This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Division of Grants Management headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Note: This vacancy will be filled through OPM's Direct Hire Authority. Veterans' Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to positions filled under this announcement. Please click here for more information on OPM's Authorization of Direct Hire authority".

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Grants Management Specialist, you will use your knowledge of and experience with Grant Administration to optimize business results and customer experience by performing the following duties at the full performance level: Providing authoritative grant technical advice utilizing statutes and regulations throughout the grants lifecycle on all aspects of grant/financial mechanisms with responsibility for administering and coordinating a complex grants portfolio including cooperative agreements utilizing a variety of electronic systems. Participating in highly technical special projects. Reviewing grants and/or cooperative agreements to ensure compliance with statues, regulations, and agency policies. Participating in grant meetings and providing administrative and budgetary information. Performing site visits. Maintaining appropriate agency grants management certification. Reviewing various periodic and final status reports to ensure that all obligations incurred meet conditions in HHS regulations, program guidelines, cost principles, and the specific limitations stated on the notice of grant award. Providing advice to program staff regarding all elements of grant administration and management processes, systems and/or procedures. Ensuring the efficient flow of all communications to and from internal and external stakeholders throughout the grant's lifecycle. Terminating or withholding support upon determining a lack of progress or noncompliance with terms of the award. Reviewing audit results and makes recommendations for resolution of audit findings. Providing significant contributions to ad-hoc or regular workgroups within the grants management community both internal and external to the organization. Providing technical authority in the development and review of policy and procedural issuances from the department, operation divisions, and the employing organization. Reviewing and commenting on proposed changes in rules or regulations, conducts special studies, and prepares position papers and special reports.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Minimum Qualifications: To qualify for the GS-11: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing three of the four following: - Monitoring on-going grants and cooperative agreements or similar program management activity to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, or internal organizational procedures; - Preparing, processing, issuing, and tracking work products as well as compliance with organizational requirements; - Monitoring an internal process that involves the coordination with other personnel to ensure required actions were completed in a timely manner; - Providing guidance in the interpretation and application of laws, policies, or organizational procedures. Education may be substituted for specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level as follows: Completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.; OR Completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree; OR Completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled;https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. To qualify for the GS-12: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing all of the following: - Overseeing, reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating applications, plans, estimates; - Interpreting policy or guidance for applying administration policy, procedures, techniques, and methods; - Reviewing grants and/or cooperative agreements or similar work products to ensure compliance with statues, regulations, and agency policies; - Developing and providing training related to grants to a variety of internal and external audiences. To qualify for the GS-13: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing all of the following: - Overseeing, reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating applications, plans, estimates; - Interpreting policy or guidance for applying administration policy, procedures, techniques, and methods; - Reviewing grants and/or cooperative agreements or similar work products to ensure compliance with statues, regulations, and agency policies; - Developing and providing training related to grants to a variety of internal and external audiences. 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 assessment 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

Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Note: Applications can be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. Education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed. Substitution of education is not allowed for the GS-12 and GS-13 grade levels.

Contacts

• Address Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 5600 Fishers Ln Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: HR Consultants
• Phone: 240-276-0550
• Email: [email protected]