Grants Program Analyst (Grants Officer)

Overview Accepting applications Open & closing dates Opening and closing dates07/21/2021 to 08/04/2021 Service Excepted Pay scale & grade

FV I

Salary $88,211 to $136,714 per yearSalary range includes a 30.48% locality payment. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Duties SummaryAs the Grants Officer manages pre-award activities and post-award administration for FAA's Research and Development (R&D) grants including, but not limited to, the Center of Excellence, Aviation Research, and Workforce Development. You will be a key member of a team of grant professionals using your knowledge, technical skills, and other resources to accomplish program goals and make recommendations for program improvement.ResponsibilitiesAs the Grants Officer manages pre-award activities and post-award administration for FAA's Research and Development (R&D) grants including, but not limited to, the Center of Excellence, Aviation Research, and Workforce Development. You will be a key member of a team of grant professionals using your knowledge, technical skills, and other resources to accomplish program goals and make recommendations for program improvement.Typical assignments may include:Incumbent applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of grants programs to develop grant plans and operating guidelines, strategies and methods to: identify and establish grant program requirements and activities to enable selection of highly qualified grant recipients; execute sound awards; monitor progress, prepare and submit required reports; and assure closeout activities are finalized in accordance with OMB requirements.Prepare and publish solicitations, establish schedules for proposed program activities, negotiating and entering into cooperative agreements, inter-agency service and other agreements on behalf of the FAA and the DOT. Interface with and provide programmatic guidance to grant recipients and applicants, respond to technical questions throughout competition phases. Inform management of various grant program requirements and obligations, routinely deliver expert information briefings.Prepare grant award documents to support appropriate levels of effort in compliance with OMB 2 CFR 200, relevant statutory requirements, and legal and other guidance based on type of award; coordinate with OST as required. Prepare annual Congressional and other required reports, assure closeout activities are completed for all grant awards within the time period determined by OMB.Demonstrate considerable independence in serving as a Grants Officer liaison in the FAA R&D Grants Management Office among various grant and cooperative agreement stakeholders to include aviation universities, FAA Program Managers and sponsoring organizations, academia, and industry partners.Work to develop contacts internal and external to organization, providing instructions to financial assistance staff, acquisitions offices, community professionals, members of various aviation communities, research scientists, contractors and other government and industry officials. Contacts are identified for the purpose of addressing diverse complex issues which often cross multiple projects, programs, and/or functional areas. Contacts will also be used in providing answers and seeking guidance, resolving problems, establishing requirements, explaining and defending issues, and persuading or influencing decisions. Acts as a representative of the FAA officially committing the agency to a course of action with management concurrence.You will assist in formulating and providing recommendation to management on major projects/policies/issues. Prepares, reviews, and recommends approvals of reports on projects, programs and other work activities for internal and external distribution. Develops briefings to convey strategic vision and/or organizational policies to internal and external audiences under management or senior level team member’s direction.Assist in developing broad policies and objectives providing general guidance for addressing that may require the development of new approaches. Assist in developing new policies, procedures, and approaches that take into consideration FAA policies, Government-wide rules and regulations and external concerns. Assist in creating new solutions and policy interpretations as situations require.Travel RequiredOccasional travel - The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties. Supervisory status No Promotion Potential NA Requirements Conditions of EmploymentUS Citizenship is required.Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. QualificationsTo view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference – U.S. Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualification Standard for the Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series, 0301. qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-H, FG/GS-12. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.Specialized experience may include but not limited to: Experience with pre and post award activities for grants programs at the federal, state, or equivalent level. Experience developing grant plans and operating guidelines, strategies and methods to identify and establish grant program requirements and activities. Experience in project management, allowable expenditures, and policies and procedures for a grants program or equivalent program.Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.INTERVIEW POLICY: If the selecting official decides to interview any employee on the selection list for a vacancy, then all who remain under consideration for the position at that point in the process must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.Due to the Pandemic and individual states with different phases of reopening, the selectee’s report date to the official duty station/facility may be delayed until such time as employees are allowed to report to the workplace. The person selected may telework up to the maximum extent possible, up to and including full time, until it is determined by state and Federal officials that employees are allowed to report to the workplace where this position is located, on a regular basis. If you do not move right away, your salary will be based on your full time telework duty location, for example, your home address.Education Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire. Additional informationWe may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.Position may be subject to a background investigation.A one-year probationary period may be required.The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.This is a bargaining unit position.Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses. Background checks and security clearanceSecurity clearance Other Drug test required No This job is open to The public U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Individuals with disabilities Veterans Clarification from the agency Also open to those eligible for 30% or More Veterans This job is also open in another announcement to: Federal employees - Competitive service Federal employees - Excepted service Veterans