Grants Management Specialist - Washington, United States - US Office of Justice Programs

US Office of Justice Programs
US Office of Justice Programs
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Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

Duties:

- (The duties described reflect the full performance level of this position)_


This position is responsible for programmatic and fiscal oversight, planning, development, implementation, and assessment of grant programs that address grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to reduce violent crime and strengthen communities.

Coordinates, manages, and evaluates the effectiveness of agency grant and/or cooperative agreement programs and projects.


Performs post-award grants and/or cooperative agreement management tasks including conducting post-award reviews and analyses to identify and resolve management, financial, and administrative issues; providing training, technical assistance, oversight, ethics advice, expertise, and consultation to program officials, awardees, and recipients; establishing performance measures and monitoring and assessing awardee performance; and reviewing completed awards, making appropriate adjustments or disallowances.

Processes close-outs of grants and/or agreements, ensuring compliance with programmatic, administrative, and fiscal requirements of relevant statutes, regulations, policies, guidelines, and with grantee stated objectives, and the applicable implementation plan.

Develops, analyzes, and interprets grant and/or cooperative agreement policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and Guidelines.

Provides training, technical assistance and guidelines and oversight to internal staff, management and program officials, awardees, review panels, applicants, recipients, and sub-recipients.


Reviews, analyzes, and tracks awardee compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant or cooperative agreement as well as compliance with government-wide and agency regulatory, policy, and reporting requirements.

Conducts risk assessments and monitoring actions to review the financial, programmatic/business, and administrative aspects of the grant/cooperative agreement awardee operations and recommends or initiates actions to protect agency interests.

Pre-visit monitoring activities involve reviewing compliance reports and the awardees policies and procedures.

Monitoring visit activities include evaluating the awardees compliance with program goals and award specifications. Post-monitoring activities include writing up site findings and recommendations.


Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Subject to background/suitability investigation/determination.
  • Submit all required documents and Online Assessment Questionnaire.
  • Federal payments are required to be made by Direct Deposit.
  • Preemployment drug testing required.
  • 1year probationary period may be required.
See Other Information for further requirements.


Qualifications:


MINIMUM FEDERAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Qualifying experience for the GS-12 level includes one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position


Examples are:

implementing and managing Federal grants and cooperative agreements, and providing grants-related assistance and services, such as processing standard grant/agreement close-outs and dispositions; evaluating grantee/awardee performance and compliance; and conducting risk assessments and business reviews.

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TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications as described above will be further evaluated based upon the following technical qualifications:

  • Ability to communicate in writing.
  • Ability to plan and execute work.
  • Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.
  • Knowledge of the laws, regulations, rules, policies, procedures, and methods governing Federal grants and/or cooperative agreements, and awards.
  • Knowledge of grant and cooperative agreement program management principles, concepts, methods, processes, and techniques consistent with sound business and industry practices.
  • All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Click here to see the full Qualifications Statement.


Education:

See Other Information.


Additional information:

This position is included in the bargaining unit.


TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Status applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade by the closing date.

Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required.

This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.


As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American
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