Supervisory Fish and Wildlife Administrator

National-Oceanic-; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) West Coast Region seeks a qualified professional for policy development, program management, and oversight of fisheries programs. The role involves leading initiatives related to protected species and fishery management, and may include supervisory responsibilities to guide staff and priorities.

The vacancy is open in multiple coastal locations across the West Coast, including Seattle, WA; Lacey, WA; Portland, OR; Long Beach, CA; Sacramento, CA;

Qualifications

• Basic education requirements for 0480 series: Biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines or combination of education and experience.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service; may include volunteer work and non-federal experience.
• For ZP-5/GS-14 level, one full year of specialized experience including developing and implementing policy and managing programs, and supervising personnel.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing policy and management approaches for protected marine species or fishery programs.
• Oversight of a program or personnel, including assigning work and setting priorities.
• Contributing to program or project goals, policies and procedures, and coordinating with various stakeholders.

Skills

Policy development

Program management

Supervisory experience

Education

Biological sciences degree

Education and experience combination

Four years relevant experience

Job description

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West Coast Region (WCR), with one vacancy in Seattle, WA; Lacey, WA; Portland, OR; Long Beach, CA; Sacramento, CA; or Santa Rosa, CA. This position is also announced under vacancy number NMFS-26-13056006-ST, which is open to Status Candidates.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

To qualify for the 0480 series:

EDUCATION:
A. Degree: Biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, or at least 30 semester hours in courses, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
OR
C. Experience: Four years of experience that demonstrated that the applicant acquired knowledge and understanding of one or more of the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, or related disciplines equivalent to that which would have been acquired through completion of a 4-year course of study as described in A above.

Specialized EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.
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.

To qualify at the ZP-5 or GS-15 level:

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:

• Developing and implementing policy and management approaches for protected marine species or fishery management programs, such as Pacific salmon; and
• Performing tasks relating to the oversight of a program or personnel, such as assigning work, setting priorities, providing feedback on work assignments, developing and implementing program or project goals, policies and procedures, etc.