This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southwest Region, Division of Real Estate Services, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You will serve as an advisor to the supervisor concerning the implementation and management of the program. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units?

Duties

Serve as an advisor to the supervisor concerning the implementation and management of the real estate services program. Analyzes historical transactions and records to collect ownership records (Title Status Report), locations, encumbrances, historical use, and land consolidation plans. Consults beneficiaries/lessees/other landowners and interested parties associated with contracting and/or conveyance activities. Performs on-site inspections for compliance and field investigations involving, i.e., trespasses, encroachments, and natural resource damages. Recommends alternatives/solutions to land title problems.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies
• 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.
• The incumbent may be required as an incidental duty to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle. If selected, you will be required to complete an Incidental Motor Vehicle Operators Certification Form.
• TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions, GS-1170.) GS-11: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience that include oversight of trust and restricted property; protecting the highest degree of all aspects of contracting, leasing and compliance of trust resources, conveyance, and maintaining the overall effectiveness of the trust services; performing on-site inspections for compliance; recommend corrective action or changes needed; analyze transactions including applications, land descriptions, appraisals, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Title Status Report (TSR), and other clearances, to ensure compliance; consult with beneficiaries, lessees, land owners and other interested parties about the contracting process, options, and other needs and documentation. or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related GS-12: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience that includes oversight and management of acquisition and disposal, trust and restricted property; management of Indian trust assets, performing on-site inspections for compliance; recommending corrective action or modifications needed; analyzing transactions including applications, land descriptions, appraisals, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Title Status Report (TSR), and other clearances to ensure compliance; consulting with beneficiaries, lessees, land owners and other interested parties on the process associated with conveyance activities; provides guidance and technical assistance to lower grade realty personnel in the areas of real estate services and completion of work; understanding real estate to interpret and apply federal, state, tribal and local regulations and laws that govern trust assets, applies law and regulations in management of trust assets. 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 is typically in or related to the position to be filled. The full performance level of this position is GS-12. Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. A career ladder promotion is at the discretion of management, and in no way guaranteed. 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 Albuquerque BIA Center for Recruitment Albuquerque 1011 Indian School Road, NW Suite 136 Albuquerque, NM 87104 US
• Name: Deborah Abeita
• Phone: (505) 563-5123
• Email: [email protected]