Summary
The incumbent will participate in work involving Federal grants and cooperative agreements and provide grants-related assistance and services to both museum applicants and awardees. The incumbent carries substantial responsibility for direction and administration of assigned grant programs and works on all phases of grant application processing as well as the monitoring of awardee performance.
Duties
If selected for the Grants Management Specialist (Senior Program Officer) position, the incumbent will carry out substantial responsibility for one or more discretionary grant programs within the Office of Museum Services. These grant programs are often characterized by a high volume of potential applicants; a need for extensive outreach to potential applicants regarding the availability and requirements for grants; and a need to build and maintain a substantial network of professional contacts in the relevant professional communities. Typical work assignments will include but are not limited to the following: Manages complete cycles of one or more discretionary grant programs (e.g., the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture, Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services, or other agency grant programs), from the development of application guidelines through accepting applications, organizing peer review, making awards, monitoring grant-funded projects, and closing out grants. Educates potential applicants about the availability and requirements of grant programs through one-on-on counseling and group presentations. Builds and maintains a substantial network of professional contacts in various organizations (e.g., African American museums, American Latino History and Culture, Native American, or related cultural heritage organizations, institutions of higher education, and museum service organizations) for information sharing and peer reviewer recruitment. Serves various organizations (e.g., African American museums, American Latino museums, Native American museums or related cultural heritage organizations, institutions of higher education, museum service organizations) as an expert and source of information about the agency's grant programs and the ways in which these grant programs may assist various organizations to serve their communities. Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
Education is not a substitute for specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level.
How you will be evaluated
Your application will be evaluated and rated under IMLSs Category Rating and Selection Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire and the online USA Hire Competency Based Assessment. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If it is determined you meet minimum qualification requirements, your application will then be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified Highly Qualified Qualified The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three" but protects the rights of Veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category. Veterans' preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent will be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-09 level or higher). If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Within these categories, applicants eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive selection priority over non-veteran preference eligibles.All applicants' qualifications will be evaluated on the below-listed competencies, which are required for this position. Please outline experience/ education for these competencies in your resume. The required competencies for this position are as follows: Compliance Customer Service Grants Management Oral Communications The Occupational Questionnaire will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete. To preview the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13014135. The online USA Hire Competency Based Assessments will take up to 2 hours to complete. Applicants will have 48 hours from the date of application submission to complete the online questionnaire, and will be evaluated on the below-listed competencies: Attention to Detail Computer Skills Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Applicants will receive an email to complete the online questionnaire, if the minimum qualifications for the position are met. Please check your junk/spam email boxes to ensure receipt of the online questionnaire invitation.