These positions are in the Office of Global Change (EGC) in the Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental, and Scientific Affairs. The contractors will support the EGC Program Team. The contractors will work closely with colleagues in EGC in the areas of Adaptation, Sustainable Landscapes and Clean Energy pillars, counterparts in OES/Central Programming Unit (CPU), regional desks, the Office of the Legal Advisor, and the interagency to coordinate and implement climate programs in keeping with Department and OES Policy for programs. The contractors will demonstrate competence in analyzing and synthesizing large amounts of information into coherent and cogent materials for Bureau leadership. Superior research, writing, and briefing skills are a core requirement for this position. The contractors should be able to secure and maintain a Secret security clearance.

• Support EGC in the development and monitoring of funding programs in keeping with OES and Department policy to achieve climate outcomes.
• Follow processes for the procurement of funded agreements including grants, cooperative agreements and interagency agreements with federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and public international organizations including explaining those processes to identified, external project implementers;
• Draft, explain, and track submission dates for funded project scopes of work including follow-up communications to ensure timely submission of all necessary documents for funding projects;
• Support grant review panels, in keeping with Department policy, including notetaking to provide a record of panel deliberations;
• Review, analyze and communicate on project budgets including explaining allowable and unallowable costs for programs to external audiences;
• Explain outcome indicators to implementers and analyze the proposed outcomes consistent with the timeline of activities and availability budget to ensure rigorous project outcomes;
• Draft written reviews of implementer reporting and provide to the Agreement (AOR) or Grant’s Officer Representation (GOR) for final review and approval;.
• Draft amendments for time or cost, to extend the period of performance, or add funding to the Agreement (AOR) or Grant’s Officer Representation (GOR) for final review and approval allow for full performance of the award and outcomes for EGC;
• Support AORs and GORs on site visits to headquarters to review financial documents or project files and to sites of implementation to see project success and document the results to EGC files; and,
• Draft final close out reports for AOR/GOR and to document outcomes for EGC.

• Obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
• For the project managers:  Bachelor’s degree plus five years of relevant work experience or Master’s degree with two years of relevant work experience. 
• Experience managing projects, budgets, and/or climate-related activities, particularly in adaptation, clean energy, sustainable landscapes, and/or cross-cutting thematic areas. 
• Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills.
• Proven ability to identify, network, and strategically engage with diverse groups. 
• Excellent leadership, teamwork, organization, and time management skills. 
• Experience conducting research, collecting, and/or tracking data and results. 
• Ability to work as a team member as well as independently.  
• Strong background in visualizing, presenting, organizing, and designing data sets. 
• Willingness to initiate projects independently. 
• Willingness to occasionally travel domestically and internationally. 
• Knowledge of grants and interagency agreement principles, policies, and business processes.  
• Excellent writing skills and tailoring written products to receiving audience. Ability to work quickly under tight timelines and deadlines.  

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