This position is located in the Office of Administration, Acquistion Management Division, Operations Branch B with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Rockville, Maryland.
The Supervisor is Monique Williams.
This position is a Bargaining Unit with the National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 208.
This position IS NOT subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements.
This position IS NOT TO security ownership restriction reporting requirements.
Summary
This position is located in the Office of Administration, Acquistion Management Division, Operations Branch B with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Rockville, Maryland.
The Supervisor is Monique Williams.
This position is a Bargaining Unit with the National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 208.
This position IS NOT subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements.
This position IS NOT TO security ownership restriction reporting requirements.
The successful candidate will perform the full range of Grant Specialist duties to include performing administrative business, policy, and analytical work involving:
Administrative Business Policy
Assisting in grant management, pre-awards, and post awards activities, planning, and organizing business management of assigned grants and renewal applications.
Assigning various tasks to related to reviewing proposals in a limited range area, using a variety of standards guidelines.
Managing pre/post awards, and/or obligation of fund for grants, cooperative agreements using financial, administrative business and negotiation procedures.
(EXAMPLE): The incumbent has developmental level experience of principles, practices, and methods of initiating, planning, and conducting surveys to recommend changes to organizational grant policies, procedures, and awardee eligibility and eligibility criteria.
Management of Post/Pre-Awards
Collaborating as a liaison with external customers, recipients, and awardees, to make logical decisions and develop solutions.
Negotiating business reviews, performance resolutions, designing and developing grants, performing final reviews of completed awards, processing close-outs, and conducting post-award and pre-awards.
Researching and formulating contract/grant proposals, proposal and pre-negotiation positions, and the administrating of cost estimating techniques.
(EXAMPLE): Describe your experience soliciting, negotiating, awarding, and administering routine assistance vehicles. Also, describe experience designing, developing, implementing, and interpreting grants/assistance management policies, procedures, and 2 CFR Part 200.
Performance of Pre-Awards and Post Awards
Leading projects involving analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of a procurement grants/awards.
Negotiating, establishing business and financial arrangements, resolving grant resolutions, reviewing formal close-outs of grants.
Administering, modifying, and terminating financial assistance actions, and performs budget analysis functions from simple to complex.
(EXAMPLE): Administering 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. Reviewing the recipients most recently filed single audit for findings that may impact the administration of Federal funds or the performance of project activities and presenting information, ideas, and advice to customers in a clear, concise, and logical manner, both orally and in writing.
GG-1109-12
Administrative Business Policy
Has successfully completed formal training and received a Grant Management Certificate.
Implementing and managing Federal grants and providing grants-related assistance and services.
Evaluating pre-post award grants/assistance policies and procedures.
Determining awardee eligibility using formulas and methodology to establish the awardee eligibility criteria.
(EXAMPLE): The incumbent has a mastery level experience of principles, practices, and methods of initiating, planning, and conducting surveys to recommend changes to organizational grant policies, procedures, and awardee eligibility and eligibility criteria.
Management of Post/Pre-Award Financial Assistances
Reviewing the recipients most recently filed single audit for finding that may impact the administration of Federal funds or the performance of project activities.
Serving as liaison with external customers, recipients, and awardees, to make logical decisions and develop solutions.
Negotiating business reviews, performance resolutions, designing and developing grants, performing final reviews of completed awards, processing close-outs, and conducting post-award and pre-awards.
(EXAMPLE): Describe your experience soliciting, negotiating, awarding, and administering routine assistance vehicles. Also, describe experience designing, developing, implementing, and interpreting grants/assistance management policies, procedures, and 2 CFR Part 200.
Performance of Pre-Awards and Post Awards
Leading and implementing advance projects involving analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of a procurement grants/awards.
Negotiating and establishing business and financial arrangements, resolving grant resolutions, reviewing formal close-outs of grant.
Administering 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.
(EXAMPLE): Describe your experience in federal funds, administering grants.
Background investigation leading to a clearance is required for new hires.
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the NRC will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent that an NRC job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply.
You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
Qualifications
GG-1109-11: In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GG-09) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
Experience in assisting in grant management, pre-awards, and post awards activities, planning, and organizing business management of assigned grants and renewal applications.
Experience researching, planning, and formulating agency procurement procedures, principles, and policies.
Experience in administers, modifies, and terminates financial assistance actions, and performs budget analysis functions from simple to complex.
Or
EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related.
OR COMBINATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience.
GG-1109-12: In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GG-11) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
Experience in management award, and/or obligation of fund for grants, cooperative agreements using financial, administrative business and negotiation procedures.
Experience in negotiating business reviews, performance resolutions, designing and developing grants, performing final reviews of completed awards, processing close-outs, and conducting post-award and pre-awards.
Experience in reviewing the recipients most recently filed single audit for findings that may impact the administration of Federal funds or the performance of project activities.
Experience in negotiating, establishing business and financial arrangements, resolving grant resolutions, reviewing formal close-outs of grants.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be addressed in your resume.
Additional information
The duty location of this position is Rockville, Maryland. In general, employees are expected to be in the office at a minimum of 4 days per pay period**. Telework schedules, including full-time telework, are approved, on a case-by-case basis. If selected, telework will be determined in accordance with Agency policy and the Collective Bargaining Agreement, if applicable.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
As an NRC employee you will enjoy excellent Federal Benefits, including: comprehensive health and life insurance plans; Flexible Spending Account Program for health and dependent care; Long Term Care Insurance; Dental and Vision Insurance; retirement savings and investment plan similar to 401(k) (Thrift Savings Plan); annual (vacation) and paid sick leave; family friendly leave policies; 11 paid holidays per year; transit benefits. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees. https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the job requirements. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to any vacancy questions to determine your level of knowledge, skill and ability related to the job requirements. If you are among the top candidates for this position, your application will be referred to the hiring manager.
Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
As an NRC employee you will enjoy excellent Federal Benefits, including: comprehensive health and life insurance plans; Flexible Spending Account Program for health and dependent care; Long Term Care Insurance; Dental and Vision Insurance; retirement savings and investment plan similar to 401(k) (Thrift Savings Plan); annual (vacation) and paid sick leave; family friendly leave policies; 11 paid holidays per year; transit benefits. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees. https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
List of supplemental material that may be applicable:
NOTE: Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to any vacancy questions, and if necessary, documents which prove your eligibility to apply. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, please ensure it contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position.If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Job title
Name of employer
Beginning and ending dates of employment (month/year) format
Hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise stated. We will prorate part-time employment in crediting experience.
Detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable).
Series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position).
If the position has an education requirement or you are qualifying on the basis of education, please submit your transcript OR list your education history including the type of degree and your major of study. If the position requires a certain number of credit hours, you are strongly encouraged to list the relevant courses along with the course credits in your resume. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
Please carefully review the list of document descriptions below, to see which documents are required for your application.
If you are an NRC employee, you are required to submit your most recent Rating of Record (Performance Appraisal) or a statement saying that one is not available.
If you are a current/reinstatement eligible Federal employee in the competitive service with status (Tenure Group 1 or 2), you will be considered under our merit promotion procedures and must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) to verify competitive status or reinstatement eligibility.
Veterans' Preference documentation, if applicable (e.g., DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active-Duty members must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter.) You can find additional information about Veterans' Preference at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/.
If you are applying for a position that requires a college degree, you must submit your College Transcripts.
All supplemental documents will now be collected electronically and should be submitted before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. You have three choices for submitting your supplemental documents:
1. Use the "USAJOBS" feature to download documents from your USAJOBS portfolio; or 2. Use the "Upload" feature to upload documents directly from your computer. The following types of documents can be uploaded: .gif, .jpeg, .png, .rtf, .pdf, and .doc; or 3. Use the "Fax" feature to print the Fax Cover Sheet and fax it, along with your supplemental documents to 1-571-258-4052.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
We strongly encourage you to read the entire announcement before you submit your application for this position.
Your application for this vacancy must be received online via the USAJOBS application system BEFORE 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online application, you will not be considered for this position.
The NRC requires that applicants submit resumes built using the USAJOBS Resume Builder toolor by uploading your resume from your USAJOBS jobseeker account. The Resume Builder tool is activated upon selecting "Build New Resume" under the "Resumes" section of your USAJOBS account.
Paper applications will not be accepted unless hardship circumstances can be demonstrated. Requests for extensions WILL NOT be granted. If applying online poses a hardship for you, the Human Resources Specialist listed on the announcement will provide assistance to ensure that applications are submitted online by the closing date. Applicants must contact the Human Resources Specialist during business hours BEFORE the closing date of the announcement and speak to someone who can provide assistance for your online submission.
You must answer any job specific vacancy questions. You will be rated based on your responses to any vacancy questions and especially the information provided in your resume. Breadth, recency, and length of experience in the field; training, awards, and commendations; past and current performance; and community or outside professional activities will be considered to determine your level of knowledge, skill or ability for this position. Abbreviated responses to the vacancy questions, such as “significant experience” or “see resume” do not provide enough information and should not be used. You will not be considered for this position if you leave any of the vacancy questions unanswered.
To begin the application process, select the "Apply On-line" button to the right on this screen. Then follow the prompts to login/register, submit all required supplemental documents, and complete the application process.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer
Attn: Please Complete
ROCKVILLE, Maryland 20555
United States
Next steps
You may check the status of your application at any time after the announcement closes by logging onto USAJOBs and selecting "Application Status."
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
List of supplemental material that may be applicable:
NOTE: Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to any vacancy questions, and if necessary, documents which prove your eligibility to apply. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, please ensure it contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position.If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Job title
Name of employer
Beginning and ending dates of employment (month/year) format
Hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise stated. We will prorate part-time employment in crediting experience.
Detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable).
Series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position).
If the position has an education requirement or you are qualifying on the basis of education, please submit your transcript OR list your education history including the type of degree and your major of study. If the position requires a certain number of credit hours, you are strongly encouraged to list the relevant courses along with the course credits in your resume. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
Please carefully review the list of document descriptions below, to see which documents are required for your application.
If you are an NRC employee, you are required to submit your most recent Rating of Record (Performance Appraisal) or a statement saying that one is not available.
If you are a current/reinstatement eligible Federal employee in the competitive service with status (Tenure Group 1 or 2), you will be considered under our merit promotion procedures and must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) to verify competitive status or reinstatement eligibility.
Veterans' Preference documentation, if applicable (e.g., DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active-Duty members must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter.) You can find additional information about Veterans' Preference at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/.
If you are applying for a position that requires a college degree, you must submit your College Transcripts.
All supplemental documents will now be collected electronically and should be submitted before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. You have three choices for submitting your supplemental documents:
1. Use the "USAJOBS" feature to download documents from your USAJOBS portfolio; or 2. Use the "Upload" feature to upload documents directly from your computer. The following types of documents can be uploaded: .gif, .jpeg, .png, .rtf, .pdf, and .doc; or 3. Use the "Fax" feature to print the Fax Cover Sheet and fax it, along with your supplemental documents to 1-571-258-4052.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
We strongly encourage you to read the entire announcement before you submit your application for this position.
Your application for this vacancy must be received online via the USAJOBS application system BEFORE 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online application, you will not be considered for this position.
The NRC requires that applicants submit resumes built using the USAJOBS Resume Builder toolor by uploading your resume from your USAJOBS jobseeker account. The Resume Builder tool is activated upon selecting "Build New Resume" under the "Resumes" section of your USAJOBS account.
Paper applications will not be accepted unless hardship circumstances can be demonstrated. Requests for extensions WILL NOT be granted. If applying online poses a hardship for you, the Human Resources Specialist listed on the announcement will provide assistance to ensure that applications are submitted online by the closing date. Applicants must contact the Human Resources Specialist during business hours BEFORE the closing date of the announcement and speak to someone who can provide assistance for your online submission.
You must answer any job specific vacancy questions. You will be rated based on your responses to any vacancy questions and especially the information provided in your resume. Breadth, recency, and length of experience in the field; training, awards, and commendations; past and current performance; and community or outside professional activities will be considered to determine your level of knowledge, skill or ability for this position. Abbreviated responses to the vacancy questions, such as “significant experience” or “see resume” do not provide enough information and should not be used. You will not be considered for this position if you leave any of the vacancy questions unanswered.
To begin the application process, select the "Apply On-line" button to the right on this screen. Then follow the prompts to login/register, submit all required supplemental documents, and complete the application process.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer
Attn: Please Complete
ROCKVILLE, Maryland 20555
United States
Next steps
You may check the status of your application at any time after the announcement closes by logging onto USAJOBs and selecting "Application Status."
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
