Supervisory Grants Management Specialist

As a Supervisory Grants Management Specialist you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as the Director of the Grants Management Division (GMD) overseeing services providing financial assistance support to NOAA and various other offices and bureaus of the DOC including financial assistance awards support the achievement of the missions of primarily the NOAA Line Offices. Provide strategic planning support to senior management to assist in setting agency and Department goals; develop and implement improved processes that streamline the day-to-day processing of financial assistance workloads; define and implement the professional and technical role of the Grants Management Division function in the Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO).
• Advise higher management officials on issues related to financial assistance awards and administration; provide recommendation advice and support to all NOAA Line and Staff offices on the impact of common and cross-cutting financial assistance issues and requirements and propose mechanisms to streamline and improve the financial assistance process; direct coordination and development of consensus on agency priorities to be fulfilled through the financial assistance process.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments and the capabilities of employees and develop of job performance standards evaluations of job performance and provide assistance to employees to enable them to reach an acceptable level of competence.

Key Requirements:

• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Suitable for Federal employment as determined by background investigation.
• More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Additional Information.
• Must be registered for Selective Service if applicable ()
• Qualification requirements must be met by closing date of the announcement.

Additional Considerations:

• One year probationary period may be required.
• A one year supervisory probationary period may be required (probationary period can be served concurrently).
• Payment of relocation expenses (PCS) is not authorized.
• This position requires Moderate Risk Security Clearance.
• Background investigation will be required. Continued employment is subject to applicants successful completion of security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination

*Note: A one year probationary period will be required unless you are a current Department of Commerce (including NOAA) employee and are in the same line of work and with no more than a 30 day break in service.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position for those required to serve a 1-year probationary period we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• Your performance and conduct;
• Needs and interests of the agency;
• Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of then Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Managements website located at: is no positive education requirement for this position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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.

To qualify at the GS-15 level:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:

• Making recommendations to higher management officials on issues related to financial assistance awards and grant administration;
• Coordinating with external customers to identify the challenges present that make it difficult expensive or inefficient to participate in financial assistance award program;
• Researching and assisting in improving grants and cooperative agreements processes to streamline the day-to-day processing; and
• Planning evaluating and leading projects or teams such as assigning work setting priorities budgeting and providing feedback on work assignments.