What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Financial Policy Analyst position at VPD Government Solutions?
The Financial Assistance Policy and Oversight Division (FAPOD) is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Assistance Policy Advisor to support the review, modernization, and implementation of the Department of Commerce's financial assistance policies and guidance. This role requires deep subject-matter expertise in federal financial assistance regulations and hands-on experience as a grants officer to ensure recommended policy updates are both legally sound and operationally practical.
Responsibilities:
- Review existing DOC financial assistance policy and guidance documents, including:
- DOC Federal Financial Assistance Manual
- Financial Assistance Memorandums
- DOC General Terms and Conditions
- DOC Grants Management Review Process
- Develop actionable recommendations for modernizing and streamlining these documents.
- Draft updates to policy and guidance documents based on FAPOD direction and priorities.
- Support implementation of updated policies, including developing presentation materials and other stakeholder communication tools to inform the financial assistance community of changes.
- Design and propose a framework for the annual review and maintenance of DOC's financial assistance policy documents going forward.
- Ensure all deliverables and recommendations comply with applicable authorities, including:
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- President's Management Agenda
- Executive Orders
- OMB Circulars
- Department Organization Orders (DOOs)
- Department Administrative Orders (DAOs)
- Deliverables
- Draft updates to existing financial assistance policy and guidance documents.
- Draft implementation support materials (e.g., presentations, briefing documents) for policy and guidance updates.
- Draft framework for annual review of DOC's financial assistance policy documents.