Supervisory Grants Management Specialist (Policy)

National Institutes of Health • Bethesda, MD

16h

About The Position

The Division of Grants Policy (DGP) implements new NIH and Federal-wide initiatives, maintains NIH policy source documents such as the Grants Policy Statement, and provides leadership and support on emerging issues related to grants policy, electronic research administration, and grants management. The position serves as Director of the Division of Grants Policy, with principal responsibility for implementing Federal laws and regulations governing extramural grants and cooperative agreements. It provides administrative and technical supervision of Division staff and coordinates activities with other divisions within OPERA. The incumbent serves as a professional authority on DHHS, PHS, and NIH extramural policies, guidelines, and procedures, as well as other Federal grants-administration requirements. The role provides expert analysis and strategy to senior OPERA leadership on proposed legislation and regulations and their potential impact on NIH research grant programs, operations, and management. It also identifies major research-administration issues, provides management direction and oversight, and ensures electronic research administration systems development is consistent with policy requirements.

Requirements

• At least one year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in Federal service, gained in the public or private sector.
• Experience providing leadership and training to grants specialists.
• Experience identifying and defining major issues involving grants-administration laws and regulations in compliance-related areas that may affect grants-compliance approaches.
• Experience formulating new and modified grants-management compliance policies and procedures.
• Experience evaluating organizational compliance with existing policies and procedures.
• Meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade requirements, within 30 calendar days of the announcement closing date.
• Meet the U.S. citizenship or U.S. national requirement by the closing date.
• Successfully complete required background investigation, qualification verification, onboarding forms, and other job-related requirements.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Be able to perform the essential duties, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Director of the Division of Grants Policy and implement Federal laws and regulations pertaining to extramural grants and cooperative agreements.
• Provide administrative and technical supervision to Division staff and coordinate activities with other OPERA divisions.
• Serve as NIH's professional authority on DHHS, PHS, and NIH extramural policies, guidelines, and procedures, and other Federal grants-administration requirements.
• Provide the Director of OPERA and Deputy Director for Extramural Research with expert analysis and strategy on proposed legislation or regulations and their impact on NIH research grants programs, operations, and management.
• Identify and define major issues and provide management direction and oversight in research administration.
• Ensure electronic research administration systems development is consistent with policy requirements.

What This Job Offers

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