Director for Grants Policy Office

The Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPEPD) focuses on all matters relating to policy development, implementation, and review. We coordinate with offices across the Department to ensure that policy development and implementation are in line with the Secretary's priorities and guidance. The incumbent will oversee the Grants Policy Office in OPEPD. This position may be detailed to another Federal agency.

The Director of the Grants Policy Office is responsible for providing executive leadership and direction for the Department's grants policy functions and for ensuring effective coordination of grants policy across the Department. Provides executive leadership for the development, interpretation, implementation, and continuous improvement of Department-wide grants policies, regulations, procedures, and related initiatives governing formula, discretionary, and directed grant programs. Establishes the vision, strategic direction, and priorities of the Grants Policy Office and identifies opportunities to strengthen the Department's grants policies and processes to advance the Secretary's priorities, improve program implementation and outcomes, promote accountability, and support effective stewardship of Federal funds. Serves as a principal Departmental authority on grants policy and advises senior Department leadership and grant-making offices on significant, complex, sensitive, or precedent-setting grants policy and implementation matters. Develops policy options and recommendations for Department leadership concerning grants policy, program implementation, oversight, monitoring, continuation decisions, risk management, evidence, and other cross-cutting matters affecting the Department's grant portfolio. Provides Department-wide leadership to strengthen the connection between the Secretary's policy priorities and the implementation of the Department's grant programs from program design through award, monitoring, continuation, and evaluation. Works with grant-making offices to translate Departmental policy objectives into grant priorities, requirements, selection criteria, performance measures, monitoring approaches, award conditions, and other appropriate grant mechanisms. Identifies and resolves cross-cutting policy issues affecting multiple grant-making offices and develops consistent Department-wide approaches where appropriate. Provides leadership and strategic direction to grant-making offices in the design and implementation of discretionary grant competitions to promote timely and effective awards, improve the applicant experience, and align grant implementation with Department policy and program objectives. Identifies and implements Department-wide improvements to grant competition and award processes, including approaches to streamline internal review, improve the timing of awards, and strengthen the consistency and effectiveness of grant-making practices. Advises grant-making offices on approaches to incorporate evidence-based practices into grant programs and identifies opportunities for the Department and the field to strengthen the development, understanding, dissemination, and use of evidence. Works with relevant Department components to develop policy approaches, performance measures, and evaluation strategies that support effective grant implementation and continuous program improvement.

-One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation. -U.S. Citizenship -Financial disclosure statement, OGE-278. -Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance. - Relocation expenses will NOT be paid. -Registration with the Selective Service (if applicable). Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. -All initial appointments to an SES position are contingent on approval from OPM's Qualification Review Board.