The incumbent of this position serves as the Business Manager in the office of the State Conservationist (STC). The incumbent oversees, and supervises the conservation strategy, financial resources, and business and locally based administrative services within the state.

Duties

Develops and implements, at the state level, a program of risk management and compliance in support of Chief Compliance Officer responsibilities; coordinates the implementation of state-level internal controls. Coordinates the implementation of strategic resource and workload assessment methods and practices to inform state- and national-level resource planning activities. Coordinates the planning, requesting, approval, allocation, and utilization of financial resources for the state. Works with the STC to review and approve state budget requests, and the annual operating budget for the state. Supervises and directs various business advisory and support functions, including coordinating national roll-outs of conservation, business or administrative initiatives with the senior leadership team and state staff. Exercises responsibility for reviewing and assessing performance and accountability of conservation programs and operations, including tracking and reporting on progress in achieving goals and objectives. Oversees and coordinates efforts to integrate and link conservation strategy with the planning, allocation, utilization, and evaluation of financial and other resources necessary to accomplish the mission responsibilities of the state and the agency.

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.
• Subject to one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
• Direct Deposit 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 at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state motor vehicle operator's license for the type of vehicle(s) operated to perform the duties of this position.
• Position has a Confidential Financial Disclosure (Form OGE-450) requirement. If selected, you will be required to submit Form OGE-450 within 30 days of your initial appointment date, and annually thereafter.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in grade: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade to be considered for the next higher grade (e.g. one year at the GS-12 grade level for consideration at the GS-13 grade level.) Specialized Experience: For the GS-13 Level: You must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: Integrating conservation strategy with the planning, allocation, utilization, and evaluation of financial and other resources; Assessing the performance and accountability of conservation programs and operations; Coordinating roll-outs of conservation, business or administrative initiatives with the senior leadership team and staff; Directing locally-based administrative support services; Providing supervision direction, oversight, and management to natural resource conservation strategy/planning and financial staff within an organization. Note: There is no education substitution for the GS-13 level. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN. 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 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

You must submit a copy of your college transcripts or a list of college courses with credit hours, dates completed, and grades received to verify all education requirements (i.e. substitution of education and/or basic education requirement). If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g. special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college for that particular course to ensure you are properly evaluated. Please note that qualifications determinations are based solely on the information submitted for each particular vacancy announcement. You must document all requirements on every vacancy; we cannot use previous determinations as a basis for rating. All required information must be received by the closing date of this announcement, and non-submission of all required documents/documentation will result in non-consideration. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted. This information must be received by the closing date of this announcement. Non-submission of these documents will result in non-consideration.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Applicants must, therefore, only report attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation via this link. All education claimed by applicants will be verified accordingly. Important: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. Click on this link for more information.

Contacts

• Address Natural Resources Conservation Service 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Shakita McLean
• Phone: 443-482-2774
• Email: [email protected]