Resource Management Specialist

Full Job Description

As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives.

In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond.

Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization.

Visit www.cdc.gov All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, which must include the following experience: analyzing administrative program operations to identify ways to improve operating efficiency or cost-savings; advising on extramural functions including contracts, agreements, grants, and cooperative agreements; and delivering analytical and operational support for budget formulation, resource monitoring, and project close-out to ensure compliance and effective fiscal stewardship.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

As a Resource Management Specialist you will: Develop and review acquisition requests in collaboration with scientific and technical staff, ensuring completeness, regulatory compliance, and alignment with program objectives and funding availability.

Provide technical oversight for contracts, intra- and interagency agreements, coordinating with contracting officials to resolve complex or high-profile acquisition issues.

Ensure all extramural funding actions comply with applicable Federal laws, regulations, agency policies, and required approval processes throughout the award lifecycle.

Serve as the Office technical authority in resolving audit findings, regulatory disputes, and compliance issues involving internal and external stakeholders.

Serve as the technical expert and primary point of contact for the full lifecycle administration of grants and cooperative agreements, including proposal review, award negotiation, post-award monitoring, and closeout.

Review funding recommendations and award actions to ensure decisions are reasonable, justified, and aligned with program objectives and available resources.

Lead extramural budget formulation and long- and short-range financial planning to ensure effective utilization of funding resources and alignment with program priorities.

Monitor and evaluate the use of extramural funds, providing financial guidance and recommendations to leadership to ensure fiscal integrity and maximum program impact.