This position is located in Mount Rainier National Park, in the Administration Division. This is a temporary promotion not to exceed 1 year, and can be extended up to 5 years. This temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately mid February to late January - see Requirements.

Duties

Incumbent administers the routine and mid-level work areas of the Commercial Use Authorization and Special Use programs, as well as the asset management components of the concessions program for the park. Provides assistance to the Commercial Services Manager and park managers regarding commercial services (e.g. development of concession operating plans, contract issues). Review and/or analyze information related to concessioner operations, including operations costs, revenues, and fulfillment of contractual financial obligations. Prepare reports, permits, fact sheets or other documents in accordance with required procedures and formats. Compile, track and maintain data related to commercial services using automated systems and databases. Tracking routine and comprehensive financial information related to permits, contracts, utility bills, fees, payments, etc and resolves or clarifies any conflicting data. Work with the Finance Office to prepare Bills of Collection and utility reimbursements are processed and reconciled. The incumbent is supervised by the Commercial Services Officer within the Division of Administration and Business Services at Mount Rainier National Park.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-02/23/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience must include at least 2 of the following: Participate in the oversight and management of commercial visitor services (concessions, commercial use authorizations, leases). Participate in evaluations of concession or similar operations and facilities to determine if they meet applicable standards, requirements and regulations. Communicate information to internal and external stakeholders about program processes and requirements. Respond orally to inquiries regarding the agency's activities, mission and goals. Participate in the development and management of program budgets and assisting in the obligation of funds and expenditures. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 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., if related. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours. Then take the number of months of full time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

Contacts

• Address Mount Rainier National Park 55210 238th Avenue East Ashford, WA 98304 US
• Name: Jennifer Mengel
• Phone: (206) 220-4166
• Email: [email protected]