- Position Title
- Partnership Liaison Specialist
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Announcement Number
- 25-CHI-R10-12625999-R Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, December 9, 2024 to Monday, December 16, 2024
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Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
1.
Are you a current Forest Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
2.
Are you a Forest Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
3.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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4.
Are you a current or former employee of the US Forest Service who is claiming eligibility under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act and:
- was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; and,
- served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and,
- most recent period of qualifying service was with the US Forest Service; and,
- performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; and,if you are no longer employed by the US Forest Service, have been separated for no more than two years, and whose most recent separation was for reasons other than misconduct or performance?
5.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
Assessment 1
This section will be used to determine if you possess the education and experience needed to qualify for this position.
1.
From the statements below, select the response that best describes your education and/or experience as it pertains to meeting requirements for the Partnership Liaison Specialist, GS-0301-07 position. Please select only one response.
2.
From the statements below, select the response that best describes your education and/or experience as it pertains to meeting requirements for the Partnership Liaison Specialist, GS-0301-09 position. Please select only one response.
For each of the following questions, 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 provide in your resume or application and information provided by your references. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Review proposals or applications to verify basic compliance with grant program guidelines.
4.
Review files to close out grants and agreements files upon completion of work.
5.
Assist in preparing correspondence on established policies and precedence for supervisor signature.
6.
Assist in developing long and short-range partnership and volunteer plans, and oversee other recreation program components such as special uses.
7.
Formulate policies, objectives, and standards for organizational programs.
8.
Analyze and recommend allocation of funding or resources for projects to support program goals.
9.
Plan and execute outreach efforts, and recruitment to connect with diverse and underserved communities, and expand educational programs within the community and forest visitors.
10.
Analyze interrelated issues for the accomplishment of overall program goals.
11.
Use different methods to gather information for performing comprehensive analysis.
12.
Select the strategy to resolve problems for project issues identified by management.
13.
Use judgement and discretion in interpreting policy and regulatory guidance for expenditures and guidelines.
14.
Communicate with groups or individuals to address forest issues such as visitor use impacts, and implement an educational program with community outreach and engagement.
15.
Coordinate and facilitate field projects, educational events, public meetings, outreach efforts, community roundtable discussions, for local unit presence at community events.
16.
Exchange information with Federal, State, tribal, and local officials by planning and negotiating endeavors.
17.
Coordinate with internal and external contacts for recurring events such as field projects, outreach efforts, community events, award ceremonies, conferences at the unit, regional or national level.
18.
Identify administrative issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature in order to resolve such issues or problems for the unit.
19.
Practice communication skills to obtain information for the resolution of administrative and procedural issues and operations.
20.
Use analytical techniques to gather data for administrative or unit operation procedures.
21.
Assist higher graded employees and staff members by completing segments of projects to become familiar with administrative and field work for the unit.
22.
Provide grants and agreement support for higher graded management specialists.
23.
Apply contract, grants and agreement, and partnership experience to ensure that performance is documented and compliant with contractual provisions and regulatory requirements.
24.
Maintain accounting information for each grant by tracking expenditures, identifying trends, retaining audit files for project accomplishment reports.
25.
Assist in the organization of the partnership and volunteer programs to assure balance in project funding.
26.
Apply technical skills to support and lead field projects with partners and volunteers including trail work, utilizing hand tools and equipment.
27.
Input data into the grants and agreements information system for program operations.
28.
Run reports from the grants and agreements information system for senior leaders.
29.
Update grants and agreement data in computer systems to maintain program data is accurate and current.
30.
Participate in project assignments to gain experience with the administrative work of the office and field level work.
31.
Under close supervision, maintain relationships with stakeholders for profit and non-profit partnership programs.
32.
Perform developmental assignments to gain work experience for performing higher level partnership liaison duties.
33.
Complete training to gain knowledge and skills for performing higher level partnership liaison duties.
34.
I certify, I have read the announcement and have attached all supporting documents as required in the "Required Documents" section of the vacancy announcement. I understand that failure to submit all required legible documents prior to the closing date of the announcement may result in loss of consideration.
35.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.