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 is a temporary assignment not to exceed 1 year and can be extended up to 5 years. This temporary assignment may be made permanent without further competition at management's discretion. You may be returned to the position from which you were temporarily promoted or detailed to at any time.

Duties

Note: This announcement is being advertised concurrently as a permanent position under number AK-1537-WEAR-24-12455331-ST which is open to certain merit promotion and status candidates and number AK-1537-WEAR-24-12455332-DE which is open to all qualified persons. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under additional recruitment methods. 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:

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. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. This temporary assignment will be filled as either a temporary promotion, or as a detail opportunity to the same, higher, or lower grade. What is a temporary promotion? A temporary promotion is a temporary assignment of an employee to a higher grade and occupational series for which an employee is qualified. Upon completion of the temporary promotion, the employee returns to his/her official position and grade. Temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition. What is a detail? A detail is a temporary assignment of an employee to a different position for a specified period, with the employee returning to his/her regular duties at the end of the assignment. While on detail the employee continues to hold his/her official position from which detailed and keeps the same status and grade. 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]