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Grants Management Specialist
Bureau of Justice Grants · Washington, District of Columbia · Closes in 6 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: Special authorities, Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Internal to an agency, Land and base management, The public, Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista, Veterans, Individuals with disabilities, Federal employees - Competitive service, Military spouses.

You must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. The job is open to the public and to several special groups, such as veterans, military spouses, and people eligible under Schedule A (a hiring path for people with disabilities).

Experience: You need 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12. Specialized experience means work related to this job that gave you the knowledge and skills to do it, such as managing victim-related grants, reviewing grant compliance, or developing grant solicitations.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of up to 2 pages showing official position title, employer contact information, start and end dates by month and year, and hours per week Duties performed and accomplishments listed for each job on your resume Most recent SF-50 showing position title, series, grade, step, duty location, and tenure status (current or former federal employees) Most recent performance evaluation with final rating (current or former federal employees) List of awards from the last 5 years (current or former federal employees) DD-214 Member 4 copy and SF-15 if claiming veterans' preference Proof of foreign education evaluation, if qualifying through foreign education

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 6 days (November 9, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: You are rated on how well you meet the qualification requirements, and you also take a USA Hire online assessment that measures 23 general job skills. Applicants may be referred under a Rule of Many process, and veterans' preference adds 5 or 10 points for eligible veterans. Overstating your experience or cheating on the assessment can get you removed from consideration.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume must show your specialized experience with victim-related grants, including dates and hours per week for each job.
Complete the USA Hire assessment within 48 hours after the closing date, because it is part of your application.
Include your SF-50 and performance evaluation if you are a current or former federal employee, or the application may be incomplete.

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