Summary
You will serve as a Administrative Officer with the National Park Service. This position is located at DOI Service Delivery Team 1 Unit D (SER), in the Division of Administration.
Duties
Major Duties at the GS-09 include: Administers and coordinates the park's administrative and business programs, providing advice and assistance to the Superintendent and management team on administrative policies, procedures, and operations. Develops, monitors, and executes budget and financial management activities, including budget estimates, expenditures, obligations, account structures, internal controls, and funding requirements. Coordinates human resources, acquisition, property, travel, payroll/timekeeping, agreements, and other administrative services, working with centralized and regional servicing offices as necessary. Analyzes administrative and business operations, identifies problems and opportunities for improvement, and develops recommendations to improve organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance. Provides administrative guidance and coordination for information management, technology, park housing, fee management, and other assigned administrative programs. Major Duties at the GS-11 include: Serves as the principal administrative advisor to the Superintendent and management team, providing authoritative advice and guidance on administrative policies, programs, operations, and organizational requirements. Independently manages and analyzes budget and financial management activities, including budget formulation and execution, financial projections, expenditures, obligations, internal controls, and funding requirements. Provides administrative leadership and coordination for human resources, workforce and position management, acquisition, property, agreements, travel, payroll/timekeeping, and other administrative services. Conducts complex administrative analyses and evaluations, identifies organizational problems and opportunities for improvement, and develops and recommends solutions, policies, procedures, and management practices to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance. Provides management oversight and advisory support for information management, technology, housing, fee management, and other assigned administrative programs, coordinating with regional, national, and other servicing offices as necessary. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. For more information about Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, please visit: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (U.S. National Park Service).
Requirements
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to travel overnight away from home. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Education
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications
How you will be evaluated
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessment(s) required for this position. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Teamwork In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of the USA Hire Assessment, if required. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Current or former displaced Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well-qualified, score at least 85 (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.