This position is with Region 9 Environmental Planning and Stewardship Group. Duty station can be in Milwaukee or Madison WI. The incumbent is a Staff Director, directing the forest planning, appeals, and litigation programs of the Region. The position is 25% supervisory. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Jimmy Copeland at [email protected] or 505-563-9308.

Duties

Duties are listed at the full performance GS-15 level. Develop policies, standards, guides, and instructions to facilitate land management plans, administrative review, and litigation programs. Provide regional leadership and technical expertise to accomplish the planning process. Institute or recommend changes in operating procedures to increase effectiveness or correct practices that violate established regulations or procedures. Provide expert advice on technological and scientific advances to affect current and proposed legislation. Authority to commit the region to a course of action to address complex or controversial technical or socioeconomic matters involving Region-wide Forest Service policies. Represent the Regional Forester in meetings, conferences, and negotiations with officials in the chief?s office, state officials, managers of forest industries, and managers of other federal agencies. Advise the Regional Forester on problems involving the relationship of the work of the staff to overall program objectives to mitigate the impact the work will have on overall Regional and national programs Comprehensive knowledge of multiple-use management of forest resources sufficient to devise, incorporate, and coordinate programs with land management plans. Develop long and short-range strategies, objectives, and proposals to meet the needs of national forests and other federal and public agencies. Direct the work to be accomplished by the unit, assign work to employees, and establish production or quality standards for the unit's work. Establish and communicate guidelines and performance requirements to employees; conduct formal performance reviews; and identify developmental and training needs of employees. Hear and resolve employee complaints, effect minor disciplinary measures, and recommend action in more serious cases. Foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the organization

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Selectee is subject to financial disclosure requirements and must submit form OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
• Subject to one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period (prior service is creditable). New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required new supervisory training program before the end of their probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed below. Basic Requirement: GS-0101: Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field; OR Combination of education and experience -- that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. GS-0401: Degree: Biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-14: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include one or more of the following: Provided regional direction and leadership for formulating policy, standards, and technical guidelines for land use planning; Provided assistance to area and regional office staffs and advised them concerning policy, standards, and guidelines as well as information from administrative reviews and litigation decisions; Organized and directed reviews of selected projects, programs, and policies as part of planning, litigation, and appeals program; Represented the region on land use matters affecting the region in contacts with federal and state agencies. For the GS-15: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include one or more of the following: Directed the development of systems to conduct, monitor, and evaluate land use planning, appeals, and litigation; Coordinated resource strategies and facilitated integration across a regional program; Participated with managers and other high-level staff officials in the formulation, establishment, and monitoring of regional policies and programs; Developed long and short-range strategies, objectives, and proposals that met the needs of national forests and other federal and public agencies. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Education is required for this position. See Qualification section.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]