This position is located in Kotzebue, Alaska, serving Western Arctic National Parklands (WEAR) including Kobuk Valley National Park, Noatak National Preserve, and Cape Krusenstern National Monument. This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number AK-1537-WEAR-24-12455331-ST which is open to certain merit promotion and status candidates. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Duties

This position serves as the Park Manager (Superintendent) of Kobuk Valley National Park, Noatak National Preserve, and Cape Krusenstern National Monument. These units, established by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), contain nationally significant natural, cultural, physical, scenic, wilderness, and recreational values. Collectively, these units encompass over 8.5 million acres, and are vitally important as a large, contiguous tract of protected natural areas in the most northern reaches of the Alaskan Arctic. As Superintendent, the incumbent will: Oversee all aspects of operations for these park units and maintain complex relationships with other Federal, State, local, and Native agencies and organizations, stakeholders, and the public. Manage diverse and complex areas including Visitor and Resource Protection programs, Cultural and Natural Resources, Visitor Services (including Concessions), Interpretation and Education, Aviation, Administration, Maintenance, and Subsistence programs. Serve as the principal National Park Service spokesperson on all matters related to these units. Establish and maintain close working relationships with government and private organizations to assure cooperation on area management; accomplish of goals and objectives; and seek opportunities to partner or collaborate with these and other organizations. Formulate and establish park operating policies and procedures in concert with applicable law, regulations, service policies and delegations of authority. Develop programs and budgets for the Operation of the National Park Service (ONPS) base funds and other funding sources as available and applicable. Establish priorities, provides final approval on all park project priorities, makes substantive fiscal decisions, and monitors and leverages expenditures to administer a complex annual operating budget. Directly and indirectly supervises a diverse staff in professional, administrative, technical, and Federal Wage System occupations. Duty location for the incumbent is Kotzebue, Alaska. Government housing may be available. Additional information about Kotzebue: City of Kotzebue, Travel Alaska (Kotzebue), and Travel Alaska (Local Guide).

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/25/2024-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. To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: demonstrated in-depth knowledge of park or program management principles, practices, techniques, laws, and regulations characterized by experience serving as a recognized authority for one or more highly complex programs; providing leadership and direction for the strategic planning, management, and operation of national parks or public lands functions and activities; managing park or public lands and making key operational decisions regarding budget, personnel, and program execution; serving as a management or program specialist involving the development and implementation of policy related to management of park areas or similar operations; or other similar work. Note: You must include hours per week worked. When describing the nature of your duties (e.g., your paid or unpaid work or volunteer experience), please be extremely clear, thorough, and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire. For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here. For information on what you should leave out of your resume, click here. The following five-minute video may also be helpful for creating and updating your federal resume: click here. 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

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address Kotzebue 171 3rd Ave North West Heritage Center 1029 Kotzebue, AK 99752 US
• Name: Carrie Shapbell
• Phone: (907) 644-3340
• Email: [email protected]