Humanities Administrator

National Endowment for the Humanities

• Open & Closing Dates: 07/05/2022 to 07/29/2022
• Salary: $89,834 - $116,788 per year
• Pay scale & Grade: GS 12 - 13
• Work Schedule: Full-time

Duties

• Reviews grant and fellowships proposals and assesses eligibility and consistency with Endowment goals.
• Arranges for review and evaluation of grant proposals by peer review panelists.
• Presents Division policies, procedures, and funding recommendations orally and in writing to internal and external audiences.
• Represents the division at professional meetings.
• Promotes the work of the Division and larger goals of the Endowment to outside constituents.
• Works collaboratively with other Division staff members to accomplish these duties.
• Conducts site visits to promote the division's programs and to evaluate the accomplishments of the current projects it supports.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizen
• Relevant experience and/or education
• Favorable background investigation
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service

As part of the online application process you will need to respond to a series of questions designed to assess your possession of the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or competencies:

1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level or equivalent experience.

Specialized experience is experience that is directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For example, experience working in higher education, programming or research position in a library, archive, or university press; teaching classes in the humanities; or working as a senior team member on a collaborative research project leading to publication. In all cases work in the humanities should have been performed with wide
latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, requiring somewhat extended professional training and experience.

At the GS-13 level Qualified candidates must possess:
1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level or equivalent experience.

Specialized experience is experience working in higher education; programming or research position in library, archive, or university press; teaching classes in the humanities; or working as a senior team member on a collaborative research project leading to publication. Specialized experience also includes additional experience working in a grant-making office or institution or working with and managing research grants.