Supervisory Program Management Specialist (Program Coordinator)

This position is located with Forest Service Washington Office Deputy Chief for Business Operation.The incumbent of this position serves as the advisor to the Deputy Chief and Business Operations leadership team on all matters related to Business Operations budget and program management activities. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Lisa Northrup at lisa.northrup@usda.gov.

Major duties

• Serves as the senior policy and technical expert, analyst and advisor for the Deputy Chief area of the USDA Forest Service national office.
• Supports a broad national spectrum of organizational, managerial and technical issues related to program and budget direction, ensuring plans are compliant with federal law
• Provides leadership for all Deputy Area program and budget activities and interfaces with Washington Office staffs in other Deputy Areas in developing and executing budgets and programs.
• Serves as senior advisor and consultant on state-of-the-art management techniques to provide improved USDA Forest Service information that can be used to improve business processes and planning.
• Oversees development of training courses, conferences or any other appropriate learning methods.
• Represents the Deputy Area at high level conferences and meetings with representatives from other government agencies as well as private industry, on matters related to strategic management, productivity and budget direction.
• Plans, coordinates, develops guidance for, and leads comprehensive management analyses to improve overall planning and management control processes for the Deputy Area.
• Provides technical and administrative supervision to employees in a variety of professional and non-professional occupations.

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: For the GS 15: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS 14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as five or more of the following: Serving as a senior advisor to top-level agency officials as a recognized authority on natural resources issues and concerns; assisting policy and decision makers in understanding complex program issues; formulating and providing natural resources guidance to a complex program; overseeing work that has significant effects over a wide region or over multiple natural resource programs; developing a strategic plan for natural resource programs; participating in and leading interdisciplinary teams. 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 specialized experience.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.