Overview

  • Accepting applications
  • Open & closing dates

     03/29/2021 to 04/05/2021

    This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
  • Service

    Competitive

  • Pay scale & grade

    GS 14

  • Salary

    $108,885 to $141,548 per year

  • Appointment type

    Multiple Appointment Types

  • Work schedule

    Full-time

  • Apply here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/596719500

Duties

Summary

The position location, will be negotiable after selection.

We expect to fill one (1) vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Temporary promotion will be for a period not-to-exceed 13-months. This temporary promotion may be extended without further competition; however it may not exceed a total of five (5) years.

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Responsibilities

  • The incumbent serves as the National Sage-Grouse Conservation Coordinator and fulfills a staff function in support of the BLM’s sage-grouse and sagebrush program management.
  • Serves as the Bureau’s national expert on sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystem management.
  • Develops national sage-grouse and sagebrush management program priorities, goals and objectives, and recommends strategies for achieving them.
  • Formulates strategies for the development and establishment of plans, standards and technical guidelines related to implementation of the conservation program.
  • Formulates and recommends initiatives, policies, standards, and plans of national scope for development, coordination, and management of sage-grouse and sagebrush habitat on public lands.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Be sure to read the ?How to Apply? and ?Required Documents? Sections.
  • You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
  • Direct Deposit Required.
  • Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
  • Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
  • If selected for this position, you will be required to annually complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 within 30 days of reporting to duty.
  • May require a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements – please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience.

Specialized Experience for the GS-14 level: In addition to meeting the education requirement, you must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: Experience developing, coordinating, and/or evaluating a conservation or management program for sage-grouse or other sagebrush-obligate wildlife speciies, including providing technical leadership.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

There are no qualification requirements for a detail assignment. However employees must meet any positive education/licensure requirements in order to be detailed to positions with these requirements. Detail assignments do not include additional compensation and the selectee will not earn time-in-grade at the higher grade level.

Education

Education 0486 series: This position has a positive education requirement which requires that you have a degree in biological science that includes at least 9 semester hours in such wildlife subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, or research courses in the field of wildlife biology; AND at least 12 semester hours in zoology in such subjects as general zoology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or research courses in such subjects (Excess courses in wildlife biology may be used to meet the zoology requirements where appropriate.); AND at least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences. OR a combination of education and experience — equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), with at least 9 semester hours in wildlife subjects, 12 semester hours in zoology, and 9 semester hours in botany or related plant science, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You will need to clearly state your undergraduate/graduate degree(s) and submit your college transcripts or a listing of your college courses that includes hours and grades.

You must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution See Foreign Education.