Program Specialist (level I)
Location
Alexandria, VA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 06, 2026
401 Dulany St, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA | Full Time
Functional Responsibility: The Program Support Specialist-I will provide daily logistical and administrative support as a contractor to the NSF to facilitate the peer and grant review process. The contractor will work closely with teammates and the NSF Program Directors to input critical data into NSF systems and databases, to assign proposals to ad hoc reviewers and panels, to disseminate passwords, access instructions and travel orders to confirmed panelists, as well as process proposals electronically in support of the overall NSF peer review
process. In addition, the Program Support Specialist will provide other administrative services upon request, including supporting small and medium-sized meetings, tracking tasks and deliverables in SharePoint, and communicating with external stakeholders via telephone and
email.
Must be a US Citizen
Must be able to pass a Background Ch...
Functional Responsibility: The Program Support Specialist-I will provide daily logistical and administrative support as a contractor to the NSF to facilitate the peer and grant review process. The contractor will work closely with teammates and the NSF Program Directors to input critical data into NSF systems and databases, to assign proposals to ad hoc reviewers and panels, to disseminate passwords, access instructions and travel orders to confirmed panelists, as well as process proposals electronically in support of the overall NSF peer review
process. In addition, the Program Support Specialist will provide other administrative services upon request, including supporting small and medium-sized meetings, tracking tasks and deliverables in SharePoint, and communicating with external stakeholders via telephone and
email.
Must be a US Citizen
Must be able to pass a Background Ch...