This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Eastern Oklahoma Region in Muskogee, Oklahoma. NOTE: TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE. THIS IS A TERM POSITION NOT-TO-EXCEED 2 YEARS; HOWEVER, POSITION MAY BE EXTENDED UP TO TWO (2) ADDITIONAL YEARS FOR A MAXIMUM LIMITATION OF 4 YEARS WITHOUT FURTHER COMPETITION.

Duties

Serves as a project manager and coordinator to identify and implement various trust projects and initiatives at the Regional and Agency level, ensuring integration of new processes and policy into daily operations and business process modeling. Projects and initiatives will be authorized by the Regional Director and may be responsive to DOI priorities, internal or external requests, recommendations, reviews, studies, or audits. Incumbent utilizes a broad knowledge of statues, regulations, and policies applicable to the trust and restricted property of the tribes within the administrative jurisdiction of Eastern Oklahoma Region. Incumbent utilizes general principles of trust responsibility to evaluate current Regional and Agency trust transaction processes and procedures for inefficiencies and risks. Develops new or improved processes, forms and systems to reduce time required to complete transactions and/or maximize income from trust and restricted property. Incumbent develops and coordinates managerial methodologies and internal controls to allow management to maintain pro-active oversight of new or improved processes. The incumbent utilizes excellent verbal, written, and technical communication skills to prepare and present briefing papers and reports which justify and/or track findings, recommendations, projects and initiatives

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• If you are required to operate a motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties, the 25 IAM 4 Motor Vehicle Safety Program Policy applies. A Link is provided in the Additional Information Section.
• A RELOCATION INCENTIVE MAY BE OFFERED, UPON APPROVAL BY THE SELECTING AND BUREAU MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions, GS-0301). GS-13: I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the federal service (obtained in either the public or private sector), which involved administrative work in complex and detailed assignments involving a wide variety of trust-related projects, studies and evaluations requiring application of many different and unrelated processes and differing regulatory criteria. These examples are not all inclusive. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the position to be filled. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

N/A

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Anadarko P.O. Box 1487 Anadarko, OK 73005 US
• Name: BIA Human Resources
• Phone: 405-247-1600
• Email: [email protected]