Senior Grants Data Standards Analyst

Inside Philanthropy; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Health and Human Services, located in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Grants Data Standards Analyst to support the GREAT Act and FIBF for Grants. The role involves aligning grants data standards with federal guidance and coordinating with OMB and other agencies.

The position requires extensive knowledge of grants lifecycle areas and experience with governmentwide grant systems to analyze data, publish insights, and inform program decisions at the senior level.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in grants data standards, systems, or policies.
• Experience analyzing grant data, regulations, and guidance for compliance.
• Proven ability to translate technical findings for nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conducts analyses related to GREAT Act and FIBF for Grants.
• Collaborates with OMB and grant management bodies to support standards adoption.

Skills

Grant data standards

Data analysis

Policy compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

SAM.gov

Grants.gov

USAspending.gov

Job description

Summary

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-DE-26-13068889 under delegated examining procedures. Please review this announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under competitive procedures.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Senior Grants Data Standards Analyst, you will: Conducts complex management and program analyses related to implementation of the GREAT Act and the Federal Integrated Business Framework (FIBF) for Grants, identifying risks, gaps, redundancies, and opportunities for improvement. Assesses alignment of grants data standards with statutory requirements, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance, Federal grants regulations, and Departmental policies, and recommends corrective or enhancement strategies. Collaborates with officials from OMB, Federal grant-making agencies, shared service providers, and standards bodies to analyze and support adoption of grants data standards. Prepares briefings, presentations, and written analyses translating complex technical and analytical findings into clear, actionable information for diverse audiences. Leads analytical workstreams or projects by establishing analytical frameworks, methodologies, milestones, and deliverables.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year of 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. OPM Qualification General Policies Website