Grant Reviewer, K-12 Education – SOAR Third-Party

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

📋 Description

• Evaluate, score, and provide feedback on competitive grant applications from external organizations.

• Finish EGMS training and participate in the grant-specific virtual orientation session.

• Conduct independent reviews of assigned applications as one of three reviewers on an EGMS review panel.

• Analyze program design, implementation strategies, and financial plans.

• Complete a fully scored rubric for each section of the application.

• Provide clear, constructive comments that correspond with assigned scores.

• Determine scores and feedback based exclusively on each applicant's submission through EGMS.

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

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

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

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

• Direct technical and grant-scoring inquiries to the appropriate EGMS or OSSE resources.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree or higher.

• At least three years of experience in school-based elementary or secondary education and/or relevant graduate-level studies.

• Previous experience in grants, evaluation, and/or budgeting.

• Capability to review and score applications impartially using established criteria and scoring rubrics consistently.

• Exceptional written communication skills, including the ability to provide clear, constructive, and objective feedback in writing.

• Dependable access to a computer, internet, and phone.

• Availability throughout the entire review process, including EGMS training, the orientation webinar, review period, and facilitated discussions if necessary.

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

• No unsatisfactory performance evaluations from previous grant review assignments.

• Preferred: prior experience with competitive grant reviews for OSSE or another government agency.

• Preferred: experience collaborating with or assessing nonprofit or community-based organizations that serve schools.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for remote work.

• Part-time, short-term engagement as an independent contractor.

• Flexible scheduling; reviews can be completed at your convenience within the specified deadlines.

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