This position serves as a Grant Management Specialist in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), performing professional work for educationally related program (or group of programs) directed towards improving American education.
APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200 application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.
As a Grants Management Specialist GS-1109-09, you will be responsible for: Assisting with the administration and management of discretionary grants throughout all phases of the awarding process, including pre-award (planning), award, post-award, and close-out activities. Supporting team members with the development of program requirements and the formulation of program policy.
Assisting team members in engaging internal and external stakeholders to gain relevant insights into the issues, challenges, and opportunities that program policies must address. Supporting the review of program plans to ensure that requirements are met. Building cross-program knowledge and develop communication channels across the organization to better support the efficient management of grant funds and grantee assistance.
You may meet the minimum qualifications of this position by meeting the following education options. (GS-9) Two years of graduate education (beyond a bachelor's degree). or A master's degree or equivalent degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related or A combination of specialized experience and education that when taken as a percentage of the required education and experience total 100% or more.
Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.
As an ED employee, you will also benefit from our family-friendly work environment. As part of our commitment to maintain a work life balance, we offer excused leave for Parent/Teacher Conferences (3 hours); excused leave for annual health screenings (4 hours); and matching leave for community volunteer service. Other flexibilities that may be available to you include alternative work schedules. You may be eligible to receive a recruitment incentive for this position.
To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon. You may be eligible to receive a relocation incentive for this position. To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.
You may be eligible to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program as a recruitment incentive for this position. To receive student loan repayments, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.
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corey.anderson@ed.gov · (202) 987-1313
This position is with Department of Education Headquarters, Department of Education.
The posted pay range is $70623 – $91815/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-17.
There are 4 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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