This Deputy Station Director position supports the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station and the Forest Products Laboratory Provides strategic, administrative and technical leadership and is responsible for coordinating and integrating the administrative, budgeting, research, and communications that support the Station. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Dr. Cynthia West at [email protected]

Duties

Oversee planning, direction, execution of a multifaceted research science program including management of subordinate units or teams. Plan and prioritize science based projects including budget needs and allocation of funds. Develop and implement quality and performance metrics for a science organization’s performance. Secure and advocate for funding and partnerships inside and outside the organization. Plan, organize, direct, implement, and evaluate processes to lead people and manage resources to achieve desired results. Develop regulations, guidelines, or criteria for measuring program accomplishments for science program operations. Write reports containing findings and recommendations that serve as the basis for new administrative systems, legislative initiatives, regulations, or programs.

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
• Subject to 1-year supervisory/managerial probationary period (unless prior service is creditable). Must successfully complete all components of the required new supervisory training program before the end of their probationary period.

Qualifications

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. Work Experience: Your resume must document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each appointment/work assignment or volunteer experience and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in not being considered for the position. To qualify, your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Specialized Experience Requirement: GS 15: At least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the federal service. To qualify, your resume must show experience at this level in all the following areas: Leading program-wide planning, implementation, execution, and assessment of business operations, planning, applications, budget and policy formation, research agenda and responding to complex issues regarding development of a scientific research, forest, regional or national program related to land management. Providing intellectual leadership to set the strategic direction and intent for a research, forest, regional, or national land management program; Assessing impact of substantive programs and policies including legislation, state and private sector policies related to forestry research and/or resource management; 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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]