Grants Management Specialist

This position is located at Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing.

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 26-HUD-12931987. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Qualifications:

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-12 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Evaluating grantee proposals, plans and justifications; AND
• Providing grant related technical guidance to internal and external stakeholders; AND
• Negotiating and awarding grant or cooperative agreements

Specialized Experience: For the GS-11 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Experience researching or applying federal grant regulations; AND
• Monitoring grant management activities and grantee operations

OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related.

OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. A combination of successful graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the GS-11 grade level, and may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-09 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Assisting with the evaluation of grantee proposals or plans; AND
• Assisting with the provision of training or technical guidance to internal or external stakeholders on grant administration.

OR

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.

OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. A combination of successful graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the GS-09 grade level, and may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Responsibilities:

HUD's Mission
The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country.

This position is located in the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH). PIH's mission is to provide low-income families affordable housing opportunities as they transition to self-sufficiency and homeownership. PIH oversees the administration of HUD's Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8 Rental Assistance, and Native American Programs through a staff of Headquarters and Field employees. The field structure for PIH consists of 29 Hub Offices and 16 Program Centers that provide oversight, direct monitoring, and coordination for approximately 4,200 public housing authorities.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a Grants Management Specialist, you will:

• Act as a government technical monitor and participates in government technical evaluation panels and pre-proposal conferences.
• Participate in the preparation of cost estimates, statements of work, reporting requirements, proposal instructions and evaluation criteria.
• Conduct market research and provides advice on any matters concerning solicitation and the reasonable need for proposed costs.
• Implement national policies, standards, proceudres and guidelines with regard to the grant administration of all applicable programs.

Salary : $62,392