Grant Reviewer, K-12 Education – High-Impact Tutoring

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

📋 Description

• Successfully complete OSSE's EGMS training and participate in the virtual, grant-specific orientation webinar.

• Review assigned grant applications independently as one of three reviewers on an EGMS review panel, conducting thorough assessments.

• Utilize K-12 education expertise to evaluate the design, quality, and feasibility of proposed tutoring initiatives.

• Fill out a fully scored rubric for each section of every application based on established scoring criteria.

• Craft clear and constructive feedback that highlights strengths and weaknesses in alignment with the scores given.

• Ensure that scores and feedback are solely based on the submissions provided by each applicant in EGMS.

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

• Engage in a facilitated panel discussion via phone or video conference if there are significant discrepancies in scores.

• Provide a final rubric with revised scores and comments when necessary.

• Declare any conflicts of interest and abstain from reviewing applications where such conflicts exist.

• Refer technical and grant-scoring inquiries to the relevant EGMS or OSSE resources.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree or higher is required.

• Previous experience as a competitive grant reviewer for OSSE is essential.

• Professional background in K-12 education is necessary.

• Must have reliable access to a computer, internet, and a phone.

• Availability for the entire review process, which includes EGMS training, orientation webinar, the complete review window, and facilitated discussions if needed.

• No conflicts of interest with any applicant organization in this competition, confirmed through a signed Conflict of Interest Form.

• Must not have received any unsatisfactory performance evaluations from past grant review work for OSSE or any other grant-making entity.

• Previous satisfactory reviewer performance in OSSE's prior grant competitions is preferred.

• Experience in applying scoring rubrics and writing evidence-based reviewer comments is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• This position is a remote, part-time assignment.

• Offers a flexible schedule, allowing reviewers to complete their work at their convenience within set deadlines.

• Payment will be made via direct deposit or check within 30 calendar days following OSSE's verification.