Recent Graduate - Grants Management Specialist

Full Job Description

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making.

This is an appointment under the DOL Recent Graduates program. The program duration is one year.

Upon successful completion of the program and at the agency's discretion, the appointee may be converted to a term or permanent position in the competitive service.

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Applicants must have graduated, within the past two years, (with an associate, bachelor, master, professional, doctorate, diploma, vocational, technical degree, or certificate, etc.) from a qualifying educational institution or career or technical educational program including registered Apprenticeship Programs, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Job Corps, Climate Corps).

Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications to be considered: Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

GS-09: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-07 in the Federal Service.

Some examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Participates in preparing and processing grants and ensures compliance with reporting requirements; AND Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates routine grants/agreement applications; AND Reviews program expenditures on a monthly and quarterly basis to identify deviations from plans; AND Reconciles financial data, property inventory, and resources on order; AND Identifies closeout deficiencies and informs a supervisor OR Education Substitution: A 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.

OR Combination of Education and Specialized Experience: GS-9: An appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level).

The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Major Duties:

Duties include but are not limited to: Announces projects or solicits applications or proposals for funding to complete well precedented projects.

Prepares and processes grants/assistance awards and ensures compliance with reporting requirements. Participates in review, analysis, and evaluation of routine grants/agreement applications.

Plans, develops and monitors regional and cooperating state agency operational budgets for grants agreements.

Collects, organizes and analyzes both financial and performance data on interrelated Bureau of Labor Statistics Federal/State programs to develop various financial reports.

Participates in negotiation sessions providing advice as to whether or not final regional allocations to states are within budget limits.

Identifies closeout deficiencies and with guidance works with state representatives to implement corrections before recommending approval of the closeout.

Coordinates and monitors operating budget and expenditures for the Regional Office's Division of Federal/State Cooperative Programs.

Develops and maintains an automated system of monthly monitoring and reporting on expenditures and projecting expenses and funds available for each federal/state statistical program in the division.

Duties at the GS-09 are development leading up to the full performance level of the GS-11