G&A staffs in every Region and Station. Position will be responsible for the management and oversight of the overall execution of the grants and agreements functions and activities. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Andria Weeks at [e-mail].

Duties

Management and Policy Promotes the successful implementation of strategic plans through continuous monitoring of plan implementation activities.

Evaluates and reports on short- and long-term goal achievement and implements performance management processes to facilitate the monitoring and reporting of accomplishments and performance improvements.

Participates in agency-wide decisions regarding compliance with financial systems, records and regulatory requirements that impact the Grant and Agreement program.

Provides leadership, allocates resources, and implements activities to accomplish Forest Service multicultural organization direction, and Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights requirements, goals, policies, and objectives.

Ability to analyze complex and conflicting regulations and policies, and project effect of changes to laws and regulations and their impact upon grants and agreements administration and management.

Liaison Manages strategic alliances with internal and external entities, including customers, senior leadership and other agencies to ensure effective collaboration and service delivery.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

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-15: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as four or more of the following: Specialized experience is defined as four (4) or more of the following: Overseeing the award and administration of grants and agreement actions; and/or implementing and disseminating policies and guidance; and/or providing strategic oversight for the execution of the annual budget; and/or monitoring internal controls for a grants and agreements program to ensure accountability to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; and/or providing strategic direction for grants and agreements training delivered to staff and partners; and/or ensuring effective collaboration and service delivery with internal and external customers. 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.