Resource Management Specialist

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Qualifications:

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

For GS-9:
A. You must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:

1. Assisting analyzing and making recommendations on grant policies.
2. Assisting with identifying and analyzing funding and staffing requirements.
3. Assisting with recommending administrative actions/solutions to problems and presenting results of studies and analysis.

OR

B. Must have completed a Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two (2) full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such as degree; or LL.B or J.D. if related.

OR

C. Must have a combination of experience as described in "A" above and graduate education as described in "B" above

For GS-11:
A. You must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:

1. Analyzing and making recommendations on grant policies.
2. Identifying and analyzing funding and staffing requirements.
3. Recommending administrative actions/solutions to problems and presenting results of studies and analysis.

OR

B. Must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in any field of study or LL.M., if related from an accredited college and/or university. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the one year of full-time study requirement.

OR

C. Must have a combination of specialized experience as described in "A" above and graduate education as described in "B" above.

For GS-12:
You must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service performing three (3) of the following:

1. Developing budgetary projections, manage cost accounting and prepare budget reports to ensure maximum utilization of funding resources.
2. Developing and implementing recommendations with respect to funding and staffing requirements.
3. Advising management on implementation of policies and regulations and procedures.
4. Creating reports of findings and recommendations from collected data and proposals.

Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

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Responsibilities:

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

As a Resource Management Specialist you will use your knowledge of and experience with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response to optimize business results and customer experience by:

• Administers SNS's extramural budget and provides a variety of functions involving major grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, intra and interagency agreements, and memoranda of agreement..
• Exercises administrative responsibilities related to the initiation, administration, and/or close-out of grants, and/or cooperative agreements, including assistance in monitoring performance.
• Provides extensive analytical and operational assistance within SNS in extramural budget formulation, effective utilization and monitoring of financial resources, formulation of long- and short range objectives, and planning and evaluation systems as it relates to cooperative agreements and grants.
• Responds to special requests from other Federal agencies, Congressional staff, OMB, and others regarding the SNS's extramural budget, fiscal policy, expenditures, and allocation of funds to support activities.