This is the Center Director position is for the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Juneau, Alaska. The position is responsible for planning and coordinating recreation and interpretive program/project activities and the visitor center. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Laura Buchheit at [email protected].

Duties

Develop long-range education and interpretation objectives for the natural resource and cultural resource interpretive management programs. Determine staffing needs for the work unit. Develop budget proposals and annual plan of work. Provide support and leadership for partnerships such as special events or community groups. Establish working relationships with federal, state, Tribal, and local agencies. Represent the work unit in maximizing financial support from external sources. Plan and arrange meetings with partners, relevant foundations, and interested groups. Coordinate with interpretive associations and foundations to plan and select publications for distribution and sale. Make presentations to professional, civic, school, and/or special interest groups to promote the mission of the unit. Plan and coordinate recreation and interpretive program activities. Prepare and administer environmental education and the interpretation of historic, scientific, and cultural aspects of the unit. Plan and direct visitor operations for the visitor center. Lead collaboration to maintain and enhance the unit’s role as an economic and educational asset. Performs supervisory duties up to 20% of the time.

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

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. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-11: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Developed and managed interpretive programming for interpretive sites or developed recreation sites; Independently prepared and presented interpretive programs for organizations, schools, or other groups; Participated in strategic planning for the unit's interpretive and visitor service programs; OR Developed and updated interpretive center plans, themes, messages, and materials. 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 LL.M., if related. 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.). 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.

Education

See Qualifications Section above for substitution of education for specialized experience.

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]