The ideal candidate has experience supervising grants staff and overseeing multi-million-dollar Hazard Mitigation Assistance or other mitigation grant programs, including application review, award administration, recipient monitoring, amendments, and closeout.
They can interpret grant laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; provide direction to staff and stakeholders; resolve complex grant issues; improve processes; and ensure compliance with financial, reporting, and program requirements.
What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as a Supervisory Grants Management Specialist in the Mitigation Division, Region 9, supporting Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs, including the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and non-disaster mitigation assistance programs.
Typical duties include: - Supervising and leading a team of grants management specialists by assigning and reviewing work, setting priorities, monitoring progress, evaluating performance, identifying training needs, and supporting consistent, high-quality grants management operations.
- Overseeing the administration of complex Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant awards throughout the grant life cycle, including application review, award processing, amendments, reimbursement review, monitoring, audit resolution, reporting, and closeout.
- Reviewing and analyzing grant applications, award documents, financial reports, and recipient performance information to assess eligibility, compliance with Federal requirements, budget reasonableness, risk, and alignment with hazard mitigation program objectives and authoritative guidance.
- Providing expert technical guidance to staff, recipients, and stakeholders on hazard mitigation assistance program policies, procedures, systems, internal controls, monitoring requirements, and the resolution of complex or unusual grant issues.
- Leading program improvement and coordination activities by reviewing regional grant procedures, identifying process or compliance issues, recommending updates to guidance or internal controls, preparing briefings and reports, and coordinating with FEMA Headquarters, regional staff, and State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners. What else do I need to know?
At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites.
All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.
No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the "requirements" section of this announcement.
DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
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calvin.griffin@fema.dhs.gov · 202-717-1485
This position is with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $133060 – $172980/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-19.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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