The Role
Provides administrative and programmatic support for NSF peer review and grants management. Responsibilities include recruiting reviewers, entering and querying data, managing panel documents, reviewing budgets and proposal compliance, drafting analyses, maintaining spreadsheets and calendars, preparing reports and presentations, coordinating meetings, and communicating with reviewers and grantees. Requires a bachelor’s degree and three years of professional or administrative experience.
Summary Generated by Built In
This is a month-to-month assignment for a six-month period. The position is hybrid, with the potential to be onsite full-time at NSF headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Program Support Specialist will provide daily administrative and programmatic support to the National Science Foundation to facilitate the peer review process. The employees will work closely with their assigned NSF Program Director/s to identify technical and commercial experts to participate on scientific review panels and provide feedback on grant proposals. The Program Support Specialist will enter key data into NSF systems, create and manage all supporting documents for their assigned review panels, and assist the Program Director/s by reviewing proposal budgets and drafting the review analysis required to support the eventual NSF award or decline decision for each proposal. In addition to facilitating the peer review process, the Program Support Specialist will provide other administrative and technical services to the client upon request, including maintaining tracking spreadsheets and calendars, conducting data analysis, preparing reports and presentations, planning and supporting small and medium sized meetings, and corresponding with grantees and reviewers via email and telephone regarding all aspects of the review process and grants management.
Key Responsibilities
Typical Duties /Responsibilities
Assist NSF Program Directors with identifying and recruiting qualified peer reviewers using NSF databases and internet searches.
Assist NSF Program Directors with identifying and recruiting qualified peer reviewers using NSF databases and internet searches.
- Perform data entry into NSF systems to support review process, and management of affiliated paperwork.
- Communicate daily via phone and email with potential reviewers.
- Draft and review all documents associated with assigned panels, including review analyses and screening reviewer comments.
- Prepare materials and correspondence upon request, and review/suggest edits for key NSF documents and websites.
- Review award budgets for compliance with program requirements.
- Plan and support small and medium sized meetings to occur at NSF.
- Perform data queries on NSF systems and update/maintain key tracking spreadsheets and calendars.
- Prepare reports and presentations upon request.
- Conduct compliance screening on incoming proposals.
- Assist with individual administrative and data analysis projects as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
· Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Physical Sciences, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Education.
· Experience: Three years’ professional and/or administrative experience in office environment.
Skills/Knowledge: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Proficient with use of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Access and Outlook email and calendar functions. Experienced querying experience strongly preferred. Detail-oriented, problem-solver,
About
We are a woman-owned small business providing management consulting and technical services based in Herndon, Virginia. Founded in 1999, we’ve established a solid track record of success in the planning, design, and implementation of a wide range of projects in the areas of administrative and peer review support, event planning, logistics management, and information management. Our clients include Federal agencies, state and local units of government, private companies, and nonprofit organizations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physical sciences, information technology, computer science, or education
- Three years of professional and/or administrative experience in an office environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Access, and Outlook email and calendar functions
- Experienced querying experience
- Detail-oriented and able to solve problems
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The Company
What We Do
EDJ Associates, Inc. is a woman-owned small business providing professional and technical services, including consulting, digital, design, and communications support, to federal, private, and nonprofit clients. They specialize in areas such as clinical trial support, data management, and event planning.
