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This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Region 5, 7-11, Grants Management Branch in Lakewood, CO or Casper, WY.
10/23/2024 to 11/06/2024
$86,962 - $134,435 per year
GS 12 - 13
1 vacancy in the following locations:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
13
No
No
OSMRE-25-RD-002(MP)
815531800
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Current or former employees of a base management agency.
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Military spouses relocating under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty.
Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
Individuals who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.
This is a Merit Promotion announcement for Government employees and those who are eligible under the hiring paths listed.
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Region 5, 7-11, Grants Management Branch in Lakewood, CO and/or Casper, WY.
At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:
1. Serves as a Grants Management Specialist/Officer responsible for the performance of pre-award and post-award functions in support of various financial assistance programs involving both discretionary and mandatory funding incorporating various legal authorities, and statutory requirements, with various recipients including non- profits, educational, local and state governments, and tribal entities.
2. Performs/reviews detailed budget analysis of all applications to determine the necessity, reasonableness and appropriateness of the proposed costs through verifying and evaluating data supporting each element of cost and may require the request and use of pre-award audits by a Federal audit agency or an outside audit firm.
3. Administers grants and agreements by monitoring performance, progress and cost, protecting the government's rights, enforcing all terms and conditions and ensuring that all actions are properly completed.
4. Peer reviews, edits, and provides input into documents, reports, spreadsheets, procedures, presentations, training materials, and work products.
5. Develops guides and procedures to be used region and/or center wide to ensure standardization and streamlining of processes.
6. Interprets policy for program staff and applicants.
7. Provides technical assistance, conducts and attends both meetings and conferences of interest to financial assistance community, provides training and business management assistance to program staff, applicants, recipients, and other federal agencies on grants and cooperative agreements, as requested.
8. Works with a national grants team to ensure standardization, quality control, efficiencies, training, and transparency of the grants process, for recipients, program officials, and other interested parties.
Salary Range Information:
Duty stations:
Lakewood, CO
Casper, WY
GS-12: $86,962 - $113,047 per annum; GS-13: $103,409-$134,435 per annum*
*Salary listed is for Rest of United States (RUS); however, salary will be set in accordance with pay scale for selected location.
First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.
Financial Disclosure: You will be required to file an Employment and Financial Interest-OGE-450.
Certification Requirement Notice: This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a Grant Management certification from an approved organization.
Driver's License Requirement: The incumbent is required to obtain and/or maintain a valid state driver's license.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across OSMRE.
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.
Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements visit the following websites:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, your resume will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies(knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/06/2024 to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:
We expect to make a job offer within 40 days after the closing date of the announcement. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/815531800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.