Grants Management Specialist (Land Grant)

Summary This position is part of the Haskell Indian Nations University, Bureau of Indian Education, Department of the Interior. As a Grants Management Specialist (Land Grant) you will perform pre-award, award, post-award, and close-out functions in support of financial assistance programs involving discretionary and mandatory funding with various legal authorities, statutory requirements and various recipients including non-profits, educational, local/state governments, and tribal entities. Learn more about this agency Duties As a Grants Management Specialist (Land Grant), GS-1109-9/11, your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision: Ensures that business management systems are compliant with regulatory requirements. Determines any risk mitigation required to protect Federal interest. Prepares award documents for execution and ensures necessary approvals as required by DOI regulations and designates a qualified Grants Officer's Technical Representative (GOTR). Administers grants and agreements by monitoring performance, progress and cost, protecting the Government's rights, enforcing all terms and conditions and ensuring that all actions are properly completed. Provides direction and guidance to the GOTR or technical representative and recipient throughout the life of the agreement. Monitors the objective review process of recipient's technical proposals and advises independent review panels, as necessary. Receives, reviews, and evaluates all applications for assigned programs to ensure that proposals/agreements conform to law, regulations, Bureau and DOI policy. Requirements Conditions of employment Be sure to read the 'How to Apply' and 'Required Documents' Sections. U.S. Citizenship is required. A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. As a condition of employment, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial or 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959, you are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act and the Defense Authorization Act of 1986, in order to be eligible for appointment to this agency. Driving Requirement (Required only at time of appointment): Incumbent may be required, as an incidental duty, to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle, in the performance of duties, therefore, a valid driver's license is required. Term appointments do not confer competitive/permanent status (5 CFR part 316). Qualifications Applicants must meet the qualification requirements contained in the OPM Standards. For this position, they are listed below. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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 work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. GS-9: 1-year of specialized experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include reviewing land grants and agreements and/or acquisition proposals to ensure alignment with statutes, regulations, and agency policies; preparing financial and programmatic reports, analyzing performance data, and conducting audits; reviewing reimbursement requests, approving expenditures, and tracking budgets to prevent overspending; monitoring the recipients through review of performance reports, and financial status; developing programs that create local and regional opportunities to address youth, family, community, natural resource, and environmental issues; preparing and disseminating educational materials and marketing information in support of program initiatives through area-wide events, workshops, field days, websites, newsletters, and other mass media methods. OR Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related to this position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1-year of full-time study requirement. OR Combination of specialized experience (as described above) and graduate level education (as described above). When combined together, the total meets 100% of the total requirements for the position. To compute, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond one year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. GS-11: 1-year of specialized experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include monitoring land grant agreements to assess compliance with regulatory, policy, and reporting requirements; conducting standard grant close-out processes, including the preparation of final assessments of compliance and agency requirements for disposition of property, financial and accounting reconciliation, and resolution of any adverse audit findings; reviewing reimbursement requests, approving expenditures, and tracking budgets to prevent overspending; monitoring the recipients through review of performance reports, and financial status; writing and managing grants, contracts, and other funds that will support land grant programming; developing programs that create local and regional opportunities to address youth, family, community, natural resource, and environmental issues; preparing and disseminating educational materials and marketing information in support of program initiatives through area-wide events, workshops, field days, websites, newsletters, and other mass media methods; collaborating with land grant institutions and USDA agricultural research service (ARS) or an ARS facility. OR Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or LL.M., if related to this position. OR Combination of specialized experience (as described above) and graduate level education (as described above). When combined together, the total meets 100% of the total requirements for the position. To compute, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond one year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Significant Facts: The incumbent may be required to obtain and maintain Grants Management certification from an approved organization. The incumbent may be appointed as a Grants Officer with the authority to sign awards, modifications, terminations, and other actions associated with Financial Assistance instruments within the prescribed limits of their appointment documentation. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement at this grade level. Therefore, no transcripts are required unless you are using education to meet the minimum qualification requirements. EDUCATION: Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, credit hours, major, and grade-point average or class ranking, degree and date awarded. All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). Applicants are responsible for providing documentation that the educational requirements have been met. To qualify based on education you must submit a legible copy of your transcripts. Official transcripts are required upon selection if you qualified based on education. Education must have been obtained from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. DOE (click here) in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the U.S. (click here). Additional information Initial appointments to the competitive or excepted service: The probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: Your performance and conduct; The needs and interests of the agency; Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Bargaining Unit Status: Position is covered by Bargaining Unit/Union - Federation of Indian Service Employees, American Federation of Teachers Local 4521. Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Documentation: The CTAP/ICTAP provides placement assistance (click here for more details, here for DOI's policy) to permanent Federal civilian employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated. Applicants claiming eligibility must submit a 1) copy of their most recent performance appraisal, 2) proof of eligibility, 3) most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with their application. To be considered, applicants must be well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), score at least 85 on the assessment questionnaire, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. Veterans' Preference: If you are a Veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-points veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 (member 4 copy) or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15 plus the proof required by that form. Expand Hide  additional information Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. 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