Supvy Grants Management Specialist

Department of Agriculture; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The USDA Forest Service seeks a Supervisory Grants Management Specialist to oversee a team of Grants and Agreement Specialists and Assistants within a unit. Responsibilities include supervising, processing grant applications, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing federal funds.

Qualified candidates will have extensive grants management experience, strong supervisory skills, and the ability to interpret complex regulations.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in managing complex grants/cooperative agreements.
• Ability to lead a supervisory team and assign work to meet production/quality standards.
• Experience advising senior program officials and external partners on grant management matters.

Responsibilities

• Process a full range of grant and agreement applications to determine awards.
• Interpret laws and regulations concerning Federal funds and expenditures.
• Approve grants and agreements and notify funding availability.
• Review grant/award applications for clarity and completeness.
• Monitor changes in laws/regulations affecting grants management and reporting.
• Close out grants and agreements per procedures.

Skills

Grant management

Supervisory experience

Regulatory interpretation

Job description

Summary

This Supervisory Grants Management Specialist position is assigned to the USDA Forest Service and provides technical and administrative supervision to a team of Grants and Agreement Specialists and Assistants, responsible for a comprehensive assigned unit's Grants and Agreement program. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact at Maia Enzer at [e-mail].

Duties

Processes a full range of grant and agreement applications used to determine the selection of grant and agreement awards.

Provides interpretation of laws and regulations concerning use of Federal funds and qualifying program expenditures.

Approves all grants and agreements for the unit, as well as notification(s) of funding availability.

Reviews or direct reviews of grant and agreement applications for clarity and completeness.

Monitors and analyzes the effect of changes in laws, regulations and policies pertaining to grants and agreements, administration and management, and performance reporting.

Closes out grants and agreements within the established closeout procedures.

Performs supervisory duties 25% or more of the time.

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-13: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12. Specialized experience is defined as 2 or more of the following: Resolved complex grant and/or cooperative agreements, such as partnerships; Performed pre-award through closeout processes for complex cooperative agreements and/or grants; Established internal unit processes and systems for negotiating and administering grants/cooperative agreements (all phases); Facilitated compliance audits and resolution of any findings with agreements and/or grant recipients; Provided advice to senior program officials, internal customers and external partners on matters related to agreement and/or grants management; and/or Planned and assigned the work to be accomplished by the unit and establishing production or quality standards. 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.