Fish and Wildlife Administration

The 0480 series, Fish and Wildlife Administration, covers the managers and program leaders who run fish and wildlife conservation programs: refuge managers, program directors and the senior staff who oversee grants, habitat and species work. In this hub the listings all come from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the National Wildlife Refuge System and administers conservation grants to the states.

Recent listings have included fish and wildlife administrators, a fish and wildlife administrator serving as a refuge manager, an assistant director for the Office of Conservation Investment and an assistant director for the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Applying tip: the series has a positive education requirement, a degree in biological science or natural resource management with the coursework OPM specifies, and the senior positions expect years of program leadership on top of it. Assistant director positions are Senior Executive Service roles with their own application format. Our federal resume guide explains how to present both education and leadership experience.