This position is located within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) with 3 vacancies located in Pago Pago, AS; Saipan, MP; and Tamuning, GU. This position is also announced under vacancy number NMFS PIFSC-24-12237047-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. ZP-3 $72,553 - $113,047 ZP-4 $103,409 - $158,860

Duties

As a Fish and Wildlife Administrator, you will perform the following duties: Oversee the on-the-ground logistic preparation for field research to be conducted in respective jurisdiction. Identify key requirements for re-supplying the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) scientific party conducting field research in the island jurisdictions. Provide logistical support for all aspects of both ship-based and land-based research activities. Serve as the PIFSC point-of-contact for coordinating inter- and intra- agency collaboration and execution of programs in the island jurisdiction, including permitting requirements, local requirements, ensuring timeliness and quality of work results, and providing a communication bridge between visiting PIFSC personnel, other government agencies, and partners. Plan and oversee the implementation of outreach and fishing community engagement activities to enhance understanding of fishery monitoring, science, and management under Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEPs) and the Magnuson-Stevens Act; to build relationships between Fisheries Research and Monitoring Division (FRMD) and the fishery stakeholders; and to enhance the transparency of the FRMD science enterprise. Oversee monitoring of the implementation of the data collection improvement activities (including electronic reporting and monitoring) that support the enhancements in territorial and pelagic management unit species stock assessments. Note: These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZP-4; The ZP-3 is developmental leading to such performance.

Requirements

Qualifications

Selective Placement Factor: Fluency in the local language to serve as a cultural liaison at the respective duty locations (Samoan and/or Chamorro and/or Carolinian and/or Refaluwalsch) based on the needs of the position. If you do not meet the requirements of this Selective Placement Factor, you will be rated ineligible for this announcement. Applicants must provide documentation with their application to support meeting this Selective Placement Factor. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license to operate a government vehicle. Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience OR substitution of education for experience OR combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: EDUCATION: A. Degree: Biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, or at least 30 semester hours in courses, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education -OR- C. Experience: Four years of experience that demonstrated that the applicant acquired knowledge and understanding of one or more of the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, or related disciplines equivalent to that which would have been acquired through completion of a 4-year course of study as described in A above. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZP-3 or GS-11: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting with logistical support for the implementation of scientific program activities; Providing status reports to leadership on the progress of program activities; and Contributing to the conservation and management of living marine resources activities between personnel and stakeholders. -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience as described above. Note: Only graduate education in excess of two years is qualifying for combination. To qualify at the ZP-4 or GS-13: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-3 or GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Coordinating logistical services and preparation for field research, including ensuring the safe transport of scientific equipment; Conducting outreach and fishing community engagement activities to enhance understanding of fishery management activities; and Advising leadership on program activities and emerging issues that affect the implementation of such activities.

Education

College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation by the closing date of the announcement will result in lost consideration. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]