This vacancy is for a Program Manager (Grants) in the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) within the Department of Commerce. The position serves as a Chief Program Manager for the Grants Management Unit, and as a principal advisor to the National Director on the strategic oversight of the MBDA Grants Management Program.

Duties

As a Program Manager (Grants), you will perform the following duties: Design an outcome-based framework with Key Performance Indicators Lead efforts to scale operational models, organizational structures, and staffing capabilities Perform award reviews and provide funding concurrence/recommendations for programaward justifications Establish, monitor, and evaluate policies, procedures, and protocol to ensure to programs adhere to congressional mandates This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Program Manager (Grants) GS-0340-15 positions (at the GS-15 level) within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the GS-15 level you must meet the below specialized experience requirement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Provided strategic oversight throughout the grant's life cycle; and developed organizational goals for Federal funding assistance programs. Supervised staff and performed related functions, i.e., set work priorities, developed performance standards, and evaluated job performance. Developed and implemented policy and/or procedures that ensured milestones are met; and articulated recommendations to senior leadership.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

See Qualifications Above.

Contacts

• Address Minority Business Development Agency 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 US
• Name: Deborah Melton
• Email: [email protected]