You will serve as a GRANTS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST in the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) of UNIF SRVS UNI OF THE HLTH SCI.

Duties

You will perform a variety of senior-level duties related to the administration and management of Uniformed Services University (USU) awarded grants ranging from small projects to complex multi-site clinical programs. You will serve as the contact person on grantsmanship matters, providing investigators with information, assistance, and direction and processing of research proposals. You will provide assistance in developing budget justification information, ensuring accuracy and clarity, and suggesting appropriate wording where needed. You will review and analyze all program proposals from all award winning recipients of program funds and ensures proper pre-award proposal management in accordance with federal regulations and University policies and procedures. You will perform second-level review of all actions related to grants and research contract administration conducted by junior grants management specialists. You will serve as management analyst for Research Administration and Intramural Programs/Research Development. You will develop and implement policies, philosophies, and procedures for the routine assessment and management of the program. You will perform regular audits of stored data in the grants administration database. You will generate special reports from data stored in the grants management database as directed.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing and developing grant proposals along with conducting complex reviews to provide recommendations to ensure compliance with grant submissions and administrative requirements. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address UNIF SRVS UNI OF THE HLTH SCI 4301 Jones Bridge Road Bethesda, MD 20814 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]