Summary

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, Colville Agency, Deputy Superintendent-Trust Services in Nespelem, Washington or Wellpinit, Washington.

Duties

  • Serve as the Deputy Superintendent-Trust Services and advisor to the Superintendent and share the responsibility of carrying out all phases of the Agency’s trust programs.
  • Research and develop approaches to integrate/coordinate the performance of service in complex trust programs within Federal, BIA, and tribal offices.
  • Manage and coordinate the activities of the trust programs responsible for disbursing federal funds or managing federal trust property adhere to applicable, statutes, codes, regulations, and departmental and bureau policies.
  • Ensures program functions and activities are met by staff to meet goals and objectives; provides advice, counsel, and instruction on both work and administrative matters.
  • Maintains a cooperative working relationship with tribe(s), individual Indians, Indian lessors, tribal leaders, and other federal programs/officers.
  • Responsible for budgeting, program planning and development of cooperative relationships for and within the Indian Services programs.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
  • You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
  • You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
  • A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant’s successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
  • If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
  • Incidental Operator position. If you are required to operate a motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties, the 25 IAM 4 Motor Vehicle Safety Program Policy applies.
  • Will be required to file an OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report Form in accordance with 5 CFR Part 2634, Subpart I.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions, GS-0301). GS-13: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which included work involving managing and coordinating all phases or activities within the Agency’s trust programs, i.e., trust, natural resources, forestry/fire, real estate services, including land consolidation, probates, mineral, lease compliance, and acquisition and disposal. Manages and coordinates the activities of the Trust programs to ensure that all program elements responsible for disbursing federal funds or managing federal trust property adhere to applicable statutes, Codes, Treasury Regulations, Departmental and Bureau policies.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

This is a key management position. Simply meeting time-in-grade in occupations where directing and managing Indian trust responsibilities and program was not performed, will not be qualifying.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.

Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472).

Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

There is no educational requirement, and there is no educational substitute for the specialized experience required for this position.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application package will be evaluated against the minimum qualification requirements specified above. In order to qualify, your resume must specifically describe your work history and the duties you performed in each position. Your resume will be evaluated after the closing date of 12/23/2024 to determine whether you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. Competencies measured include:

  • Administration and Management
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Organizational Awareness
  • Planning and Evaluating

We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If the information in your resume does not support your responses to the assessment questions, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your qualifications.

Qualified Indian preference candidates will be referred to the hiring manager in order of veterans’ preference.

Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and awards during the interview/selection process conducted by the hiring manager. If referred, all relevant documents including performance appraisals and awards submitted with your application package will be forwarded to the hiring official for review.

You may preview the assessment questions here in the https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12635786.

Title:

Deputy Superintendent - Trust Services -BIA Northwest Region, Colville Agency

Type:

Forestry

Tribes associated:

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Opening date:

12/06/2024

Closing date:

12/23/2024

Starting salary:

103409

Starting salary:

134435

GS Level:

13

Work Schedule:

Full-time annual

Remote elegible:

No

Telework elegible:

No

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