This position is located in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Policy Office. BJA's mission is to provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice program development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. The Policy Office provides national leadership in criminal justice grant programs, Treatment and Recovery Financing.

Duties

Serves as a Grants Management Specialist (Treatment and Recovery Financing) in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Policy Office (PO); Manages grants, full life cycle, and acts as an expert and authority in financing for treatment and recovery supports for justice-involved individuals; Maintains contact with training and technical assistance providers to stay current with their progress, grantee needs and challenges impacting financing for treatment and recovery supports; Negotiates funding aspects of criminal justice programs to ensure the greatest potential for success; Makes recommendations related to program planning and implementation in connection with prospective changes in functions in the assigned criminal justice financing for treatment and recovery supports program areas; Scans the field for emerging developments in criminal justice program areas to ensure program implementation strategies are well-grounded in current knowledge and methods; and Prepares analytical reports, memoranda, concept papers and budget documents that are disseminated to practitioner groups, researchers, congressional committees and the public. Such materials present and evaluate divergent professional opinions, define and describe programmatic options and identify and discuss the consequences of adopting various criminal justice-related options.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Subject to background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Federal payments are required to be made by Direct Deposit.
• Requires registration for the Selective Service. Visit www.sss.gov.
• Pre-employment drug testing required.
• Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required
• Security Requirements: Non-Sensitive/Moderate Risk

Qualifications

Selective Placement/Screen Out Factor: Experience providing expert knowledge and strategic guidance of federal payment options and other funding mechanisms for treatment and recovery supports for justice involved individuals to reduce substance misuse and overdose, and the disproportionate representation of people with substance use and mental health disorders in the criminal justice system. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience include: Provides strategic guidance in financing of treatment and recovery supports for justice-involved individuals; Analyzes current policies, trends, and funding mechanisms related to the treatment of justice-involved individuals; Provides advice and/or recommendations to management officials on criminal justice financing for treatment and recovery supports program areas; and Demonstrates technical expertise in administering a diverse range of grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and interagency agreements. Technical Qualifications: Applicants who meet the basic entry and minimum qualification requirements, as described above, will be further evaluated on the following technical qualifications: Financing Treatment and Recovery Supports Grants, Cooperative Agreements, Contracts, Interagency Agreements Criminal Justice Program Advice and Guidance Grants Management Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Bureau of Justice Assistance DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20531 US
• Name: Joseph Mackey
• Phone: 202-812-6699
• Email: [email protected]