Total 5 job vacancies by National Endowment for the Arts

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Office of the Deputy Chairman for Management and Budget (DCMB), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The incumbent reports to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO) and provides senior level budgetary expertise related to the formulation, execution, and presentation of the NEA's budget. In this position, you will:

-Analyze programmatic and operational financial data and develop recurring and ad hoc budgetary reports.

-Provide expert budgetary knowledge and experience to complete work assignments directed by the DCFO in planning, developing and formulating the Arts Endowment's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional budget requests.

-Draft portions of the NEA's OMB and Congressional budget requests for review by the DCFO and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

-Support the DCFO in developing spreadsheets, databases, and other materials for budget formulation, projections and execution reports, and for presentation to OMB and Congress; and develop multi-year, object class-based Excel formats and forms needed to solicit budget fund requests from each NEA office.

The National Endowment for the Arts primarily supports projects of non-profit organizations, and in areas across all artistic disciplines, with an emphasis on systems change for underserved communities and advancing healthy and equitable arts ecosystems. This position is located in the Office of Multidisciplinary Arts and Equity in the Office of Strategy, Programs, and Engagement (SP&E) at the National Endowment for the Arts. Incumbent serves as Specialist for Folk & Traditional Arts, which are rooted in and reflective of the cultural life of a community, whether it be a geographic community or a community of practice. Genres of artistic activity include, but are not limited to, music, dance, crafts, and oral expression. In this position, you will:

-Report to the Folk & Traditional Arts Director and be responsible for assisting the Directors and Coordinators in their efforts to provide national leadership and direction, including recommending appropriate experts from the field to serve as application reviewers.

-Work in the agency's automated Grants Management (database) System (eGMS) to ensure accurate data entry and processing of applicant notification of rejection or tentative funding recommendation, revised budget, and grant award letters.

-Provide technical assistance to applicants and prospective applicants about proposed projects in context of published guidelines and with knowledge of field activities and trends.

-Review and evaluate Folk & Traditional Arts applications for eligibility, completeness, and adherence to published guidelines, including accuracy of applications in accordance with the agency and OMB rules and regulations pertaining to federal grants, prior to forwarding for review by panel.

-Manage items related to leadership initiatives as assigned, including cooperative agreements, reports, or stakeholder engagement. Duties might include managing series of meetings and convenings, webinar development and management, and other work items as they occur as well as processing cooperative agreements, interagency agreements, contracts and other government documents.

The National Endowment for the Arts primarily supports projects of non-profit organizations, and in areas across all artistic disciplines, with an emphasis on systems change for underserved communities and advancing healthy and equitable arts ecosystems. This position is located in the Office of Multidisciplinary Arts and Equity in the Office of Strategy, Programs, and Engagement (SP&E) at the National Endowment for the Arts. Incumbent serves as Specialist for Folk & Traditional Arts, which are rooted in and reflective of the cultural life of a community, whether it be a geographic community or a community of practice. Genres of artistic activity include, but are not limited to, music, dance, crafts, and oral expression. In this position, you will:

-Report to the Folk & Traditional Arts Director and be responsible for assisting the Directors and Coordinators in their efforts to provide national leadership and direction, including recommending appropriate experts from the field to serve as application reviewers.

-Work in the agency's automated Grants Management (database) System (eGMS) to ensure accurate data entry and processing of applicant notification of rejection or tentative funding recommendation, revised budget, and grant award letters.

-Provide technical assistance to applicants and prospective applicants about proposed projects in context of published guidelines and with knowledge of field activities and trends.

-Review and evaluate Folk & Traditional Arts applications for eligibility, completeness, and adherence to published guidelines, including accuracy of applications in accordance with the agency and OMB rules and regulations pertaining to federal grants, prior to forwarding for review by panel.

-Manage items related to leadership initiatives as assigned, including cooperative agreements, reports, or stakeholder engagement. Duties might include managing series of meetings and convenings, webinar development and management, and other work items as they occur as well as processing cooperative agreements, interagency agreements, contracts and other government documents.

In this position, you will serve as Auditor. Typical work assignments include:

• Conduct audits, evaluations and special reviews in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and generally accepted accounting principles issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and/or U.S. Government auditing standards and policies and Council of Integrity and Government Efficiency (CIGIE) Quality Standards for Auditing.
• Expand or contract audit/evaluation/special review programs as a result of initial findings.
• Perform, evaluate and write reports on audits, evaluations and special reviews of awardee/contractor financial integrity, compliance with NEA and Federal requirements, economy and efficiency of operations, and program results.
• Evaluate corrective actions taken by NEA awardees, contractors, and the NEA in response to audit and evaluation recommendations.
• Interpret agency policies and provisions to the development of audit/evaluation/special review procedures, instructions, work plans and schedules.

In this position, you will serve as Auditor. Typical work assignments include:

• Conduct audits, evaluations and special reviews in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and generally accepted accounting principles issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and/or U.S. Government auditing standards and policies and Council of Integrity and Government Efficiency (CIGIE) Quality Standards for Auditing.
• Expand or contract audit/evaluation/special review programs as a result of initial findings.
• Perform, evaluate and write reports on audits, evaluations and special reviews of awardee/contractor financial integrity, compliance with NEA and Federal requirements, economy and efficiency of operations, and program results.
• Evaluate corrective actions taken by NEA awardees, contractors, and the NEA in response to audit and evaluation recommendations.
• Interpret agency policies and provisions to the development of audit/evaluation/special review procedures, instructions, work plans and schedules.