- Position Title
- Supervisory Wildlife Refuge Specialist
- Agency
- Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Announcement Number
- R4-18-10272881-NM-MP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, July 31, 2018 to Monday, August 13, 2018
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current, permanent U.S. Fish and Wildlife employee?
To verify your eligibility as a current U.S. Fish and Wildlife employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
To verify your eligibility as a current U.S. Fish and Wildlife employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
Assessment 1
Basic Education Requirement
For each question, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume or application and information provided by your references.
1.
Choose one answer which best describes your education, or education and experience, as it pertains to the Basic Education Requirements for the 0485 Occupational Series.
Additional Qualification
For each question, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume or application and information provided by your references.
2.
Please select the letter corresponding to the statement that most clearly and accurately describes your experience to perform the work of a Supervisory Wildlife Refuge Specialist at the GS-12 grade level.
Assists with and participates in the planning and directing of the Refuge(s) comprehensive public relations/public use program - including off-refuge programs, interpretive and educational programs, wildlife dependent recreation (hunting, fishing, wildlife observation), and other recreational management activities - to maximize use of the Refuge(s).
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Conduct interpretive and/or environmental educational tours with diverse audiences focused on manatees and other wildlife and their habitats
4.
Coordinate/organize a large volunteer program, including recruitment and scheduling of volunteers for a variety of duties or programs
5.
Design and administer a multi-faceted public use program focused on manatees, threats to their survival, and local habitats including interpretation, environmental education, wildlife observation and photography, and other visitor services consistent with sound biology and compatibility standards.
6.
Developing or revise outreach materials, brochures, exhibits, web sites, signs, trail systems, and other interpretive and environmental education programs for a variety of audiences
Knowledge in applying a wide range of theories, principles and concepts of population and wildlife and aquatic biology, wildlife management, species lifecycle requirements/ management, and conservation biology.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
7.
Address complex and controversial natural resource issues with federal, state, local, and international agencies and other interest groups
8.
Analyze and evaluate plans and operations for their impacts on resources, species, and efficiency for accomplishing resource objectives
9.
Complete site specific habitat management/restoration plans on national wildlife refuge lands for migratory birds, other wildlife, and plant resources.
10.
Apply the principles and theories of wildlife management, botany, zoology and other biological sciences to address important natural resource issues
Knowledge of applicable laws and agency policies, objectives, planning, and management activities related to the National Wildlife Refuge System and knowledge of State, local, and Tribal laws, customs, and economic interests including the National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act (NWRIA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and their requirements.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
11.
Administer public lands with complex and controversial issues pertaining to the threatened West Indian manatee and and their habitats
12.
Applies knowledge of the national environmental policy act (nepa)
13.
Apply the requirements of the refuge recreation act (rra) and the national wildlife refuge system administration act (nwrsaa) regarding management practices and the authorization of allowed uses on refuge lands
14.
Conserve, manage, and restore fish, wildlife, and plant resources in accordance with knowledge of the interrelationships of natural resource issues and administrative requirements
15.
Write a variety of planning or conservation documents, policy and procedures, briefing documents, annual reports, conservation/habitat management plans, grants, research proposals, or public use plans
Skill and diplomacy in coordinating station activities with other agencies and organizations; dealing effectively with the general public.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
16.
Communicate and coordinate natural resources issues with diverse groups of people, often with conflicting interests, to develop and maintain ongoing partnerships or relationships with other agencies, organizations, or special interest groups
17.
Communicate with visitors, permittees, and other individuals or groups to ensure they understand and comply with field station policies and regulations
18.
Coordinate and or resolve multiple complex and often conflicting program requirements impacted by uses and needs involving the public, environmental factors, political sensitivity, operational issues, or disputes
19.
Coordinate with other federal and state agencies and interest groups in the formulation of long-range plans for management of natural resources
Knowledge of planning and budgeting processes.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
20.
Determine budget and procurement requirements and prepare funding requests, estimates, and justifications for equipment needs, maintenance, personnel requirements, and biological projects
21.
Administer an annual budget to accomplish work goals consistent with established policies and guidelines
22.
Allocate resources (for example, staff, funds, equipment) based on program or project objectives or operational requirements
23.
Analyze management plans, goals, objectives and resources issues to ensure objective achievement
24.
Assist in developing and documenting budget initiatives for the refuges
Familiarity with realty concepts and procedures sufficient to develop preliminary plans for maintenance, repairs, or remodeling of Refuge facilities and infrastructure.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
25.
Collect and assemble data for the preparation of budget estimates, personnel requirements, and equipment needs for specific projects
26.
Develop annual work plans through strategic planning to meet goals and objectives with effective management of available funds, ensuring completion of operations, construction, and maintenance projects
27.
Develop cost estimates for major and minor rehabilitation and replacement projects for real property assets
Ability to supervise a group of employees,including but not limited to professional, technical and administrative disciplines.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
28.
Administer refuge (or equivalent) programs (e.g., biological, maintenance, public use) through subordinate employees
29.
Assess subordinate employees' performance, conduct progress reviews and provide feedback; and evaluate and assign the employees' performance ratings at the end of the performance cycle
30.
Coach staff with career development (positions, training, and temporary assignments)
31.
Delegate and prioritize work duties while maintaining quality control of information, compliance with regulations, and project completion
Knowledge of the principles of supervision management including the ability to supervise, coordinate, prioritize and direct work of others.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
32.
Determine training needs for subordinate employees
33.
Achieve management objectives by working with others and by supervising a multi-disciplinary staff.
34.
Oversee all personnel matters including recruitment, selections, promotions, terminations, awards, time and attendance, travel, etc.
35.
Address employee performance and conduct issues