These positions are located in Interpretation, Education and Volunteers, in the Interpretation, Education, and Volunteers Division. The position is responsible for 1) facilitating alliances to strengthen the agency's community engagement, 2) participating in networks that allow the National Park Service (NPS) and community stakeholders to partner, and 3) collaborating and leveraging resources and problem solving around shared interests.

Duties

The major duties of the Community Engagement Coordinator position include, but are not limited to, the following: Advise park, program, and central office leadership Provide program support, operations, policy review, and program or strategic planning in coordination with other NPS offices and levels of the park and agency Align shared goals of the NPS with those of various communities and identify and leverage resources for the purpose of furthering shared goals Coordinate communications efforts, represent the NPS in the community networks, and manage community partnerships Performs other tasks and duties as assigned, including the day to day administrative and office functions or oversight and coordination of volunteers, interns/fellows, or seasonal and part-time staff Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/18/2024-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. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for the Community Engagement Coordinator position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess all of 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-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equips the applicant with particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of the position. Experience at this level must include all of the following: using data to inform community engagement and visitor experience strategies, facilitating communication and cooperation between different work groups, partners, and other organizational entities, and developing programs and activities that respond to the needs of diverse and/or underserved audiences. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the years of progressively higher graduate education leading to a PhD or equivalent, and divide by 3. Then take the number of months of full time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. To qualify for the Community Engagement Coordinator position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess all of 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-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equips the applicant with particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of the position. Experience at this level must include all of the following: developing evaluation tools to inform progress, success, or needed improvements to public programs, developing standard processes, systems, training, and tools for public program implementation, and developing, managing and evaluating formal partnerships. You must include 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. 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". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week.

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 Interpretation, Education and Volunteers 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Erica Medina
• Email: [email protected]