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This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Category Rating, Veterans' Preference and traditional rating and ranking do not apply to this Public Notice.
The incumbent of this position plays a key role as a liaison among agencies in collaboratively developing, maintaining and advancing a strategic, ecosystem oriented, science-based, partnership-driven approach to integrate fish and wildlife conservation in the assigned area.
07/17/2020 to 07/27/2020
$94,071 - $122,296 per year
GS 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
None
No
No
R1-20-10866550-IS-DH
573829900
This position will be filled under the Office of Personnel Management's Direct Hire Authority and is open to all United States citizens and U.S. nationals. Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applications do not apply. All qualified applicants will be referred for consideration for this position.
--Facilitate development of new interagency projects and programs and seeks out and works with existing conservation delivery programs and partnerships to formulate policies, programs, and budgets that take advantage of new opportunities to deliver conservation on the ground.
--Support the development and coordination of partnerships by creating, guiding, facilitating, and nurturing interdependent networks among the State fish and wildlife and conservation agencies, sister bureaus in the Department of Interior, and Service programs as well as other agencies, organizations, and partnerships sufficient to support the iterative, interagency application of the Strategic Habitat Conservation Framework.
--Serve as a liaison and provide a forum for private, state, and federal entities interested in a sustainable geography to exchange ideas, information, and technology; and to actively engage in leveraging and targeting their collective assets to achieve desired ecosystem conditions.
--Coordinate the development and refinement of ecosystem-level conservation priorities and decision support tools to facilitate conservation planning at multiple spatial and temporal scales and to guide the implementation of private, state, and federal conservation programs.
--Collaborate and explore innovative means to leverage human and financial assets among agencies, organizations, and partnerships to implement the functional elements of the SHC framework in pursuit of a sustainable ecosystem.
--Coordinate the integration of partner-based outputs from biological planning and conservation design such as spatially explicit decision support tools into existing projects and programs among organizations, agencies, and partnerships in the assigned geography.
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
To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System at https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx
FWS has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the basic qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you meet the basic qualifications your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience which resulted in you being listed in the highest quality category, you may lose consideration.
Applicants will not be rated or ranked. Veteran's Preference does not apply. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
--Ability to represent the Service with a broad range of partnerships and stakeholders at a national or international level in order to apply policies and navigate technical issues associated with the implementation of ecosystem conservation initiatives that impact fish and wildlife.
--Knowledge of conservation and resource management policies and objectives and their application to the conservation of trust resources at multiple spatial scales.
--Program management skills in providing scientific and technical coordination support in order to progressively refine the scientific and technical underpinning of fish and wildlife conservation strategies.
--Mastery professional knowledge of natural resources management, wildlife biology, fisheries biology, botany, and/or applied ecology sufficient to provide scientific and technical coordination support, facilitate scientific expertise and coordination for the purpose of developing and refining the biological foundation underlying fish and wildlife conservation strategies and plans.
--Interpersonal skills sufficient to establish positive working relationships with individuals having widely varying perspectives and values.
All applications that are verified to meet the basic qualifications will be referred to the selecting official.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/573829900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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