- Position Title
- Grants Management Specialist
- Agency
- Food and Nutrition Service
- Announcement Number
- IMP-12499211-24-ST Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, August 7, 2024 to Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
1.
Are you a current Food and Nutrition Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
2.
Are you a Food and Nutrition Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
3.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
4.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
Assessment 1
This position is eligible for remote work in the states within the Western Regional Office. States covered: Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, or Arizona or a state immediately bordering the region (Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona).
Thank you for your interest in the Grants Management Specialist position with the USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. Your responses to this questionnaire, in conjunction with the other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated in determining your eligibility and qualifications for this position. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume, transcripts, or other application materials and information provided by your references.
1.
To qualify at the GS-09 level, select the most appropriate response to indicate how you fulfill the minimum qualification requirement outlined in the job announcement.
2.
To qualify at the GS-11 level, select the most appropriate response to indicate how you fulfill the minimum qualification requirement outlines in the job announcement.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Select the option that best describes your experience applying knowledge of federal-wide grant policies, regulations, and requirements that impact the financial operations of state agencies and other grantees in their administration of an organization's programs.
4.
Which of the following activities have you assisted senior staff in performing or performed independently? Select all that apply.
5.
Select the response(s) that show the types of entities for which you have performed grant funding operations or oversight. Select all that apply.
6.
Which statement best describes your ability to review, analyze, and evaluate financial data pertaining to federal, state or local grant programs?
7.
Choose the statement that best describes your experience applying knowledge of Federal financial policies, OMB Circulars, US Treasury instructions, and agency regulations to grant administration?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
8.
Select the statement that best corresponds to your experience researching laws and regulations regarding the use of funds and qualifying expenditures to determine appropriateness?
9.
Which of the following statements best describes your experience reconciling grantee reports?
10.
Which of the following best describes your experience in conducting or participating in compliance reviews of financial operations?
11.
Select all responses that reflect your experience negotiating with federal, state, or local stakeholders to reach agreement on actions to correct financial program operations or deficiencies. Select all that apply.
12.
Which of the following statements describes your experience providing technical assistance to federal, state, local, or other organizations regarding assigned program operations or functions? Select all that apply.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
13.
Which of the following statements best describes your experience writing reports of findings, stating conclusions, and providing recommendations based on those findings?
14.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.