This position is located in the Forest Service, the Office of International Programs (IP). The purpose of this position is to assist with leadership and coordination of international activities of the Forest Service. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Valdis Mezainis at [email protected].

Duties

Provides high-level leadership, representation, coordination, and staffing support to the IP Director's primary functions, and expertise to national and international programs. Offers expert technical leadership and program advice on complex policy and program issues, promoting the agency's commitment to rigorously examine and mitigate potential environmental impacts. Evaluates the effects of various programs and policies, including legislation, new USDA and FS policies, Department of State policies, and state and private sector policies related to international programs. Provides leadership on developing new systems for managing multiple funding sources with different authorities.

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
• Subject to one-year supervisory probationary period (unless prior service is creditable). New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required new supervisory training program before the end of their probationary period.

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. Selective Placement Factor: Fluency in relevant foreign language (Spanish, French or Arabic) required. Basic Requirement: GS-0101: 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-0401: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines AND experience sufficient to demonstrate that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation. 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-15: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least a GS-14 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as four or more of the following: experience as a technical expert on programs in multiple, intersecting technical areas and disciplines regarding international natural resources issues, programs, and activities both locally and abroad; and/or managing interagency agreements, domestic and international grants, partnerships, joint-venture agreements, and other relevant agreements with various international and domestic partners; and/or identifying emerging issues, directing the work for analyzing those which are of the highest priority in terms of agency and U.S. Government policies, and developing recommendations which address the priorities; and/or providing guidance and leadership on issues both domestically and internationally and representing the agency at esteemed conferences; and/or solving problems which are characterized by conflicts between competing interest groups, adherence to existing systems, or competition between the various resources and resources users. 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

Required education listed above.

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]