Senior Program Specialist
About The Position
The Senior Program Support Specialist is a senior level position that provides leadership to the more junior Program Specialists in their daily logistical and programmatic support to the NSF to facilitate the peer review process. The contractor will work closely with assigned NSF Program Directors to identify technical and commercial experts to participate on scientific review panels and provide feedback on grant proposals. The Program Support Specialist will enter key data into NSF systems, create and manage all supporting documents for their assigned review panels, and assist the Program Director(s) by reviewing proposal budgets and drafting the review analyses required to support the eventual NSF award or decline decision for each proposal. In addition to facilitating the peer review process, the Program Support Specialist-II will provide other administrative and technical services to the client upon request, including maintaining tracking spreadsheets and calendars, conducting data analysis, preparing reports and presentations, planning and supporting small and medium sized meetings, and corresponding with grantees and reviewers via email and telephone regarding all aspects of the review process and grants management.
Requirements
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must be able to pass a Background Check
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Physical Sciences, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Education
- Three years professional and/or administrative experience in office environment
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to junior Program Specialists in daily logistical and programmatic support to the NSF for the peer review process.
- Work closely with assigned NSF Program Directors to identify technical and commercial experts for scientific review panels.
- Provide feedback on grant proposals.
- Enter key data into NSF systems.
- Create and manage supporting documents for assigned review panels.
- Assist Program Directors by reviewing proposal budgets.
- Draft review analyses to support NSF award or decline decisions.
- Provide administrative and technical services upon request, including maintaining tracking spreadsheets and calendars.
- Conduct data analysis.
- Prepare reports and presentations.
- Plan and support small and medium-sized meetings.
- Correspond with grantees and reviewers via email and telephone regarding the review process and grants management.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
