This position is located in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), National Headquarters (NHQ), Washington DC. The position administers natural resources management/conservation programs and policy nation-wide. .

Duties

Collaborates with various levels of personnel across assigned areas and states to develop, propose, and recommend natural resources and conservation management program innovations or changes in support of office operations. Partners with Agency leadership to ensure national consistency and technical compliance of natural resources management functions and conservation implementation delivery. Provides expert technical guidance and direction for assigned natural resources management programmatic segments. Represents division on assigned committees, taskforces and other technical strategic planning groups involving assigned natural resource management program functions

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. If selected you will be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are not able to reimburse any fees incurred for fingerprints.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit: 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state motor vehicle operator's license for the type of vehicle(s) operated to perform the duties of this position.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in grade: Current Federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled (e.g. one year at the GS-12 grade level for consideration for the GS-13 grade level or one year at the GS-13 grade level for consideration for the GS-14). 0401 Basic Education Requirement: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting one of the Basic Requirements listed above, applicants must meet the following Minimum Qualifications Requirement in order to be considered: Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-13 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include: 1.) Collaborating with various levels of personnel across assigned areas and states to implement and ensure adherence to natural resources and conservation management program innovations or changes in support of office operations; 2.) Providing technical guidance and direction for assigned natural resources management programs; 3.) Gathering natural resources data and evaluating the effectiveness of conservation programs and policy; and 4.) Proposing alternative actions and developing solutions to recurring natural resources conservation issues. Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-14 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: 1.) Collaborating with various levels of personnel across assigned areas and states to develop, propose, and recommend natural resources and conservation management program innovations or changes in support of office operations; 2.) Assisting in developing field-scale process models to improve strategies and systems to collect and analyze natural resources conservation data and information; 3.) Making recommendations on existing rules, regulations, and/or procedures to improve operational issues; 4.) Preparing technical reports and briefings utilized in the decision-making process for senior level policymakers; and 5.) Partnering with organization leadership to ensure national consistency and technical compliance of natural resources management program functions and conservation implementation delivery. There is no education substitution for experience at the GS-13/14 grade levels. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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 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

You must submit a copy of your college transcripts or a list of college courses with credit hours, dates completed, and grades received to verify all education requirements (i.e. substitution of education and/or basic education requirement). If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g. special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college for that particular course to ensure you are properly evaluated. Please note that qualifications determinations are based solely on the information submitted for each particular vacancy announcement. You must document all requirements on every vacancy; we cannot use previous determinations as a basis for rating. All required information must be received by the closing date of this announcement, and non-submission of all required documents/documentation will result in non-consideration. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted. This information must be received by the closing date of this announcement. Non-submission of these documents will result in non-consideration.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Applicants must, therefore, only report attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation via this link. All education claimed by applicants will be verified accordingly. Important: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. Click on this link for more information.

Contacts

• Address Natural Resources Conservation Service 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Nicole Bell
• Phone: 202-692-5310
• Email: [email protected]