This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Region, Great Plains Regional Office, Deputy Regional Director - Trust Services, Land Titles and Records, Title Maintenance Section 1 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units? NOTE: TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE.

Duties

Analyze, examine or prepare title documents ensuring land/parcel transactions are accurate using standardized and well-established guidelines as a reference. Review and identify inaccuracies or inconsistencies in land/parcel title documents submitted to LTRO and used as a basis to update or change title ownership records. Review historical material and the addition of a land transaction(s). Use this information to prepare a certified chain of title within established performance timeframe. Record administrative changes to title ownership provided in final adjudicated probates issued by an administrative law judge. Generates clear and concise title research findings and the corrective actions necessary to expedite corrections. Communications are with co-workers, BIA technical experts, members of the public, and Indian tribes. Record documents in an automated system and generate automated reports for certification and issuance to individual Indians, Tribes, or title companies within established deadlines. Scan or image hard copy documents into an electronic records system and retrieve electronic records.

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.
• Not required to operate a motor vehicle.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Clerical and Administrative Support Positions, GS-0963) GS-5: One (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-4 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include following well- established standard operating procedures to complete transactions, work well in a team, have a track record of being conscientious with data entry, multitask with multiple competing priorities and have and enjoy basic research to problem solve an issue. OR EDUCATION: Four (4) years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field at an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. (One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.) GS-6: One (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-5 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include familiarity with legal land descriptions, understanding of legal terminology, the ability to work with a team, managing case files, research skills, attention to detail, land/parcel examination or recordation of title involving laws and regulations dealing with the lands and resources, understanding of legal terminology, experience that provided a familiarity with real property laws and legal land descriptions, land titles, tract maps, and legal documents, or other experience that involved explanation, application, or interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, etc. GS-7: One (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-6 level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include familiarity with legal land descriptions, critical thinking skills, the ability to work with a team, writing reports, research skills, oral communication, land/parcel examination or recordation of title involving laws and regulations dealing with the lands and resources, understanding of legal terminology, experience that provided a familiarity with real property laws and legal land descriptions, land titles, tract maps, and legal documents, or other experience that involved explanation, application, or interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, etc. GS-8: One (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-7 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include critical thinking skills, the ability to work with a team, research skills, oral communication, development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), land/parcel examination or recordation of title involving laws and regulations dealing with the lands and resources, understanding of legal terminology, experience that provided a familiarity with real property laws and legal land descriptions, land titles, tract maps, and legal documents, or other experience that involved explanation, application, or interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, etc. Specialized Experience - Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. 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]