SummaryThe Interpretation, Education, and Volunteers Directorate (IEV) provides leadership for visitor and community engagement and supports the work of the NPS to welcome and create meaningful experiences with visitors from around the world. IEV provides the policy, strategy, and standards to support the parks that help people connect with, learn from, and discuss the resources and stories that define our nation.
Overview- Open & closing dates
09/24/2024 to 10/24/2024 - Salary
$180,359 - $221,900 per year - Pay scale & grade
ES 00 - Location
1 vacancy in the following location: - Remote job
No - Telework eligible
Yes-Telework, including situational telework is not authorized for the first 12 months of the position. - Travel Required
Occasional travel - For the first 12 months, travel would be required sparingly, on a case-by-case basis. - Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes-You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy. - Appointment type
Permanent - Work schedule
Full-time - Service
Senior Executive - Promotion potential
00 - Supervisory status
Yes - Financial disclosure
Yes - Announcement number
WO-1614-SESO-24-12556934
This job is open toDuties The IEV Associate Director is responsible for providing leadership, policy development, program accountability, and budget formulation for interpretation and education programs. The Associate Director leads the NPS visitor experience programs that will serve millions of additional visitors, helping the American public engage with relevant meanings about parks so that they might support and care for parks.
These programs include service-wide volunteerism, military and veteran engagement, the Junior Ranger Experience, Historic Weapons and Living History, Artist in Residence, Interpretation Planning, Digital Experience, Visitor Experience Planning, Community Engagement, Commemorations and Anniversaries, Every Kid Outdoors; the NPS Parks as Classrooms Program, Cooperating Associations, and interpretive media assets within the overall framework of the mission of the NPS. The Associate Director is also responsible for:
- The executive direction and line management of subordinate managers for each of the functional areas.
- Managing interpretive activities including developing policies, initiatives, standards, and guidelines for interpretive activities in the natural, historical, urban, and recreational parks which will encourage innovative and effective park programs.
- Implementing comprehensive interpretive plans (CIPs) that serve as the backbone of interpretive and educational program planning and direction.
- Leading through excellence in interpretation and education, achieved through specific visitor activities, interpretive media, ongoing scholarly research, planning, technical excellence in implementation, broad public input, continual reevaluation, sound business practices, and training to professional standards for all who provide interpretive services within the NPS.
- Developing strategic planning and conducting periodic reviews of goals and program activities; maintaining effective working relationships with cooperating associations, volunteers, the educational community, and professional interpretive organizations.
- Serving as a representative of and counsel to the Director on bureau-wide strategic initiatives and operations and serving as an NPS witness before Congressional committees.
- Representing NPS at Departmental or Inter-departmental conferences on matters within assigned program areas, with authority to commit the NPS to new or modified policies or courses of action.
RequirementsConditions of Employment- U.S. Citizenship required.
- You must be able to obtain/maintain a Tier 4 High-Risk Public Trust designation.
- Individuals assigned male at birth after 12/31/59 must meet Selective Service Registration Act requirements. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
- You will be required to make occasional travel, however, travel will be made on a case-by-case basis for the first 12 months.
- Telework will not be authorized for the first 12 months.
- Selections are subject to Department approval. Initial appointments to the SES must have Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) certified by an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board before appointment and will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
- Agencies must request OPM approval to appoint the current or former (within five years) Executive Branch political appointees to permanent competitive service, non-political excepted service, or career SES position. Please make note in your application package if you have held any of these positions within the last five years.
- The applicant selected for this position will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-278, and the supplemental form, Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interest. All forms must be filed within 30 days after the selection for this position.
- You must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
QualificationsWe are looking for a candidate with executive-level leadership and management experience in delivering visitor and interpretive services and environmental education programs of the highest quality; who has experience building strong partnerships and community relations; managed volunteer and community engagement programs; who has successfully managed a large, geographically dispersed organization; and has attracted and retained a highly skilled and diverse workforce.
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must show that you possess the Technical Qualification and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. An individual's total experience and education must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of an executive-level position. To be considered, you must submit a comprehensive narrative statement that addresses the Technical Qualification (TQ) and each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ). Applicants who do not submit a supplemental narrative statement that addresses each of these factors separately will not be considered.
Your responses to the TQ and ECQs will be evaluated based on how clearly and concisely you emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of your programs; services managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues addressed; and the results of your actions taken.
Mandatory Technical Qualification (TQ) *Required Documentation*: TQs are designed to assess an applicant's experience relevant to this position. Each TQ narrative response must 1) not exceed two pages; 2) include specific examples of your experience, education, and/or accomplishments; and 3) address specific challenges, context (situation), actions, and results.
- Describe the breadth of your experience and expert knowledge in managing a complex visitor experience portfolio, which includes interpretation and education programs, cooperating associations and partnerships, volunteer and community engagement programs, commemorative events and programs, entrepreneurial management, training, and development of comprehensive program evaluations.
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) *Required Documentation*: The ECQs are designed to assess executive experience and are required for entry to the Senior Executive Service. You must demonstrate exceptional leadership, managerial and people skills; and know how to build partnerships and communicate with customers. ECQ narratives must not exceed ten pages in total.
ECQ 1- LEADING CHANGE: You must have demonstrated an ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity and Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision
ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: You must demonstrate the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building
ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility
ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This ECQ involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management
ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This ECQ involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating
Fundamental Competencies for each ECQ: The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, Public Service Motivation
ECQ narratives should follow the Challenge, Context, Actions, Results (CCAR) format provided at . Each ECQ and TQ statement should include more than one example of relevant experience. This is a traditional method announcement, meaning qualification narratives are required. If you exceed the page limit for ECQs and/or TQ your application will not be considered. Please give a complete and detailed answer for each specific mandatory qualification demonstrating your experience.
If you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the Senior Executive Service, or have completed a Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SES CDP) approved by OPM, you only need to submit a narrative statement covering the Technical Qualification. You do not need to submit a narrative on the ECQs. SES CDP graduates must submit a copy of their CDP program certification with their package.
Education No mandatory education requirement.
Additional information--A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.
--A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS), to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.
--Individuals selected for an SES position are subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines.
--SES does not have Veteran's Preference and time in grade restrictions. Competitive status is not required.
--The Department of the Interior structures its SES positions into categories to determine the minimum pay for each position. Pay is set based on consideration of the selectee's current salary and other factors.
--Pay increases and recognition if applicable, are based on performance in the SES.
--If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information,
https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.p,t1p?title=Alternate Application Information
How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants who meet the mandatory executive and technical qualifications and have submitted all the correct required information for this vacancy announcement will be evaluated by a panel of senior executives to determine the degree to which they possess each of the listed qualifications. This evaluation will determine which applicants are best qualified and will potentially move forward for an interview with the hiring manager(s). Total background, including experience, ECQ and TQ narratives, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed. This information will be obtained from your uploaded documents, including the required narrative statements for the ECQs and TQs described above.
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