The incumbent will serve as the Grants Technical Assistant performing office/grants support to the Grants Management Division. This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the first 150 applications are received or 08/31/2023, whichever comes first.

Duties

As a member of the Grants Management Division, the incumbent serves as the Grants Technical Assistant performing office/grants support to the Grants Management Division. Includes pre and post award reviews, obtaining clearances, retrieving, distributing, and preparing grants and cooperative agreements documents, and maintaining the Grants Management Files up to date. Requires knowledge of grants policies, procedures, and practices.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
• Must be able to type at least 40 words per minute.
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at the GS-04 level (ZS-II at NIST). Specialized experience is defined as experience providing a variety of technical and administrative support activities utilizing automated electronic and computer systems. OR 4 years above high school OR Combination of education and experience which is equivalent to the one year of specialized experience. (NOTE: only education in excess of 2 years or 60 semester hours is creditable towards meeting the specialized experience requirement) In addition, applicants must be able to type 40 words per minute. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position allows applicants to qualify with education. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.

Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Grants Management Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Sarah Sadler
• Phone: 301-975-6296
• Email: [email protected]