Duties

Summary

First time hires to the Federal government salaries are normally set at the beginning of the salary range listed above.

Applicants are encouraged to use the USA Jobs resume template. However, if you do not use the template you must ensure your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, starting and ending months and years, and if Federal employment (series, pay plan, and grade).

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Responsibilities

As a Grants Management Specialist, GS-1109-12, you will:

-Review and process assigned applications, grants, cooperative agreements and leadership initiatives from the Theater/Musical Theater field and follow all applications through the Arts Endowment's complete process from application to Final Descriptive Report.

-Counsel applicants and prospective applicants about proposed projects in context of published guidelines and with knowledge of field activities and trends as well as agency funding history of specific projects.

-Assist Discipline Director in recommending appropriate experts from the Theater/Musical Theater field to serve as application reviewers and in all processing related to these determinations, an provide technical assistance, expertise, and consultation to advisory panelists as needed.

-Manage items related to special Theater/Musical Theater leadership initiatives that arise. (Duties might include managing series of meetings and convening's, webinar development and management and other work items as they occur as well as processing cooperative agreements, interagency agreements, contracts and other government documents).

-Serve as agency liaison with Theater/Musical Theater field; represent the agency at select conferences, meetings, and panels.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel 1 to 5 nights per month for this postion.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
12

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• You must be suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Males born after 12 -31-59 must be registered for Selective Service

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of full-time specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, with experience in performing ALL of the following duties: working as an artist or administrator in the not for profit theater field, performing the duties involved in producing a play or musical (acting, fundraising, producing, or designing); reviewing and processing applications, grants, cooperative agreements and leadership initiatives from the Theater/Musical Theater field; monitoring grantee performance to assure that the grantee is functioning in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant; drafting correspondence and developing complex documents through the use of technology (such as budgets, spreadsheets, power point presentations, and letters/emails).

You must clearly show in your resume and claim on the questionnaire how you meet ALL of the required experience above, or you will be rated ineligible.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date, 07/11/2019, of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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 07/11/2019 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 07/11/2019. 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.

EEO Policy Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/eeo
Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/raps
Veterans Information: http://www.usajobs.gov/vi
Legal and Regulatory Guidance: http://www.usajobs.gov/lr

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link regarding an Alternate Application .

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

For Category Rating:
Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of 3 quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, and Qualified.

The category assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background matches the competencies required for this position. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

• Communication
• Grant Management
• Knowledge of Theater/Musical Theater
• Problem Solving

The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three," but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligible within each category. Preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-09 level or higher)

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be received by the closing date of this announcement:
1. A complete Resume (which includes hours worked, starting/ending dates (month and year), and if Federal employment - series, pay plan and grade).
2. A complete Online Questionnaire
5. Other Supporting Documents:

• Veteran Documents, ( if applicable, a DD-214, SF-15, VA Letter, etc.)
• ICTAP/CTAP documents (if applicable)
• Miscellaneous (as required by position)