Grants Management Specialist

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The position is at the full performance level located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), at the Birmingham VA Health Care System (BVAHCS) in the Research Service. The incumbent provides administrative support for the Associate Chief of Staff for Research (ACOS) and the Administrative Officer (AO) for Research at the BVAHCS. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Experience managing biomedical or clinical research grants in a federally regulated research environment, including pre award and post award review and use of electronic grant submission systems such as eRA Commons or Grants.gov. In addition to the SPF, the following is also required: GS-9 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-7) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience providing support and/or assisting in the management of biomedical or clinical research grants in a federally-regulated research environment to include use of electronic grant submission systems. NOTE: Your resume must reflect this experience or you will be rated ineligible. ~OR~ GS-9 EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: A master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. ~OR~ GS-9 COMBINATION: An equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate-level education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience, as described above, which meets the total experience requirements for this grade level. NOTE: If you are qualifying on education, you must submit a copy of your transcript (unofficial or official) with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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