Job Summary

This position is part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, Department of Energy. As a Grants Management Specialist, you will be responsible for managing the most complex financial assistance actions, including the development and publication of Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA), business and cost evaluation of applications, negotiating, administering, and closing out the resultant awards (generally cooperative agreements) upon completion.

Job Description

GS-09 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-07 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting 2 of Total 3 of the following: Assisting in the preparation or review of documents for ensuring accuracy and adherence to established guidelines. Evaluating financial documents to assess their capacity to manage funds and comply with financial requirements. Applying and interpreting relevant policies, laws, or regulations to grant agreement administration, and assisting in ensuring continuous compliance throughout the award lifecycle. OR EDUCATION: Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR LL.B. or J.D. (if related); your education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For this position, this is defined as a degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Accounting, Finance or a similarly related major. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. OR COMBINATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must (1) meet all of the requirements as described in this section; and 2) be rated "well-qualified", which is defined as having a score of 85 or better. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.