This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Region in Fort Defiance, Arizona. The position is responsible for planning, coordinating, evaluating, obtaining concurrences and updating of the rangeland restoration program.

Duties

Assists the Natural Resources Manager with planning range projects, setting priorities and funding requirements. Maintain effective communication in the presentation of the Navajo Region in conferences and meetings with other federal and state agencies, the Navajo Nation. Knowledge of various Federal, Tribal Rules and Regulations pertaining to range conservation practices, such as livestock grazing, water development, erosion controls and other conservation practices which may impact the environment. Serves as grazing lands consultant and advisor to numerous ranchers and farmers in the assigned area of responsibility. Reviews official grazing permit records, Bill of Sales and Transfer Agreements of permits (grazing and land use), to make certain there are no irregularities, and each transfer complies with regulations for permit negotiations. Provides individual landowners' evaluations of their resources, identifies problems, and proposes short and/or long-term land improvement alternatives. Provides guidance, assistance, and training to field and/or area office personnel to ensure that conservation plans on all grazing lands provide for the application of technically accurate and adequate practices and measures. Knowledge of GPS and ArcGIS applicant, aerial photograph interpretation, analysis, and compilation methods, and procedure. Skill in basic writing and editing skills for use in map preparation and use for preparing data for reports.

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.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Professional and Scientific Position, GS-0454 and Individual Occupational Requirement) BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR ALL GRADES: A. Degree: range management; or a related discipline that included at least 42 semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, and soil sciences, and natural resources management, as follows: - Range Management -- At least 18 semester hours of course work in range management, including courses in such areas as basic principles of range management, range plants, range ecology, range inventories and studies, range improvements, and ranch or rangeland planning. - Directly Related Plant, Animal, and Soil Sciences -- At least 15 semester hours of directly related courses in the plant, animal, and soil sciences, including at least one course in each of these three scientific areas, i.e., plant, animal, and soil sciences. Courses in such areas as plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant ecology, animal nutrition, livestock production, and soil morphology or soil classification are acceptable. - Related Resource Management Studies -- At least 9 semester hours of course work in related resource management subjects, including courses in such areas as wildlife management, watershed management, natural resource or agricultural economics, forestry, agronomy, forages, and outdoor recreation management. or B. Combination of education and experience: at least 42 semester hours of course work in the combination of plant, animal, and soil sciences and natural resources management shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: In additional to meeting the basic entry level qualification requirement, applicants must have the following: GS-09: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of experience include, but are not limited to, assisting in the development and evaluation of range and wildlife management plans, programs, and projects, assisting with grazing permits, assisting in field surveys, assisting in collecting range and wildlife management data and maintaining a record system for a land base, assisting in activities related to game and fish management and outdoor recreating planning, assisting in providing range and wildlife management guidance to Indian landowners; OR masters or equivalent graduate degree OR two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree (36 semester hours, 54 quarter hours or equivalent) in a field directly related to this position. GS-11: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of experience include, but are not limited to, developing and implementing range management plans, programs, and projects, developing technical standards and guides for range inventories or range resource, analyzing data and determining range condition, stocking rates and management alternatives, preparing data for annual reports, ensuring proper implementation of policy guidance, providing guidance and direction to landowners, using judgement and initiative in determining corrective action, identifying alternatives, and/or adapting guidelines to accomplish assignments; OR three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D degree or equivalent doctoral degree (54 semester hours, 81 quarter hours or equivalent), that is directly related to this position. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of graduate level education and appropriate specialized experience that together meet the qualification requirements of this position. Graduate Education: Graduate education must be related to the occupation and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression 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). TELEWORK: The Bureau of 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.

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. 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 Albuquerque BIA Center for Recruitment Albuquerque 1011 Indian School Road, NW Suite 136 Albuquerque, NM 87104 US
• Name: Agnes Teller
• Phone: (505) 563-5122
• Email: [email protected]