The positions are with the Tongass National Forest located in Juneau and Ketchikan, Alaska. This position is responsible for providing technical and administrative support for records management systems for the Forest. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Hillary Woods at [email protected].

Duties

Provide advice for a records management program and information management systems to include use of records, electronic recordkeeping, electronic mail systems, and databases. Ensure records are processed, maintained, and archived according to schedule. Perform duties relating to the life cycle (the creation, maintenance, archival, retrieval, and disposal) of records. Process Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Plan and implement new records management processes or systems. Apply office automation technologies and systems to analyze, search, and provide guidance for a records administration program. Write guidance on technical and non-technical issues related to records management systems. Develop programs, processes, systems and procedures to assure that record keeping requirements are established and implemented for an organization or business. Initiate and create records management training presentations. Draft records transition policy needed for moving records from media (paper) to an automated system.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service 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.

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. Specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Ensuring records are processed, maintained, and archived according to schedules, policies and procedures; Providing technical advice on collection, disposition and retention of records and directives; Performing analytical and management support for administration of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) programs; Developing records transition policy needed for moving records from media (paper) to an automated and unified system(s). OR A 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., directly related to the work of this position. Acceptable fields or coursework include Information Management, Library Science, Data Management, etc. To be creditable the education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate education described above. Only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify for this grade level. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. 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.

Education

See the Qualifications section for education substitution options.

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]