Functional Responsibility: The Senior Program Support Specialist is a senior level position that provides leadership to the more junior Program Specialists in their daily logistical and programmatic support to the NSF to facilitate the peer review process. The contractor will

work closely with assigned NSF Program Directors 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 analyses 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-II 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.

Must be a US Citizen

Must be able to pass a Background Check

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, Physical Sciences, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Education

Minimum/General Experience: Three years professional and/or administrative experience in office environment