Grants Management Specialist- BIL DIRECT HIRE

About the role

The serves as a Grants Management Specialist within a FTA Regional Office. This position is responsible for providing developmental work experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the analysis of applications, provides advice and funding recommendations for the development and preparation of complex grants, specifically for a broad range of projects as well as a wide variety of applicants including state and local governments, government sponsored authorities and corporations, and joint ventures.
• Afford technical assistance or guidance to grant recipients and stakeholders on grant administration matters, such as financial compliance, internal controls, or efficient grant management.
• Perform grant monitoring activities, including reviewing recipient reports and disbursement requests, and maintaining grant tracking systems or databases to support management reporting and file maintenance.
• Evaluate recipients' disbursement requests and provides feedback to senior specialists on recommendations for approval or disapproval, using fact-finding and analytical techniques and methods used to gather, evaluate, and summarize information and draw conclusions.
• Monitor, review, and maintain tracking systems for incoming grant actions, grantee reports, disbursement requests, and other grant management documents and prepare reports and reconcile monthly.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is an individual who is seeking a challenging career in work that involves implementing and managing Federal grants and cooperative agreements and providing grants-related assistance and services that anticipates substantial involvement between the executive agencies, acting for the Federal government, and the State or local government, or recipient during performance of contemplated activity.

Qualifications

• To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.
• To qualify for the GS-11 on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-09 it must include:
• Experience applying grant analysis principles and program requirements to evaluate, assess, and make recommendations related to the review of grant proposals.
• Experience providing technical assistance or guidance to grant recipients and stakeholders on grant administration matters, such as financial compliance, internal controls, or efficient grant management.
• Experience performing grant monitoring activities, including reviewing recipient reports and disbursement requests, and maintaining grant tracking systems or databases to support management reporting and file maintenance.