Program and Policy Analyst - San Francisco, United States - US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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San Francisco, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

Duties:

As a Program and Policy Analyst, you will perform the following duties:

  • Develop policy documents and assure close cooperation and coordination on management priorities within Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS), Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS) and with key external partners. Use analytical and written skills in the development, coordination, implementation of, and reporting on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and site restoration policies.
  • Manage and participate in restoration strategies and/or activities for a sanctuary site to conserve, protect, enhance, restore, investigate, and manage sanctuary resources. Develop, coordinate, and implement restoration initiatives and budgets that consider adaptation and mitigation strategies (i.e., policies, regulations, management plans, restoration plans, and program planning).
  • Monitor administrative procedures and program research efforts, including fieldwork, associated data management or analysis of sanctuary resources and restoration, and written reports.
  • Establish and maintain partnerships with key constituents on habitat and species restoration priorities. Communicate results of program activities/findings to a variety of audiences through oral presentations and written outreach materials.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). This system replaced the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band.
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The ZA-3 is equivalent to the GS-11/12.

Key Requirements:


  • Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
  • Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
  • More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.
  • Selectee must provide a valid state driver's license & safe driving record.

NOTE:


  • A oneyear probationary period may be required.
  • Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.
  • This position is not in the bargaining unit.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:


  • This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. Requires a valid driver license to drive a government vehicle to field sites and meetings.

Qualifications:


EDUCATION:
There is no positive education requirement for this position.


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 ZA-3 or GS-11 level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
One full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the _ZA-2 or GS-09_ in the Federal service.

Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:

  • Participating in the development and implementation of climate change policies to improve management effectiveness of marine protected area programs;
  • Recommending strategies or initiatives for the conservation and protection of marine sanctuary resources; and
  • Coordinating with partners in the planning of living shoreline restoration priorities.
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SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION:Ph.
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or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.


  • OR
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COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:A combination of education and experience equivalent to that described above


Note:

Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-11.


Education:

Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements.

You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:
OPM Foreign Education Evaluation


Note:
Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty.

Additional information:


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