Program Specialist

Description:

This position is located at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, in the Administration Division.

Open to the first 75 applicants or until 04/05/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Requirements:

Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-04/05/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.

For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications methods by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: serving as a point of contact for routine Commercial Use Authorizations, special use permits, or commercial filming permits; assisting with implementing policies and procedures relative to a business management program in recreation or similar industry; reviewing permit requests to ensure compliance with program or policy requirements; assisting with fee payment monitoring, collection, expenses, reconciliation and tracking revenue and expenditures; tracking deadlines/due dates and alerting customers to renewal requirements; communicating basic program requirements/instructions to customers verbally and in writing; working with customers to complete detailed permit request documents and forms. Applicants must meet 4 of 7 items above. You must include hours per week worked on your resume.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one-year of progressively higher-level graduate education (18 semester hours) in public or business administration, finance, accounting, or another closely related subject. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. EXAMPLE: Completed 9 hours of related graduate level education (50%) and possess 6 months of specialized experience at the GS-05 grade level (50%), total to one-year of the experience requirement.
You must include transcripts.
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Superior Academic Achievement(S.A.A.): as evidenced by one of the three following methods: 1) I am in the upper third of my graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR, 2) I have a GPA 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum, or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in my major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR, 3) I am a member in one of the national scholastic honor societies. These honor societies are listed by the Association of College Honor Societies. Membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision.

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications methods by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: providing authoritative guidance on Commercial Use Authorizations (CUA); independently responding to a variety of special use permit inquiries (commercial use, special events, First Amendment activities); issuing standardized and/or specialized commercial filming and photography permits following regulation; participating in on-site inspections of permitted operations; developing draft permits and administrative record documents for commercial use authorizations and/or special use permits for recreation or similar industry. Applicants must meet 4 of 5 examples above. You must include hours per week worked on your resume.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or at least two full years of graduate level education (36 semester hours) in a related field such as public or business administration, finance, accounting or another closely related subject. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. Note: Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade may be used to qualify for a combination. For example, if you have 6 months of specialized experience (50%) you must have at least 27 semester hours (50%) of related graduate education. You must include transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must include hours per week worked.