Grants Management Specialist

Description:

The position provides administrative support for the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS), Deputy ACOS, Business Manager (BM) and the Administrative Officer (AO) for Research at the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (Medical Research Service). Primary assigned duties are management of pre and post award activities supporting funding/grant applications of VA research investigators.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must meet one of the following requirements:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have at leastone (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service that has given me the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Grants Management Specialist, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled? Qualifying specialized experience includes working in a Medical Research Organization Grant Section, preparation, review and submission of research proposals, advising investigators on pre-award and post award requirements, assist investigators in preparing documents critical to the submission or post-award approval of applications, experience using various computer hardware and software systems, collecting and analyzing data used to prepare and submit a variety of reports, and possessing basic accounting skills to manage research budgets. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates, AND hours worked per week. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

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SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: You must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related, which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this Grants Management Specialist position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered an academic year of graduate study. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

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COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You must possess an equivalent combination of successfully completed related graduate level education and specialized experience as described above, to meet the total experience requirements for this position at the GS-11 level. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Manages and Organizes Information
• Project Management
• Research
• Technical Competence

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

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.

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily performed in an office environment and requires alternating periods of walking and sedentary work. Manual dexterity is required for operating office equipment. Typing and computer operation may involve long periods of hand and wrist movement.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .