Grants Management Specialist

Duties

This position is located in the Office of Strategy, Programs, and Engagement (SP&E) at the National Endowment for the Arts. In this position, you will:

-Serve as Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works and Artist Communities Specialist within the Multidisciplinary Arts and Equity office in SP&E;

-Support organizations that include presenters, festivals, multidisciplinary artists and programs, creative artist residencies, and arts service organizations, among others, across two disciplines;

-Assist with the review and processing of applications and grants from receipt to closeout;

-Provide constituent technical assistance and public engagement.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Selective Service registration required.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required
• All employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/ Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
• Relocation expenses are not authorized. Other recruitment incentives may be authorized.

Qualifications

You must meet one of the following requirements:

GS-11:

A. At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: 1) reviewing and processing arts grant applications from receipt to closeout; 2) working in the fields of Presenting, Artist Communities, and/or Multidisciplinary Arts, including community-based organizations; and 3) drafting and developing materials to communicate key ideas and information (such as budgets, spreadsheets, Power Point presentations, and letters/emails). OR

B. Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.; or successfully completed a Ph.D.; or equivalent degree, e.g., LL.M., at an accredited college or university in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your college transcripts to support your claim). OR

C. Possess a combination of graduate education and specialized experience, as described above, which when combined, total 100 percent of the requirement.

GS-12:

You must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following:

1) reviewing and processing arts grant applications from receipt to closeout;
2) providing expertise and leadership to stakeholders in the fields of Presenting, Artist Communities, and/or Multidisciplinary Arts, including community-based organizations;
3) serving as liaison to other offices concerning applications, grants, and related issues; and
4) drafting and developing complex materials to communicate key ideas and information (such as budgets, spreadsheets, Power Point presentations, and letters/emails).

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, including arts grants and the fields of Presenting, Artist Communities, and/or Multidisciplinary Arts, including community-based organizations, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Qualifications Must Be Met: The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Note about the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation: Your experience (paid and unpaid), education, awards, training and self-development will be evaluated as it relates to the position based upon the information provided in your resume/application and any other supporting documents.

Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Program (I/CTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not I/CTAP eligible. View information about I/CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under I/CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.

Education

Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For additional information, refer to the U.S. Department of Education web site at http://www.ed.gov.Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) or you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the courses.

Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S. college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Additional information

Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation of management to promote the employee selected at some future date.

If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, you must submit proof by 11/17/2023 that you meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration. The proof includes a copy of the agency notice, your most recent Performance Rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty station. To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority of this vacancy, you must earn a minimum score of 85 (prior to the assignment of veteran's preference) on the rating criteria for this position.

VETERANS PREFERENCE: If claiming 5-point veteran preference you MUST submit copy number 4 of the DD-214. If you are claiming 10-point veteran preference you MUST submit an SF-15, Application for 10-point Veteran's Preference AND all other required documents in order to be granted the preference.

All documents must be received by 11/17/2023.

Additional information on veteran's preference is available at: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx

If you are selected for this Federal position, you will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failure to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on the application may be grounds for not hiring you or dismissing you after you begin work, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001).

The application contains information subject the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a). The information issued will be used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. Section 3302 and 3361.

Recruitment methods and selection procedures will based solely on merit after fair and open competition, and will be made without regard to political, religious, or labor organization affiliation or non-affiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, national origin, non-disqualifying disability, sexual-orientation or age.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire