Summary

This position is located on a Forest Service location and is responsible for formulating national policies, objectives, and standards for assigned program; developing long and short range plans to achieve these goals and objectives; ensuring program and technical directives are consistent with governing laws, regulations, and policy; and monitoring field implementation to ensure compliance and consistency.

Duties

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• Developing and promulgating long term and annual program budget goals and objectives for assigned program consistent with agency program goals; providing guidance for annual budget development to field offices;
• Establishing guidelines for administering and managing national and regional partnerships, and participating on a national level in interagency efforts to streamline partnership instruments that apply broadly across all natural resource management agencies.
• Serving as liaison, maintaining productive working relationships between policy makers of interagency teams and Forest Service counterparts to resolve mutual problems and develop integrated strategic approaches for problem resolution.
• Reviewing controversial or highly significant policy issues and recommending responsive agency positions to Forest Service leadership.

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.

Specialized Experience Requirement: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following:

1. Developing or interpretating national or program-level policies, objectives, or standards, including contributing to long- and short-range planning efforts and ensuring program guidance aligns with governing laws, regulations, and agency policy.

2. Supporting program budget formulation activities, including developing portions of annual or multi-year budget plans, analyzing resource needs, preparing budget justification materials, or providing recommendations to leadership on funding priorities and human capital requirements.

3. Coordinating with public or private sector partners to support program objectives, including helping establish partnership guidelines, participating on interagency teams, or assisting in resolving cross-organizational issues related to program delivery or policy implementation.

4. Preparing program-related technical or policy documents-such as reports, briefing papers, presentations, or correspondence-and communicating program information to internal and external stakeholders, including leadership officials, partner organizations, or congressional staff.

5. Providing leadership or supervisory support to a team or work unit, including assigning tasks, adjusting work priorities, supporting performance management activities, addressing routine employee concerns.

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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been with the Forest Service. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met.

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.