Overview

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Duties

Summary

This position will serve as Chief, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) Program with responsibility pertaining to matters related to administration of grant programs to manage fish, wildlife and habitats, and provide recreational opportunities for fishing, hunting, shooting and boating.

This position is also open to status candidates under announcement MR-21-11057847-IS-MP. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Responsibilities

As a Fish and Wildlife Administrator your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:

–Develop and issue guidance and technical instructions to staff working on Federal Assistance grants.
–Negotiate persuasively with state fish and wildlife officials on controversial and technical matters.
–Provide leadership and management expertise in integrating complex grant management systems with the Service’s programs in order to meet national resource goals.
–Interact and communicate with a wide variety of audience, and build and maintain excellent working relationships with partners.
–Provide sound operational and strategic management of the WSFR program in the Region and for maintaining high business standards.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
  • Resume and supporting documents (See How to Apply).
  • Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation
  • Probationary Period: Selectees may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
  • Supervisory Probationary Period: Selectees who have not previously completed a supervisory probationary period will be required to serve a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period for this position.
  • Notice of Financial Disclosure Report Requirement: This position is subject to a financial disclosure requirement and you will be required to complete either OGE Form 278e or OGE Form 450 as applicable within 30 days of your appointment

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by 03/24/2021 will be considered.

In order to qualify for this position you must possess both the Basic Requirement and Minimum Qualification.

Basic Requirement:

A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR
B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, or at least 30 semester hours in courses, as shown in A above, PLUS appropriate experience or additional education. OR
C. Experience: Four years of experience that demonstrated that the applicant acquired knowledge and understanding of one or more of the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, or related disciplines equivalent to that which would have been acquired through completion of a 4-year course of study as described in A above.

Minimum Qualification [GS-14]

One year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to grade GS-13 in the Federal service. Experience may include: providing supervisory, administrative, and technical leadership to staff or team colleagues, including overseeing administration of grant programs, and managing and coordinating the use of financial resources; serving as senior staff providing management role in a fish and wildlife conservation Federal grant program from the grantor or grantee perspective; leading partnerships or building collaborative coalitions to conserve fish and wildlife populations, their habitat, or provide recreational access; negotiating and problem solving with states or other conservation partners to address complex fish and wildlife conservation challenges; making strategic decisions and maintaining program vision to achieve conservation priorities such as large-scale land acquisition or easement programs, species population restoration efforts, or habitat restoration or connectivity efforts.

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.

Education

PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution’s registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school’s definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html