Natural Resources Specialist

This position is located in the State office of the State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The purpose of this position is to provide leadership for NRCS at the state level, initiating, facilitating, integrating, coordinating and communicating work activities within a broad based conservation partnership between conservation entities whose missions are to promote regional, state and priority local conservation efforts.

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. If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.

Basic Requirement:

GS- 0401

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Degree:

biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.;

OR Combination of Education and Experience:

Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements listed above, applicants must meet the following Minimum Qualifications Requirement in order to be considered: S pecialized Experience Requirement For the GS-13 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as:

1) Provide technical expertise on the design and evaluation of conservation practices; 2)Collaborates with public and private organizations to address natural resource conservation issues at the state and local level to execute mutual conservation objectives;3) Conduct conservation analyses to develop training plans to maintain partnership milestones and budget for short and long term goals; and 4) Coordinate outreach services to market agency services by educating targeted audiences for future partnerships.

Note:

There is no education substitution for the GS-13 level. 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 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. You must meet this requirement by the closing date of this announcement.