- Position Title
- Land Law Examiner (Lands and Realty)
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Announcement Number
- AKDE-24-12186061-MB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, November 15, 2023 to Wednesday, December 6, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced or surplused from the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which I have been or will be separated; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
3.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am currently in a position at the same grade level or higher than the position being announced; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
4.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
My resume contains the beginning and ending dates (month/year to month/year), hours per week, and grade level (if federal service) for each period of work experience/employment. I understand failure to adequately include this information may affect my qualification determination for this announcement.
Assessment 1
Minimum qualifications for Land Law Examiner, GS-0965-07
1.
From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the requirements for Land Law Examiner, GS-0965-07. Please read all responses prior to making your selection.
2.
From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the minimum qualification experience or education requirements for Land Law Examiner, GS-0965-09. Please read all responses prior to making your selection.
Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Explain laws, regulations, and/or policies pertaining to the Native Allotment Act, the Alaska Statehood Act, or the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
4.
Apply laws, regulations, or governmental policies to land transfer and land law issues or authorizations.
5.
Search land status records, survey plats, etc.
6.
Answer inquiries from the public or internal customers regarding public land laws and regulations.
7.
Read maps and interpret legal land descriptions.
8.
Select all the statements which describe your experience adjudicating cases as a part of your job.
9.
Identify the legal documents processing duties you have performed on the job:
Reasoning - Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
10.
Interpret and analyze statutes, case law, public land orders, solicitor's opinions, and policies relating to land transfer cases.
11.
Adjudicate land transfer applications.
12.
Review and determine land status of federal lands.
13.
Explain laws, regulations, and policies for the purpose of adjudicating a land transfer case.
14.
Adjudicate and resolve land law issues and actions using applicable regulations, decisions, and policies.
15.
Choose all of the following which you have applied in accomplishing work assignments:
Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
16.
Provide answers regarding land transfer laws and regulations.
17.
Provide answers regarding the status of land conveyances.
18.
Explain technical issues to a variety of individuals from within and outside your agency or program.
19.
Participate in one-on-one interactions with co-workers to accomplish work related duties.
20.
Exchange information in one-on-one situations with others outside of the immediate work group.
21.
Cooperate with others on projects or tasks.
22.
Elicit necessary information from others who are uncooperative or uninterested.
23.
Handle difficult or uncomfortable situations.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
24.
I work well with others from diverse backgrounds.
25.
I work well with others across levels in the agency or organization.
Written Communication - Expresses facts and ideas in writing in a succinct and organized manner.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
26.
Compose letters, notices, decisions, and/or memoranda to internal and external customers.
27.
Compose letters, notices, decisions, and/or memoranda to internal and/or external customers relative to land transfer actions.
28.
Write a formal decision using the Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion (IRAC) principle.
29.
Research and compile data to write a formal decision using the Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion (IRAC) principle.
30.
Provide written technical information to the general public or co-workers.
31.
Provide data for written branch, division, or local level policy statements and guidance.
32.
Draft legal documents such as decisions, grants, or leases related to land law issues.
Applies Technology to Tasks - Selects and understands procedures, machines, or tools that will produce the desired results; identifies or solves problems in machines, computers, or other technologies as they are related to performing tasks.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
33.
Enter data in a computer database.
34.
Review data which has been entered into a database for errors.
35.
Correct errors found in data within a database.
36.
Use Microsoft Word to prepare letters, notices, and decisions.
37.
Use Microsoft Excel to prepare spreadsheets.
38.
Select the computer applications/programs in which you consider yourself to be skilled:
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
39.
Analyze complex legal decisions and land descriptions, including aliquot parts, to ensure the validity and reliability of information recorded in the Alaska Land Information System (ALIS) or similar system.
40.
Enter data related to complex legal decisions and land descriptions including aliquot parts, to ensure the validity and reliability of information recorded in the Alaska Land Information System (ALIS) or similar system.
41.
Interpret complex legal decisions and land descriptions, including aliquot parts, to ensure the validity and reliability of information recorded in the Alaska Land Information System (ALIS) or similar systems.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
42.
The official worksite for this position is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. I understand that this position is not considered "remote work" and I will be expected to report to the duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis.
43.
I understand that additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other bureaus from within the DOI, through shared recruiting activities, and my application may be shown to multiple hiring offices. Additional selections for similar positions across the entire Department of the Interior within the local commuting area(s) identified in this vacancy announcement may be made. By applying, I agree to have my application shared with any interested selecting official(s) within the DOI. There is no option to opt-out as my information will not be shared with other hiring agencies outside of the DOI.
44.
Your rating is subject to verification based on the application materials that you submit, and through verification of references as appropriate. A deliberate attempt to falsify information on your application materials is grounds for non-selection and for termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from Federal employment. Please choose the appropriate response below: