This position is located in the Intermountain Region, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Sparks, Nevada. Provides administrative support to program managers and program specialists with State and Private Forestry programs and other relevant collaborative programs in one or more of the following areas: collaborative forest restoration, urban and community forestry, non-industrial private forest landowner assistance, biomass utilization and ecosystem services.

Duties

Assists in assessing the needs and developing plans to meet the administrative and operational requirements regarding the specialized area. Serves as central point of contact for information on a variety of administrative functions, procedures and requirements for the unit staff. Provides straightforward assistance to program managers in the planning, coordination and/or management of an assigned portion of a project by reviewing and analyzing relevant information and studies to the scope of assigned work. Applies an understanding of federal grants and cooperative agreements to assist Regional State and Private Forestry leadership in implementing Agency goals, objectives, vision and values concerning administrative management and related activities Assists in developing grant processes and procedures for management of grants and cooperative agreements under State and Private Forestry and other relevant collaborative 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. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-09: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 in the Federal service. Examples of work experience that meet this requirement include one or more of the following: provides administrative support to program managers and program specialists with State and Private Forestry programs and other relevant collaborative programs in one or more of the following areas: collaborative forest restoration, urban and community forestry, non-industrial private forest landowner assistance, biomass utilization and ecosystem services. OR master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. A combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). 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 Qualifications section for qualifying Education.

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]