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Summary This position is located in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Tribal Division. Responsibilities Serves as a technical expert in grants and/or cooperative agreement management processes, providing advice and guidance to resolve, implement, or manage issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach or methodology. Serves as a liaison to OVC stakeholders in the area of grant management to promote practices that are compliant with applicable statutes, regulations, best practices, specific program emphases, and other organizational objectives. Serves as a technical expert in the evaluation of applications for complex discretionary and/or formula grants and/or agreements that contain a number of different processes or sub-grant elements, such as comprehensive grant solicitations that will require extensive grant administration work in that the grant will run several years, and data will be collected from multiple sites. Oversees tribal programs or grants related to crime victims' rights and services with full responsibility for carrying out all required monitoring and management duties. Discusses the proposed changes with the grantee, suggests effective modifications, and recommends action on the changes to higher management. Plans and manages special projects for OVC or program issues with broad impact, such as those on an OVC or nation-wide level that ultimately result in advances for the crime victims' field. Conceives and implements new initiatives and projects to strengthen, facilitate, and integrate programs. Undertakes or participates in special projects, ongoing analyses, investigations and initiatives that have high priority for high-level management of projects that identify and resolve complex issues related to crime victims' rights and services. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience include: Managing and monitoring complex grants and/or cooperative agreement, related to victim and/or survivors of crime, awarded through a diverse program portfolio for compliance with regulatory, policy, and reporting requirements, such as auditing awardee cost and pricing data that required an analysis of interrelated grantee operational issues of effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity; AND Using advanced risk assessments techniques to identify and resolve complex grant and/or cooperative agreements, related to victim and/ or survivors of crime, administration problems or potential compliance findings with unusual or unresolved issues requiring the provision of substantial technical assistance or the development of new processes; AND Performing work in the pre-award process for complex cooperative agreements and/or grants related to victim and/ or survivors of crime, within a technical field or specialized industry, such as developing grant solicitations to national, state, local, and tribal entities to improve the functioning of their criminal justice system where data was collected from multiple sites; AND Identifying methods of improving grant programs or process related to crime victim rights, that enhanced grantee compliance or performance across a program or portfolio; and establishing, enhancing, or substantially modifying grant program or policy requirements to improve project and program impact or to respond to evolving stakeholder needs. Technical Qualifications: Applicants who meet the basic entry and minimum qualification requirements, as described above, will be further evaluated on the following technical qualifications: Grants Management Administration and Management Writing Oral Communication Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education There is no education requirement for this position. Additional Information OJP offers opportunities for flexible work schedules. Recruitment incentives may not be authorized. This position is included in the bargaining unit. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Please do not indicate current or former position salary in your application or resume. As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. Remote work is an arrangement in which an employee works at an approved alternative worksite (e.g., from home) that is at a location away from the agency worksite. The selectee's residence is the full-time official duty location. The difference in salary is determined by the locality pay in each location. Salary range listed on this announcement is the Rest of U.S. pay scale. Actual salary will be dependent upon physical location of selectee and is determined by the locality pay in each duty location. Upon selection, the salary will be adjusted to include locality. Salaries for all areas are available on the OPM website at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2023/general-schedule/