Supervisory Grants Management Specialist

Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Grants Management Specialist in the Agreement Services Center, providing leadership and guidance to the staff and technical expertise to the Agreements Services Branch Chief and APHIS Programs.

Duties

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Serve as liaison between the Government and awardee organization to clarify, interpret, and resolve issues.
• Provides and/or oversees training, technical assistance, oversight, ethics advice, expertise, and consultation to program officials, awardees, customers, review panels, applicants, recipients, and sub-recipients as needed.
• Design, develop, implement, and interpret grant/assistance management policies, procedures, and practices.
• Monitor and assess awardee performance and compliance with all terms and conditions of award and against established performance measures.
• Initiate, plan, and conduct surveys and studies to recommend changes to policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments and business reviews, and review and evaluate adequacy of grant/assistance policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Expert-level mastery of Federal financial assistance laws, regulations, and authorities. Including 2 CFR, Appropriations Law, and statutory requirements governing cooperative agreements, grants, reimbursable agreements, and related financial instruments. Technical authority in developing, interpreting, and implementing financial assistance policy, including creation of agency-wide guidelines, operational procedures, overhead rate methodologies, and compliance frameworks for Federal financial assistance. Specialized proficiency in negotiating, administering, and evaluating complex agreements (cooperative agreements, MOUs, reimbursable agreements, mutual interest agreements), including full-cost recovery, statutory compliance, renewal/amendment processes, and multi-entity coordination (States, universities, industry, Federal partners). High-level liaison and advisory skill with Departmental level entities, requiring the ability to analyze issues, interpret and resolve policy conflicts, and represent APHIS in technical matters. Oversees daily team operations by assigning tasks, setting schedules, and monitoring workflows, while providing clear guidance and reviewing work to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to organizational standards. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement. How You Will Be Evaluated

For CTAP & ICTAP, well-qualified means that the applicant meets the qualification standard and eligibility requirements for the position, meets basic qualification requirements, meets all selective factors where applicable is able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry, and is rated at 85 or above on the applicant assessment. Applications and required documentation (see below) will be reviewed to determine if applicants meet eligibility and job requirements. Qualified applicants will then be rated on the quality of experience, education, and training they possess relevant to the duties of the position and the extent applicants possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (or competencies): Accountability Conflict Management Human Resources Management Influencing/Negotiating Your application, including the online Assessment Questionnaire, will be reviewed to determine if you meet (a) minimum qualification requirements and (b) the resume supports the answers provided to the job-specific questions. Your resume must clearly support your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. Note: If after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service. To preview the application questionnaire, please visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13055694 Other Information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses may be paid. Locality pay will vary based upon the selectee's duty location. A final salary determination will be made upon selection.