Grants Management Specialist

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health•Rockville, MD

10h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Division of Grants Management Operations, in Rockville, Maryland. The Grants Management Specialist performs financial and administrative analyses of grant mechanisms, manages a grant portfolio, coordinates audit resolution activities, and provides consultation and guidance to program staff, applicants, grantees, principal investigators, and administrators at grantee institutions. The position is at the GS-12 level. Applicants must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement closing date. The announcement closes at 11:59 PM on the day 50 applications are received or on the stated closing date, whichever occurs first.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen or National.
Subject to a background and suitability investigation.
Must meet applicable time-in-grade restrictions.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
Federal salary payments must be made by direct deposit.
Must submit a financial disclosure statement (OGE Form 450).
For GS-12 qualification, at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal government, obtained in the public or private sector, performing at least three of the listed specialized-experience activities.
Specialized experience activities include compiling grant data for budget estimates; developing and negotiating budgets with program staff and the grant community; analyzing grant mechanisms financially and administratively to determine costs; providing consultation, technical assistance, and advice on grant-budget elements; and responding to communications and preparing correspondence.
Resume must be no more than two pages and must detail experience relevant to the responsibilities and specialized experience.
There is no education substitution for the GS-12 specialized experience requirement.
Current or former Federal employees subject to time-in-grade rules must have served at least 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

Responsibilities

Perform in-depth financial and administrative analyses of grant mechanisms to determine whether costs are reasonable and allowable under applicable policies, including costs related to personal services, equipment, and facilities.
Administer a grant portfolio by setting work priorities, applying knowledge of organizational needs and deadlines, and following up to ensure required documentation is received.
Review and coordinate business management activities related to resolving monetary and non-monetary findings from audits conducted under accepted government accounting standards.
Provide consultation and technical assistance to program staff, other Federal staff, applicants, and grantees.
Attend grant review meetings and provide administrative and budgetary information.
Provide guidance and interpret grants policies and procedures for program staff, principal investigators, and administrators at grantee institutions.