FUL Wild Horse & Burro Coordinator

Bureau of Land Management; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Land Management in Phoenix seeks a FUL Wild Horse & Burro Coordinator to lead population management efforts and program coordination. This federal role emphasizes collaboration with volunteers, veterinarians, and agencies to advance habitat and policy objectives.

Duties cover technical population management, inspections, and ensuring compliance with Departmental standards. Applicants should anticipate a developmental path, with pay varying by grade level and duty location.

Qualifications

• Submit transcripts to support education used to qualify; include school name, grades, GPA and degree details.
• Unofficial transcripts acceptable for application; official copies required before starting work if selected.
• Foreign education must be evaluated for equivalency per U.S. education-recognition guidance.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a technical specialist in wild horse and burro population management, estimation, and habitat evaluation.
• Reviews animal care complaints, conducts compliance inspections, and makes recommendations to leadership.
• Establishes relations with volunteers, stakeholders, veterinarians, and agencies to coordinate program activities.
• Ensures tasks in the Wild Horse and Burro Program align with departmental, bureau, and district objectives.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Bureau of Land Management

You will serve as a FUL Wild Horse & Burro Coordinator with the Bureau of Land Management. We expect to fill one vacancy; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Key Responsibilities

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serves as a technical specialist in the areas of wild horse and burro population management control, population estimation, establishing population management goals, and evaluating habitat condition. Reviews animal care complaints, conducts compliance inspections and makes recommendations to leadership.

Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with volunteers, user groups, government officials, professional interest groups, animal rights, humane, and animal control organizations. Works with state or local veterinarians to resolve wild horse and burro health issues. Ensure work tasks in the Wild Horse and Burro Program are completed in compliance with Departmental, Bureau, State and District/Field Office objectives, standards and policies.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Requirements & 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. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.

https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $40736 – $80243/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-27.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Special Authorities' hiring path.