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#18-0310-01
Supplemental Questionnaire

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First Name
1.

Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions.  Your completed responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your qualifications and must be completed properly in order to be given full consideration for the next phase in the selection process. Additionally, your responses will also be evaluated and used in the selection process in order to identify the best qualified applicants. 

Responses should be thorough and specific.  A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in failure or disqualification for this position.  Clarity of expression, content, experience, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process.  A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for properly completed responses.

Information provided in your responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding your employment experiences must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of the application for this recruitment.  Please be sure to list all employers and required information, on your application, especially if you are referencing those employers in your responses to the supplemental questions.

By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding of this statement:

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2.

Please fully describe your experience working in online grant management systems.  Provide the following information for each position/role:

  • Name of employer/organization
  • Position/Job Title/Role
  • Employment/Experience Dates
  • Position/Role Description (fully describe the position and state what type of organization/operation)
  • Type of grant management system
3.

Please describe your experience with researching and compiling lists of relevant funding prospects.

4.

Please describe your experience with researching and gathering information to prepare competitive grant applications.  Give an example and explain how you prepared the applications, what the applications were for, and the result.

5.

Please describe the methods you use to organize your work and manage your time when facing competing priorities and deadlines involving several stakeholders. Give an example.

6.

The position calls for confidentiality to be maintained at all times. Describe the measures you take to maintain confidentiality.  Can you describe a situation when confidentiality was threatened, and how you overcame this?

7.

Please describe the steps you use to ensure that your work is as accurate as possible.  How do you control errors? What checks and balances do you utilize to ensure accuracy?

8.

Please describe a time when good listening skills helped you overcome a communication problem or gave you an opportunity to exceed an expectation.

9.

The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to identify the best qualified candidates for this position.  Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews.  By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.  Do you understand the above statement?

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