Senior Grants Data Standards Analyst

US Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Washington, DC-based U.S. Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services seeks a highly qualified grants data specialist.

The role requires specialized experience at the GS-13 level or higher, with proven ability to analyze grant systems, data standards, and lifecycle processes across multiple programs. Ideal candidates will work with federal grant systems to inform policy decisions, prepare analytical briefs, and support interagency initiatives such as the GREAT Act and FIBF.

Qualifications

• One year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-13 in the Federal service performing at least 3 of the following: analyzing grants data standards, grant system documentation, or grant business processes to identify data-related issues and recommend improvements; reviewing grants policies, system requirements, and data initiatives to evaluate compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance and recommend changes.
• Extensive knowledge across multiple grants lifecycle areas (Program Setup, Pre-Award, Award, Payments, Post-Award, Program Reporting, and Single Audit).
• Experience using government-wide grant systems (e.g., SAM.gov, USAspending.gov, Grants.gov, FAC.gov) and agency grant management systems to input, publish, download or analyze grant-related data to support program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare analytical reports, issue papers, data analyses, and briefing materials to support grant-related management decisions; communicate technical findings to nontechnical audiences through clear visualizations, reports, and briefings for executives and cross-agency partners.
• Conduct analysis to support implementation of the Grants Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act and development of associated data standards or the Federal Integrated Business Framework (FIBF) for Grants.
• Support a major grant-related interagency effort with substantial contributions and coordinate with program teams to inform policy decisions.

Job description

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-CDC-MP-26-13049799 under merit promotion procedures. Please review this announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under merit promotion procedures.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Probationary (or trial) period may be required

You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing at least 3 of the following:

• Analyzing Federal grants data standards, grant system documentation, or grant business processes to identify data-related issues and recommend improvements; reviewing grants policies, system requirements, and data initiatives to evaluate compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance and recommend any necessary changes.
• Demonstrating extensive knowledge and experience across multiple grants lifecycle areas (such as in a system, data, or program context). Lifecycle areas include Program Setup, Pre-Award, Award, Payments, Post-Award, Program Reporting, and Single Audit.
• Extensively using one or more governmentwide grant systems (e.g., SAM.gov Assistance Listings, SAM.gov Entity Information, USAspending.gov, Grants.gov, or FAC.gov) as well as one or more agency grant management systems to input, publish, download or analyze grant-related data to fulfill program requirements and produce insights that inform program decisions and outputs.
• Preparing analytical reports, issue papers, data analyses, decision memoranda, and briefing materials to support grant-related management decisions; communicating technical findings to nontechnical audiences through clear visualizations, reports, and briefings that support executives, program teams, or cross agency partners.
• Conducting analysis to support implementation of the Grants Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act and development or implementation of the associated grants data standards or the Federal Integrated Business Framework (FIBF) for Grants; or making significant personal contributions to a major grant-related interagency effort.

Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the \"percentage of times\" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

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