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The APHIS Career Experience (ACE) program is a year-round internship and cohort program that allows students to develop themselves into collaborative and skilled professionals. Career opportunities await within the organization for qualified individuals who complete the program requirements. Become the next generation of diverse and talented leaders for APHIS!

This internship will prepare you for a career in the Grants Management field

This opportunity is geared towards students who have been accepted for enrollment or who are enrolled at least half-time in an accredited high school, college, professional, technical, vocational, or trade school pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate.

Duties Include:

Participating in developmental and training activities as part of the ACE Student Cohort Program

Engaging in shadowing and mentoring opportunities with agency leadership and staff.

Being assigned day-to-day responsibilities related to Grants Management.

Provide assistance to higher level staff by performing grants management-related program work as assigned.

Uses basic analytical techniques to provide preliminary recommendations for procedural improvements.

Additional duties and responsibilities may be dependent on program or duty station requirements

This Internship confers eligibility for a noncompetitive conversion to a permanent or term position in the competitive service contingent upon meeting all applicable Internship Program requirements and the needs of the agency. You will be considered for conversion to a permanent or term position upon the successful completion of your Internship. However, please note that eligibility for conversion does not guarantee the agency will opt for conversion. The target position for this internship is a position in the Business and Industry job family with a full performance level of at least a GS-9.

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