This position is located in the Eastern Region, Region 9, at the Morgantown Field Office for State & Private Forestry. The incumbent serves as a Natural Resource Specialist performing duties related to the Forestry/Forest Health Cooperative & International Forestry Program assisting the Coop Forestry Program Manager. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Laura Blackburn at [email protected].

Duties

Maintain relationships with employees of federal and state governments, local officials and private organizations or landowners who are affected by, or have a shared interest in, the natural resource land management practices and problems. Promote multiple-use management with internal and external cooperators while meeting agency goals and objectives. Coordinate various cooperative forestry programs to meet goals and objectives of the agency. Ensure effective delivery of programs to private landowners for the economic and social stability of the area and the effective utilization, protection and development and/or improvement of the natural resources. Provide technical assistance, along with program manager and partners, to enhance cooperative forestry technical skills. Provide assistance to partners in the development of annual and long term plans related to cooperative forestry programs

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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

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. Basic Requirement - 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, as shown above, 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-11: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include meeting one or more of the following: Served as a technical specialist in a cooperative forestry or natural resource management program that achieved multiple natural resource goals including those of state forest action plans, public land and resource management plans and other federal, state, and local strategic plans; Assisted in the administration of grants and cooperative agreements consistent with applicable direction and policies or managed multiple Federal grants from the recipient side; Coordinated urban forestry or tree-related projects or programs; Coordinated projects aimed at improving environmental conditions such as access to green spaces or natural resources in urban or rural settings. OR: Three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (coursework directly related to position being filled); OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. 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

See education requirement above.

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]