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NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
The Office of Challenge Programs provides national leadership and support for institutional development in the humanities. By offering matching funds, challenge grants and cooperative agreements help local, state, and national institutions secure their humanities resources and activities for the long term.
08/30/2024 to 09/13/2024
$82,764 - $107,590 per year
GS 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—position may be remote or telework eligible
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
12
No
No
Yes - This position may qualify for membership in the NEH American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3403
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807455400
- Assists in the administration of humanities grant programs. The incumbent monitors the office's program budgets, allocations, and obligations. This includes creating and maintaining systems to track the certification of third-party gifts and related release of federal matching funds across multiple grant programs as well as analyzing important statistics about applications and grants.
- Provides guidance and disseminates information on humanities grant programs. The incumbent responds to inquiries and provides information via email, video calls, and telephone to potential applicants regarding grant programs, application details, and related general questions.
- Participates in the administration of humanities grant applications. This includes work in examining proposals and applications for sufficiency of information provided. The incumbent assists Humanities Administrators with peer review panels and provides support to panelists.
- Assists managers and Humanities Administrators in other administrative and technical areas. Creates detailed reports, press releases, papers, and memoranda and makes recommendations to promote greater efficiency and effectiveness of the office's programs, administration, and recordkeeping. Assists in the evaluation of projects, programs, and administrative tasks. Prepares abstracts of grant applications.
- Uses electronic tools to promote grant programs and writes content for public audiences. This includes using tools such as databases, spreadsheets, websites, content management systems, search engines, blogs, and social media to increase workflow effectiveness, efficient procedures, and program promotion. Develops written content about the office's programs and grants for the agency blog, social media, newsletter, press releases, reports, and other needs.
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1. If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
2. If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must attach a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must attach an SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by that form.
3. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
4. You can apply for a non-competitive appointment if you meet the basic eligibility requirements and you are eligible for special appointment such as those authorized for the severely disabled; certain Vietnam era and disabled veterans; returned volunteers from the Peace Corps or Vista, etc. Please indicate the type of special appointment you are seeking, if any, on your application and follow all other instructions for applying shown in this announcement.
5. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review in our office, in other Federal agency personnel offices, and on OPM's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards
6. This position may require completion of a 1-year probationary period.
7. The salary range above reflects the Washington DC Locality pay, salary may be adjusted based on the negotiated location upon selection.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated and rated under the Category Rating and Selection Procedures. We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. You will be further evaluated by one or more Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) working either independently or as a panel to evaluate applicants' qualifications against job-related criteria and placed in one of three pre-defined categories:
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/13/2024 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
The applicant self- assessment can be previewed here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12516469
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If you are selected for an interview you will be contacted by the selecting official.
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