This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Region, Division of Tribal Government Services in Sacramento, California. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units? Travel and Relocation expenses will be authorized in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. The Pay Flexibilities of a Student Loan Repayment may be authorized, pending availability of funds and management approval.

Duties

Perform assignments in Tribal Government function working with management in ensuring statutory and tribal constitutional requirements are met in coordinating DOI responsibilities. Reviews and provides recommendations on the tribal enrollment applications, enrollment procedures and its interpretations of its Enrollment Ordinance. Responsible for establishing and maintaining working relationships with the tribes and agencies under the jurisdiction of the Region. Reviews tribal budgets, plans of distribution, tribal constitutions and other tribal organizational documents to see that all Federal statutes, regulations, procedures and tribal constitutional requirements are adhered too. Maintain current Tribal information regarding statistics, governmental information, elections, organic documents, and similar Tribal resources. Provide assistance to Tribal Councils and Agencies under the jurisdiction of the Region in the interpretation of special laws, regulations, court decisions and the application of these interpretations to tribal programs. Prepares letters and memoranda as necessary to Tribal Government and management officials relating to reports, resolutions and ordinances.

Requirements

• *U.S. Citizenship Required
• *Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
• *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.
• *Incidental Operator position. If you are required to operate a motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties, the 25 IAM 4 Motor Vehicle Safety Program Policy applies. A Link is provided in the Additional Information Section.
• *Travel and Relocation expenses will be authorized in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations.
• *The Pay Flexibilities of a Student Loan Repayment may be authorized, pending availability of funds and management approval.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions, GS-0301). GS-11: I have at least 1 year of specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-9 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). Specialized experience includes administering or managing program operations and activities; review and processing of tribal organic documents; referendums, tribal enrollment; tribal ordinances, federal charters of incorporation, secretarial election procedures; ability in providing training to BIA staff, other local and federal agencies, and the public regarding tribal government related topics, such as intra-tribal disputes, development of tribal organic documents, tribal enrollment, and serve as the liaison to local, state, and federal governmental offices. OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. GRADUATE EDUCATION: Graduate education must be related to the occupation and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. 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 Anadarko P.O. Box 1487 Anadarko, OK 73005 US
• Name: BIA Human Resources
• Phone: 405-247-1600
• Email: [email protected]