The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) is an accredited botanic garden and museum that inspires people to appreciate, study, and conserve plants to enrich society locally and globally. The Garden provides educational experiences to over 1 million visitors annually, presents horticultural displays and exhibits, advances plant conservation, strives to break down barriers to inclusion, and fosters the exchange of ideas and information through national and global partnerships. Visit: U.S. Botanic Garden.

Duties

This position is located at the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG), a jurisdiction within the Office of the Chief of Operations at the Architect of the Capitol (AOC). The Partnerships Manager helps develop and maintains the USBG partnership program with a focus on advancing conservation, botanical science, urban agriculture, horticulture, and plant-focused education for the greater good.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• You must be able to pass a drug test.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities 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. Candidates for the GS-12 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service.  Managing partnerships in botanical science, conservation, urban agriculture, horticulture or a related field; Monitoring, inspecting, controlling and evaluating project costs, work and contractor / collaborator performance; Maintaining collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders; Developing and/or managing a system to review, control and report on ; and Serving as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or in an equivalent capacity overseeing the administration of contracts and/or agreements. Candidates for the GS-13 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Developing and managing partnerships in botanical science, conservation, urban agriculture, horticulture or a related field; Monitoring, inspecting, controlling and evaluating project costs, work and contractor / collaborator performance; Initiating collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders; Developing and/or managing a system to review, control and report on program deliverables; and  Serving as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or in an equivalent capacity overseeing the administration of contracts and/or agreements.

Education

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Contacts

• Address Architect of the Capitol 2nd and D Street, S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United States
• Name: London Holliway
• Phone: 202-226-7000
• Email: [email protected]