THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a GRANTS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS) TITLE 5, Position Description Number T5869000 and is part of the IL USPFO, National Guard.

Duties

As a GRANTS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS) TITLE 5, GS-1109-13, you will be responsible for administering and coordinating a complex Federal assistance agreement (grant, cooperative agreement), and support agreement portfolio which includes serving as a technical authority and resource with external recipients, Army National Guard (ARNG) units, Air National Guard (ANG) wings, in some states United States Space Force squadrons, and Joint Forces Headquarters staff offices. Provide authoritative technical advice on all aspects of grant/financial mechanisms across two current and overlapping fiscal years (Federal and State), across all open and active federal fiscal years (standard Not to Exceed five fiscal years for Cooperative Agreements), and through Continuing Resolution Authority (CRA) periods when applicable. Perform complex financial and administrative analyses of a variety of grant mechanisms to determine if costs are reasonable, allowable and allocable. Interpret, develop, and apply appropriate regulations, policies and procedures relating to a variety of grant mechanisms. Provide technical authority in the development and review of policy and procedural issuances from the Department, the agency, and Operational Directorates. Responsible for administering and coordinating a complex grants portfolio including Cooperative Agreements (CA) and highly technical special projects that have a value in the tens of millions of dollars and last up to two decades. Ensure recipients are in compliance with cooperative agreement awards' terms and conditions, established administrative and financial policies, procedures, and sound business practices. Provide subjective recommendations to the warranted grant officer, based on data reflected in the financial status reports, determines necessary action and prepares necessary documents. Review and comment on proposed changes in rules or regulations, conducts special studies, and prepares position papers and special reports. Serve as the USPFO's principal authority and subject matter expert in all Cooperative Agreements, Grants, General Terms &Conditions (GT&C), FS Form 7600s, Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), support agreements, and grant matters. Review periodic and final financial status reports to ensure all obligations incurred meet conditions in DoD and NGB regulations, program guidelines, cost principles, and the specific limitations as stated in the Cooperative Agreements. Inspect and reconcile Program Manager records during the quarterly Joint Review Program (JRP) and assigns corrective actions as needed. Advise USPFO, TAG, NGB-AQ-A, other senior officials (state and Federal) and staff regarding Cooperative Agreement and Grant complex matters, involving current and future plans and their effect on long term projects and programs within the state National Guard (NG). **This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties.**

Requirements

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: To qualify for this position, your resume must reflect sufficient experience and/or education to perform the duties of the position for which you are applying. Your resume is key in evaluating your experience, as it relates to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your work experience. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 Level. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-13 LEVEL - MUST have at least 1 year equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12, in the normal line of progression for the occupation Grants Management Specialist (Cooperative Agreements) in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: provide training, technical assistance, oversight, ethics advice, expertise, and consultation to program officials, awardees, review panels, applicants, recipients, and subrecipients as needed; review and evaluate adequacy of Cooperative Agreements policies and procedures; oversee review, analyze, and evaluate GT&C applications, plans, and estimates; negotiate terms and conditions of GT&C awards to include costs, schedules, and oversight responsibilities; initiate and/or recommend that an audit be performed; conduct resolution of audit findings or monitoring audit resolution in partnership with Program Officials; managing and evaluating government programs and operational effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity within Federal agencies, and internal compliance with the policies, laws, and regulations governing those programs; Perform a variety of management tasks involved in developing, implementing, analyzing, evaluating, advising and/or improving the Cooperative Agreement Program, Grants and procedures. 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. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted for this occupational series and grade.

Contacts

• Address IL USPFO 1301 N MacArthur Blvd Springfield, IL 62702 US
• Name: Lauralee Smith
• Phone: (217) 761-3544
• Email: [email protected]