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Summary This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Grants Management (OGM). OGM is responsible for providing accurate and timely grants management services throughout the grant life cycle to grant-making agencies across DOL. Through delegated Grant Officer authorities, OGM delivers centralized grants administration to support federal assistance award management. This position is Inside the bargaining unit. Responsibilities Serves as key expert liaison and technical advisor to senior level agency officials and managers on federal assistance (grants management) objectives, policies and plans. Analyzes and evaluates compliance and completeness of statements of work, budgets, and other documents which are subsequently incorporated into award documents. Has grant award/management responsibility for one of several major grant programs within ETA. Prepares and maintains current federal assistance plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules (scores, applicant information, etc.), and solicitation documents. Performs detailed analyses of all elements of cost in grantee applications/proposals as well as technical information (industries, scores, geography of services, etc.) Prepares necessary modifications to clarify questions concerning such topics as specification changes, language ambiguities, or clarification of grant provisions and clauses. Performs grants administration typically including incremental funding, preparation of rate and cost adjustments, redirection of effort, coordination of time extension and incorporation of grant revisions. Manages and leads the grant application designation process, panel process, award recommendations, and/or distribution of formula funds. Provides guidance to program officials, grants applicants and recipients in the interpretation, application and implementation of applicable laws and regulations, policies, procedures pertaining to all aspects of federal assistance program activities, e.g., grants, cooperative and interagency agreement planning and solicitation through program administration, expiration and closeout, etc. Responds to official written inquiries from members of Congress, other federal agencies and instrumentalities of Federal Government, public and private organizations, and interested citizens concerning specific questions about individual grants managed and/or general questions about the intricacies of grants management and federal assistance. Represents the division and OGM at various meetings and conferences, and also serves as a key expert/trainer for grantee conferences or workshops. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-13: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Must have experience in ALL of the specialized areas listed below working with workforce development programs (youth, apprenticeship, adult, dislocated workers, older workers, homeless) through grants and/or cooperative agreements. Evidence to support your work must be included in your resume, including the names of those workforce development programs. You must also be able to explain your experience during the interview: Serving as a lead/expert in implementing and managing workforce development grant/cooperative agreement programs by providing grants-related assistance and services. Experience performing administration tasks for workforce development grant/cooperative agreement programs. Experience performing pre-award tasks for workforce development grant/cooperative agreement programs. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Education There is no education substitution at the GS-13 grade level. Additional Information This position is inside the bargaining unit. If the duty location is within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the position will be included in the Local 12, AFGE bargaining unit. If the duty location is outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the position will be included in the NCFLL bargaining unit. The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered. 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