- Position Title
- Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Announcement Number
- 25-R3-FS4164-12633141-FS-JV Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, December 9, 2024 to Friday, December 13, 2024
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you a current Forest Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
2.
Are you a Forest 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.
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4.
Are you a current or former employee of the US Forest Service who is claiming eligibility under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act and:
- was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; and,
- served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and,
- most recent period of qualifying service was with the US Forest Service; and,
- performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; and,if you are no longer employed by the US Forest Service, have been separated for no more than two years, and whose most recent separation was for reasons other than misconduct or performance?
5.
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?
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.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in these Supervisory Grants Management Specialist positions with the Forest Service. The answers you provide to this questionnaire will determine if you are best qualified for these positions.
1.
Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform Supervisory Grants Management Specialist work at the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Determine appropriate legislative and program authority prior to execution of each grant or agreement.
3.
Direct the review of grant and agreement applications for clarity and completeness including funding availability.
4.
Direct the review of reimbursement requests, process payments and close out of agreements within established procedures.
5.
Establish internal administrative controls or systems.
6.
Process a full range of grant and agreement applications used to determine the selection of grant and agreement awards.
7.
Conduct meetings, workshops, or trainings for unit agreement coordinators to maintain agreement and grant expertise.
8.
Negotiate grants and agreements within the limits of delegated authority.
9.
Provide interpretation of laws and regulations concerning use of federal funds and qualifying program expenditures.
10.
Provide advice and guidance in all aspects of the unit's grants and agreements to federal and non-federal agencies; state, local, and tribal governments; and educational, private, and corporate entities.
11.
Negotiate complex grants and agreements such as special termination liability clauses, copyrights, and proprietary rights.
12.
Provide interpretation of requirements, regulations and guidelines pertaining to grants and agreements.
13.
Identify alternative courses of action including modification of standard procedures and terms to satisfy specialized requirements and solve a variety of problems, including those requiring significant departure(s) from previous approaches.
14.
Analyze complex and conflicting regulations and policy, and project the effect changes to laws and regulations will have upon grant and agreement administration and management.
15.
Monitor and analyze the effect of changes in laws, regulations and policies pertaining to grants and agreements, administration and management, and performance reporting.
16.
Apply good business judgment, ingenuity, and originality in interpreting, modifying, and extending guides to accommodate program needs.
17.
Provide technical and administrative supervision to subordinate employees.
18.
Plan the work to be accomplished, set, and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work.
19.
Assign work based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirement of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
20.
Evaluate work performance of the subordinate employees.
21.
Foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.
22.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.