This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent, Wind River Agency in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. 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.

Duties

Provide proficient management of trust and restricted fee real property and processing applications for land into trust, ensuring the protection, conservation, and prudent utilization of Indian lands. Consult with beneficiaries, lessees, landowners, and interested parties regarding the process, policy, and procedures of the Realty Program. Monitor the collection of trust funds and payment distribution from Realty transactions in the automated system; Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS). Researches, analyzes and reviews moderately complex or conflicting problems, and provide guidance to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and land owners.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies
• 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.
• Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 3-year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
• NOTE: THE PAY FLEXIBILITIES OF A RECRUITMENT BONUS MAY BE AUTHORIZED WITH A SERVICE AGREEMENT, PENDING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND MANAGEMENT APPROVAL.
• TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Qualifications

The following shows the amounts of education and/or experience required to qualify for positions covered by this standard. GS-07: 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-5 OR 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience demonstrates the applicants' ability to respond to inquiries and assist with Realty services, policy, and procedures. Maintain and retrieve information from automated systems, and assisting with activities to ensure compliance with statutes, regulations and policies. Consulting with beneficiaries, lessees, landowners and the general public regarding the Realty process, options and other Realty needs. 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

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

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.

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.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Rocky Mountain Regional BIA Center for Recruitment Rocky Mountain Regional 2021 4th Avenue North Billings, MT 59101 US
• Name: Misty Flying
• Phone: 4062477956
• Email: [email protected]