The position Outdoor Recreation Planner, GS-0023-09 located at Congaree National Park in Hopkins NC. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service.

Duties

Duties my include but are not limited to the following: Serves as a planning team member on multidisciplinary teams of professionals responsible for a variety of park planning projects and studies. Assists with project management planning phases by helping to develop project objectives, milestones, and timelines. Maintains relationships between the park unit and state, local, and other federal agencies as well as various civic groups, environmental organizations, commercial development organizations and interested individuals. Drafts press releases in coordination with the public information office and prepares other information for public distribution regarding the planning process. Answers routine correspondence related to assigned planning projects. Gathers, analyzes, and interprets information and statistical data for inclusion in larger reports or plans. Contributes to project agreements and project charters for review and approval by supervisor or project manager.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/30/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. EXPERIENCE: I possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that demonstrated the ability to plan and coordinate the use of land, water, and related resources for recreation and conservation purposes. Examples of qualifying specialized experience includes activities such as : gathering and analyzing data and information resources related to existing and potential outdoor recreation and natural resources conservation, with responsibility for recognizing key issues and prominent trends; collaborating with partners, organizations or governments in support of the management of either land use, recreation or other natural or cultural resource management/planning objectives; preparing data summaries and basic drafts of supporting material for inclusion in recreation plans and resource study reports; and carrying out the routine aspects of review and evaluation of project proposals requesting technical assistance. -OR- EDUCATION: I have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LLB. or J.D., if related. Major study must be outdoor recreation planning or a related field such as: sociology, forestry, landscape architecture, economics, biological science, park administration, earth science, natural resource management and conservation, civil engineering, urban planning, or recreation. Applicants who qualify on the basis of graduate work in related disciplines must have one or more courses in outdoor recreation. You must include transcripts. -OR- I have a combination of education and experience as described above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal 100% to qualify using this option. You must include transcripts and hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Alejandra Torres-Freese
• Email: [email protected]