This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Grants Management (OGM). OGM is responsible for providing accurate and timely grants management services throughout the grant life cycle to grant-making agencies across DOL. Through delegated Grant Officer authorities, OGM delivers centralized grants administration to support federal assistance award management.

Duties

Works on grants management and cooperative agreements for one of several major grants programs within ETA. Prepares necessary modifications to clarify questions concerning such topics as specification changes, language ambiguities, or clarification of grant provisions and clauses, and explores new or innovative procurement approaches to arrive at an equitable agreement arrangement. Performs grants administration typically including incremental funding, preparation of rate and cost adjustments, redirection of effort, coordination of time extension and incorporation of grant revisions. Serves as key expert liaison and technical advisor lo senior level agency officials and managers on federal assistance (grants management) objectives, policies and plans. Provides guidance to program officials, grants applicants and recipients in the interpretation, application and implementation of applicable laws and regulations, policies, procedures pertaining to all aspects of federal assistance program activities, e.g., grants, cooperative and interagency agreement planning and solicitation through program administration, expiration and closeout, etc. Participates in various meetings and conferences in the field and at headquarters where grants and cooperative agreement items are discussed; may serves as a trainer for grantee orientations or workshops. Responds to official written inquiries from members of Congress, other federal agencies and instrumentalities of Federal Government, public and private organizations, and interested citizens concerning specific questions about individual grants managed and/or general questions about the intricacies of grants management and federal assistance.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

GS-13: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.Must have experience in ALL of the specialized areas listed below working with workforce development programs (youth, apprenticeship, adult, dislocated workers, older workers, homeless) through grants and/or cooperative agreements. Evidence to support your work must be included in your resume, including the names of those workforce development programs. You must also be able to explain your experience during the interview: Serving as a lead/expert in implementing and managing workforce development grant/cooperative agreement programs by providing grants-related assistance and services. Experience performing administration tasks for workforce development grant/cooperative agreement programs. Experience performing pre-award tasks for workforce development grant/cooperative agreement programs. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Education

There is no education substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Employment and Training Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Andreas Regal
• Phone: 972-850-4187
• Email: [email protected]