Director, Office of Grants Management

Administration for Children and Families • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) seeks a senior executive to lead its Office of Grants Management (OGM). The Director provides executive leadership and direction for ACF-wide grants management policy and operations, advises senior leadership on grants strategy and risk, and oversees program integrity, audit resolution, grants systems, and risk-management activities. The role is responsible for effective stewardship and accountability of federal grant resources and for improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance of ACF’s grants portfolio.

The Director establishes priorities, directs grants management operations, implements policies and procedures, and oversees OGM staff and organizational performance. The position evaluates grants management processes and emerging issues, directs operational and systems improvements, coordinates audit resolution, and works with ACF and federal, state, and local partners to support consistent grants administration.

The role requires executive-level experience in federal grants management and policy, strategic operations and organizational leadership, and executive advisory and stakeholder engagement. Candidates must demonstrate the stated Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications in a résumé of no more than two pages. There are no minimum education requirements. The position is in the Senior Executive Service and may involve reassignment across geographic, organizational, or functional lines. A selected candidate must submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report and may be subject to a one-year SES probationary period if not already completed.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Must meet the position’s qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Submit a résumé of no more than two pages demonstrating the required Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications; résumés exceeding the limit may not be reviewed beyond page two or may be disqualified.
• Demonstrate executive-level experience providing strategic leadership for a large and complex federal grants management portfolio, including grants policy, programs, business processes, risk-based administration, internal controls, accountability, audit resolution, corrective actions, and improvements to efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance.
• Demonstrate executive-level experience leading a complex grants management organization through strategic planning, organizational management, workforce leadership, performance management, change management, and business process improvement.
• Demonstrate experience translating priorities into short- and long-range plans, directing multidisciplinary professional staff, using data and technology, and achieving measurable improvements in performance and mission outcomes.
• Demonstrate executive-level experience advising on complex grants management policy, operational, management, and strategic issues; evaluating policy and regulatory impacts; leading cross-functional initiatives; and building relationships with senior federal, state, local, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate the five mandatory SES Executive Core Qualifications for new career appointees: commitment to the rule of law and principles of the American founding; driving efficiency; merit and competence; leading people; and achieving results. Current SES members, OPM-certified SES Candidate Development Program graduates, or those with SES reinstatement eligibility may submit proof of eligibility instead of responding to ECQs.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment when requested by the agency.
• If a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify Selective Service registration or exemption.
• File a Public Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
• A selected candidate may be subject to a one-year SES probationary period unless already completed.
• Individuals selected for SES positions may be subject to reassignment across geographic, organizational, and functional lines and may be required to sign a Reassignment Rights and Obligations Agreement.
• If currently or within the last five years a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or non-career SES employee in the executive branch, disclose this to the Human Resources Office; OPM must authorize applicable employment offers.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience leading large-scale federal grants management programs, including grants policy, program operations, risk management, audit resolution, and grants systems, while advising senior executives, managing professional staff, and driving improvements in accountability, efficiency, and stewardship of federal grant resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and direction for ACF grants management functions.
• Establish program priorities and direct grants management operations.
• Develop, implement, interpret, and oversee grants management policies, programs, procedures, and business processes.
• Advise senior leadership on grants strategy, risk, and complex grants management policy and operational issues.
• Oversee grants systems, risk-management activities, program integrity, and internal controls.
• Ensure accountability and effective stewardship of federal grant resources.
• Oversee OGM staff, workforce leadership, organizational management, and performance.
• Evaluate grants management processes and emerging issues and direct improvements to operations and systems.
• Coordinate audit resolution and corrective actions.
• Lead strategic planning, organizational change, and business process improvements.
• Use data and technology to improve grants and financial management operations.
• Collaborate with ACF and federal, state, local, and external stakeholders to support consistent grants administration.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate or represent organizational positions to executive, governmental, professional, public, and private-sector audiences.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• The position may be eligible for performance bonuses and performance-based pay adjustments.
• Federal employees may volunteer for temporary assignments as Federal Civilian Detailees supporting humanitarian emergencies or Departmental priorities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed