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Summary This position is located in the Rocky Mountain Region, Region 2 in Lakewood, Colorado. The incumbent provides leadership and guidance to the unit with the responsibility for planning, development, and evaluation of unit policies, initiatives, and high-profile efforts within the Agency. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Bunni Maceo at bunni.maceo@usda.gov Responsibilities Serves as an advisor on unit activities including conceiving and inaugurating programs to national advantage, and in coordinating policy decisions, programs, and actions with activities for which the Department is responsible. Leads the development of new activities, programs, and organizational strategies and initiatives regarding the unit. Develops and promulgates long term and annual program budget goals and objectives for assigned program consistent with agency program goals. Leads, coaches, and develops the capabilities of direct reports and their staff, contributing to a positive workplace where employees feel safe, welcome, respected, and valued. Participates with other Forest Service leaders to ensure an effective approach to delivery of administrative services including human resources, civil rights, information management, financial management, and contracting and agreements. Provides technical and administrative supervision to employees in a variety of professional and non-professional occupations. The position plans the work to be accomplished by the unit, assigns work to employees, and establishes production or quality standards for the unit’s work. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-15: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Provided advice and guidance to resolve, implement, or manage program or policy issues that involved major areas of uncertainty in approach or methodology; AND/OR Oversaw, coordinated, and evaluated overall educational program activities and the implementation of basic national guidelines, for ecosystems planning; AND/OR Performed long-range planning and analysis of new substantive interagency programs where precedents are scarce or nonexistent. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education There is no substitution of education for specialized experience. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. This is a temporary promotion not-to-exceed 1 year and may be extended without further competition or may end earlier due to lack of work or funds, or at the discretion of the Hiring Manager. This temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition. If the temporary promotion is not made permanent, you will be returned to your permanent position of record or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay in the Forest Service, in the same geographic location, if possible. Your salary will be adjusted to the grade level and step that you would normally have been in had you remained in your position. This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Daycare facilities are not available. Government Housing is not available. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional Information is available on the OPM Website. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.