Grant Reviewer, Community Schools

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Complete OSSE's EGMS training and participate in grant-specific orientation webinars.

• Conduct independent and thorough reviews of assigned grant applications remotely via EGMS.

• Evaluate the alignment with community school principles and the feasibility of implementation plans.

• Assess the quality of partnerships, MOUs, stakeholder engagement strategies, community needs assessments, and shared leadership approaches.

• Analyze data, budgets, and needs assessments for accuracy, alignment, and responsiveness to community priorities.

• Fill out scored rubrics for each application section based on established criteria.

• Provide clear and constructive comments to support the assigned scores.

• Submit scores and comments in EGMS by the designated review deadline.

• Engage in facilitated panel discussions when there are significant discrepancies in reviewer scores and submit revised final rubrics.

• Declare any conflicts of interest and refrain from reviewing conflicted applications.

• Direct any technical or scoring inquiries to the relevant EGMS or OSSE resources.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree or higher is required.

• Proven experience with community school models or integrated student supports, including community schools, wraparound services, family engagement, or school-community partnerships.

• Familiarity with whole-child and whole-family approaches that address academic, social-emotional, and non-academic needs.

• Capability to review and score applications impartially while consistently applying scoring rubrics.

• Proficiency in evaluating partnership quality and collaboration frameworks, including MOUs, stakeholder engagement plans, community needs assessments, and shared leadership strategies.

• Strong analytical abilities for assessing data, budgets, and needs assessments.

• Excellent written communication skills for providing clear, constructive, and objective feedback.

• Reliable access to a computer, internet connection, and phone.

• Availability for the entire review process, which includes EGMS training, orientation, review period, and facilitated discussions if necessary.

• No conflicts of interest with any applicant organization, confirmed via a signed Conflict of Interest Form.

• No unsatisfactory performance evaluations from previous grant review activities.

• Prior experience in competitive grant application reviews for OSSE or another government agency is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Option for remote work arrangement.

• Flexible scheduling for review work within set deadlines.

• Payment via direct deposit or check within 30 calendar days of OSSE verification.