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This position is part of the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office. The position coordinates the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, throughout the islands of Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.
This announcement is being advertised concurrently under R1-19-10347574-RR-MP for current and former federal employees serving under a competitive service career or career-conditional appointment or reinstatement eligible.
11/06/2018 to 11/21/2018
$75,321 - $97,918 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
None
No
No
R1-19-10347576-RR-DE
516099400
The duties of this position include: (1) providing expertise, interpretation, coordination and determination of compliance activities under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) and Farm Bill programs and coordinating with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and their committees/programs to ensure the Service's objectives and policies are addressed; (2) coordinating and facilitating efforts with private, state, territorial, commonwealth, federal, and Service programs to maximize habitat preservation, restoration, and enhancement for trust resources, including habitats for candidate, threatened, and endangered species and ensuring that PFW activities comply with federal, state, territorial, commonwealth and local requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act and other laws, regulations and planning documents; (3) coordinating the work of other biologists or technicians in accomplishing habitat restoration and/or enhancement on private lands including data collection, site evaluation, landowner contacts, minor construction, and other tasks necessary to improve habitat; and (4) participating in conferences and briefings with members of state, territory, commonwealth, county, and local agency representatives, concerned citizens, private enterprises, and public interest groups.
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
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): These programs apply to employees who have been or may be involuntarily separated (e.g. reduction in force, declining to relocate/transfer outside their local commuting area) from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal or Removal Notice; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; or Removal and most recent performance appraisal.). For more information visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
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/516099400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (PIFWO) is responsible for all Ecological Services activities, including endangered species listing, recovery, and consultation; habitat conservation and restoration; coral reef conservation; Federal activities; grants; and technical support in the State of Hawaii (including the northwestern Hawaiian islands), the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI), the territories of Guam and American Samoa, other U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean. This area covers 7 state, territory, commonwealth, and independent national governments that comprise more than 2300 islands, 10 distinct cultures, and multiple languages, spread across approximately 7 million square miles of ocean. PIFWO is responsible for the conservation of more than 500 species listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. PIFWO has an active Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, providing technical and financial assistance to private landowners to conserve fish and wildlife resources in Guam, CNMI, Hawaii and American Samoa.
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