Supervisory Grants Management Specialist

This position directs the Financial Assistance Branch within the Cultural Resources Directorate in Washington, DC. The Branch oversees the award and administration of multiple grant programs.

Open to the first 50 applicants or until 05/17/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.The major duties of the Supervisory Grants Management Specialist position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervises a staff of up to 6 permanent and term-appointed financial assistance employees, as well as contractors, and interns.

• Serves as the lead Grants Awarding Officer for the National Park Service's Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science Directorate, responsible for the performance of pre-award and post-award functions in support of various financial assistance programs involving both discretionary and mandatory funding incorporating various legal authorities, and statutory requirements, with various recipients including nonprofits, educational, local and state governments, and tribal entities.

• Oversees grant administration, modification, termination, and cost analysis functions from simple to complex and/or controversial, and administers grants and agreements by monitoring performance, progress and cost, protecting the government's rights, enforcing all terms and conditions and ensuring that all actions are properly completed.

• Reviews financial assistance materials for Directorate grant programs to determine that proposals/agreements conform to Federal laws, regulations, and Bureau and DOI policies. Identifies critical or problematic areas, and in conjunction with technical program specialists, and determines or recommends corrective actions.

• Resolves management and administrative problems that arise in the performance of financial assistance actions.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/17/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted.

An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.

For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

To qualify for the Supervisory Grants Management Specialist position at the GS-13 grade, you must meet the following minimum qualifications by the closing date of this announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of: (1) managing a financial assistance program, cooperative agreement or grant program, from notice of funding availability to closeout. (2) providing technical leadership and staff coordination in financial assistance functional areas including pre-award, post-award, and/or price/cost analysis, implementing new developments, and providing policy interpretation to program managers. (3) serving as a financial assistance awarding officer for a Department of Interior agency. You must include your resume with hours worked per week annotated.

You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week.

Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week.

Volunteer Experience: 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.