This position is located on Alaska Region in Juneau, Alaska. Serve as Program Manager at the Regional Office, with responsibility for policy implementation, program analyses, identification and development of policies, standards, methods and procedural needs for administration and business management of "developed recreation program" on National Forest System lands 12 the Region. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact James King at [email protected]

Duties

This position provides leadership, oversight and guidance to various field units for a highly technical and complex developed recreation program. Provides advice and guidance on all issues related to the business management and administration. Advises line officers and Forest staffs about the principles of developed recreation management, planning and integration of these principles and activities into the management of other forest and rangeland resources. Develops and monitors programs that provide training to second and first level unit staff in developed recreation management through the national database system (INFRA). Serves as Regional expert in the analysis of technical and financial capability of developed recreation facilities such as the Recreation Facility Analysis and provides advice to authorizing officers on this. Develops and monitors Forest staff in several resource related disciplines on a variety of visitor information services including visitor information personnel, recreation opportunities, website development, and recreation reservation services. Serves as primary Regional staff specialist in “recreation fee program” and fee program administration. Serves as Regional advisor of the campground concession program. Serves as Regional coordinator for National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) program and directs forest staff and regional office in managing capacity and allocation issues. Serves as staff specialist for input into and review of Regional Guide and Forest Land and Resource Management Plan updates and revisions on matters relative to developed recreation business management.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed below. Basic Requirement: Required Education (Professional/Scientific): GS-101 series: Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position OR Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. GS-401 Series: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. GS-807 Series: Degree: landscape architecture or landscape design OR Combination of education and experience -- for each year short of graduation, the applicant must have had 1 year of experience under professional leadership and guidance of such character and diversity as to be a satisfactory substitute for the required education. This experience must have included original landscape design. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-13: Applicants must have one year specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service defined as two or more of the following: Developing plans and strategies to establish sustainable developed recreation programs integrated with other resources; AND/OR Designing, planning, or managing sustainable recreation facilities for diverse user groups; AND/OR Applying land management policies in the development and use of recreation infrastructure, scenery management, and recreation permitting. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See Qualifications Section for any educational requirements.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]