Hybrid Grants Management Specialist (DETAIL/TEMP PROMOTION NTE 1 YEAR) bei Department of Agriculture

Grants Management Specialist (DETAIL/TEMP PROMOTION NTE 1 YEAR)

Department: Department of Agriculture

Location(s): District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $120579 - $156755 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is assigned to the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center (BC), Grants & Agreements Division. PLEASE NOTE: This is a full time, detail/temporary promotion opportunity. Initial action will be not to exceed one year but may be terminated earlier or extended as needed in compliance with policy. The maximum appointment length may be extended up to 5 years. Please the Additional Information section for more details.

Major Duties:

• Responsible for independently leading, planning, overseeing, and carrying out outreach and technical assistance agreements,
• Function as Cooperative Agreements Specialist in managing and administering the most complex agreements
• Serves as an expert technical resource on all aspects of planning, coordinating and administering cooperative agreements.
• Provides comprehensive customer service and technical guidance on agreements functions.
• Collaborates with FSA Grants and Agreements Office and other USDA agencies on the implementation of new technologies and systems, and changes in policies, practices, processes, and operations.
• Leads and directs the provision of lifecycle support, execution, and management of cooperative agreements.
• Generates various reports pertaining to agency’s outreach agreements functions, in response to requests from management.

Qualifications: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the 07/29/2025 of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined above. Time in grade: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade to be considered for the next higher grade (e.g. one year at the GS-12 grade level for consideration for the GS-13 grade level). You must include an SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one) that supports meeting this requirement with your application package. This is a full time, detail/temporary promotion opportunity. Initial action will be not to exceed one year but may be terminated earlier or extended as needed in compliance with policy. The maximum appointment length may be extended up to 5 years. Position may be made permanent without further competition as per agency policy Specialized Experience for the GS- 13 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience in the Grants Management field equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Providing a broad range of technical leadership and advice, guidance and direction in managing and administering grant and agreement programs for multiple customers. Experience developing, planning, coordinating and administering complex functions involving life cycle support and management of grants and agreements. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) 10:59 p.m. Central Time (CT) the of 07/29/2025 this announcement. Please submit your most recent Performance appraisal that is Completed/Rated/Signed by Supervisor, which is dated within the last 18 months. DO NOT submit a Performance Plan, Progress Review or Current Appraisal in which the rating period is still on-going/not complete. If you do not have one, please submit a note explaining why you do not have one. Failure to do this will result in an ineligible rating. For FSA/RMA employees applying for vacancies, be sure to follow the instructions in the "How to Apply and Required Documents" sections. If you have questions, please call the HR Specialist that is listed as the contact on the announcement BEFORE the announcement closes. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this. To begin, click "Apply Online" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and attach your resume and all required documents. NOTE: If a document is resubmitted, it replaces the previous submission, which means the previous document is no longer available to the Human Resources Office. If you are adding to, rather than replacing a previous submission, you must upload both the old document and the new document. You must verify that uploaded documents from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Applicants may combine all like required documents (e.g. SF-50's or veteran docs) into one or more files and scan for uploading into the application. Each file must not exceed 3MB. Grouping like documents into files will simplify the application process. Documents must be in one of the following formats: GIF, JPEG, JPG, PDF, PNG, RTF, or Word (DOC or DOCX). Uploaded documents may not require a password, digital signature, or other encryption to open.

Application Deadline: 2025-07-29