This Position is located in the Monocacy National Battlefield Park, in the Office of the Regional Director Division. The incumbent serves within the National Park Service (NPS) as the Park Superintendent, providing strategic direction and management to the park. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 08/05/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

The major duties of the Park Manager (Superintendent) position include, but are not limited to, the following: Plans, directs, coordinates, and provides executive leadership for the park management program. Provides direction, strategies and mentoring to subordinate staff. Develops short-and-long term financial plans, long term funding and staffing levels. Interprets and implements service policies and practices, makes changes and improvements in the park policies, and resolves significant management challenges. Creates, implements and maintains cooperative working relationships with public and private parties for mutual benefit. Represents the park in frequent communications with members of Congress, appropriate Federal, state, regional and local officials, public and private organizations, the general public, and landowners abutting the park on significant, sometimes controversial, politically sensitive issues to obtain support for conservation practices and park objectives and to develop and implement solutions to problems and conflicts. Manages complex and diverse resource/visitor protection programs, education and interpretation, and facilities management programs. Responsible for fostering an inclusive work environment and ensuring the protection of the work environment including the following areas: anti -harassment, anti discrimination, EEO, safety and health, and other protected disclosure responsibilities.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/05/2024-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. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 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-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: supervising high functioning senior employees; managing large maintenance, interpretation, administration, resources, or protection divisions to provide a high quality visitor experience and a high level of customer service; administering large public events; responding to operational emergencies; producing results in highly complicated and political environments; working with partners to achieve more than the park could on its own; resolving complicated personnel issues; and creating a positive environment in which employees and partners can be successful . You must include hours per week worked. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". 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(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address National Capital Area Office 1100 Ohio Drive SW Washington, DC 20242 US
• Name: NCR SHRO
• Email: [email protected]