Park Manager (Superintendent)

Summary

This position is located in Kotzebue, Alaska, serving Western Arctic National Parklands (WEAR) including Kobuk Valley National Park, Noatak National Preserve, and Cape Krusenstern National Monument.

This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number AK-1537-WEAR-24-12455331-ST which is open to certain merit promotion and status candidates. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

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Duties

• * The closing date of this announcement has been extended from 8-5-2024 to 8-12-2024. * *
  
  
  

This position serves as the Park Manager (Superintendent) of Kobuk Valley National Park, Noatak National Preserve, and Cape Krusenstern National Monument. These units, established by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), contain nationally significant natural, cultural, physical, scenic, wilderness, and recreational values. Collectively, these units encompass over 8.5 million acres, and are vitally important as a large, contiguous tract of protected natural areas in the most northern reaches of the Alaskan Arctic. As Superintendent, the incumbent will:

• Oversee all aspects of operations for these park units and maintain complex relationships with other Federal, State, local, and Native agencies and organizations, stakeholders, and the public.
• Manage diverse and complex areas including Visitor and Resource Protection programs, Cultural and Natural Resources, Visitor Services (including Concessions), Interpretation and Education, Aviation, Administration, Maintenance, and Subsistence programs.
• Serve as the principal National Park Service spokesperson on all matters related to these units.
• Establish and maintain close working relationships with government and private organizations to assure cooperation on area management; accomplish of goals and objectives; and seek opportunities to partner or collaborate with these and other organizations.
• Formulate and establish park operating policies and procedures in concert with applicable law, regulations, service policies and delegations of authority.
• Develop programs and budgets for the Operation of the National Park Service (ONPS) base funds and other funding sources as available and applicable.
• Establish priorities, provides final approval on all park project priorities, makes substantive fiscal decisions, and monitors and leverages expenditures to administer a complex annual operating budget.
• Directly and indirectly supervises a diverse staff in professional, administrative, technical, and Federal Wage System occupations.
  
  
  

Duty location for the incumbent is Kotzebue, Alaska.

Government housing may be available.

Additional information about Kotzebue: City of Kotzebue, Travel Alaska (Kotzebue), and Travel Alaska (Local Guide).

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. Important: Please, do not provide a copy of your driver's license at this time. If selected for a position, you may be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record.
• Motorboat operation required. Selectee will receive appropriate training in motorboat operations and will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
• If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
• The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment.
  
  
  

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/12/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: demonstrated in-depth knowledge of park or program management principles, practices, techniques, laws, and regulations characterized by experience serving as a recognized authority for one or more highly complex programs; providing leadership and direction for the strategic planning, management, and operation of national parks or public lands functions and activities; managing park or public lands and making key operational decisions regarding budget, personnel, and program execution; serving as a management or program specialist involving the development and implementation of policy related to management of park areas or similar operations; or other similar work. Note: You must include hours per week worked.

When describing the nature of your duties (e.g., your paid or unpaid work or volunteer experience), please be extremely clear, thorough, and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire. For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here. For information on what you should leave out of your resume, click here. The following five-minute video may also be helpful for creating and updating your federal resume: click here.

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.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level of this announcement.

Additional information

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

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 component, bureau or 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) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection 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.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Physical Demands: The majority of the work is sedentary, but flying, boating, and travel by snow machine and hiking may be required.

Work Environment: Duties will involve both an office and outdoor environment. When outdoors, incumbent may be faced with Arctic cold, wind, snow and rain. Incumbent is required to travel in small aircraft at a variety of altitudes over land and water, or ride on commercial airlines, snow machines or automobiles to perform work in the field. Will be required to navigate streams, rivers, or lakes by boat. Will walk over or climb over a variety of terrains from level to steep. Must wear normal safety equipment required by various activities and follow safety precautions required by terrain, weather, etc. Survival precautions must be taken.

Supervision Exercised: Incumbent oversees administration of the park's budget (about $2.8 million) and directly supervises six to eight direct reports at the GS-12 and GS-11 levels and manages a staff of approximately 27 comprised of permanent full time, seasonal full time, seasonal and shared employees engaged in park program and facility maintenance activities.

The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will be paid if the person selected for the position is from outside the local commuting area and is otherwise eligible for reimbursement of relocation expenses under the Federal Travel Regulations.

Employer paid and reimbursed relocation expenses are considered taxable income. The NPS does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. Employees should consult professional tax, legal and accounting advisors regarding concerns about the financial implications of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS).

Alaska currently does not have a state income tax.

In the event of an accident while traveling in a government aircraft, the payable benefits of a private life insurance policy may be affected.

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Kotzebue

171 3rd Ave

North West Heritage Center 1029

Kotzebue, AK 99752

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