Posted August 13, 2026

Supervisory Grants Management Specialist


Phoenix, AZOnsiteFull Time

Compensation: $147,945 to $197,200 Annually


This Supervisory Grants Management Specialist position is with National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) in Phoenix, AZ. This position serves as Director, Division of Grants Compliance and Oversight (DGCO) to oversee the Divisions' activities, provide administrative and technical supervision over the Division staff, coordinates activities with other OPERA divisions, and serve as a liaison and advocate to the extramural community. Key duties: • As a Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, some of your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following: • Supervise subordinates and provide policy and program objectives, assigns tasks and evaluate performance of subordinate staff members. • Serve as authority for NIH on grants compliance and oversight issues as they relate to DHHS/PHS/NIH policies, guidelines and procedures. • Develop and implement guidelines and policies to ensure appropriate stewardship and oversight of Federal assistance programs both internally and externally. • Develop, implement, and enforce a grants compliance partnership with the biomedical research (recipient) community. • Develop and implement a proactive grants compliance program and develop and enforce a reactive grants compliance program as necessary to deal with acts/allegations/reports of noncompliance. • Develop procedures for conducting compliance and oversight reviews and coordinate the review of institutional compliance and oversight programs. • Supervise analytical studies, reviews, and trend analysis of assistance policies and procedures and the review and analyses of institutional compliance and oversight programs. Qualifications: You qualify at the GS-15 level, if you meet the following qualification requirements: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: providing leadership and training to grants specialists; identifying and defining major issues pertaining to grants administration laws and regulations in compliance -related areas which may impact grants compliance approaches; formulating new and modified grants management compliance policies and procedures; and evaluating organizational compliance with existing policy and procedures. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Ensure you support your self-ratings with the information you provide in your application. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12980867 View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.
Expires September 12, 2026

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