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Summary Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. These positions are located in Anchorage or Glennallen, Alaska. Information about Alaska and the surrounding areas can be found at Alaska. We expect to fill 3 vacancies at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. Responsibilities Prepare a variety of complex realty-related written reports, assessments, and multimedia communications. Seek and provide advice, share information, maintain awareness in changes in policy, regulations, and procedures and build relationships amongst peers within the realty program. Answer questions and provide guidance to the public, other offices, and external agency partners regarding complex realty issues. Enter and track data using automated systems and organize records related to realty applications and records ensuring accuracy and data quality. Interpret complex realty policies and laws related to processing realty authorizations, Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. For GS-09: You must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to GS-7 in the Federal Service. Experience in or directly related to examination or adjudication of cases involving laws and regulations dealing with land and resources. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include any one of the following: (1) adjudication or examination of applications and claims for the disposal, use of, or title to public lands, issuance of leases, licenses, or permits for land or resources use, and resolving conflicts arising from use; (2) work in a legal field that includes substantial involvement in examinations of titles or other legal transactions involving acquisition, land use, lease or disposal of land; (3) title searching, abstracting, or interpreting land records, survey plats, or tract indexes and books, provided the work demonstrated an understanding of law, regulations, and policies associated with land management programs; and/or (4) work as a land appraiser that involved appraisal of undeveloped or marginal-type land. -OR- Education: Have completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in business administration, public administration or policy, or land use planning, or LL.B. or J.D., if related. -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. For GS-11: You must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in the Federal service. Examples include: Processing legal instruments such as rights-of-way, temporary use permits, exchanges, public sales, recreation and public purposes leases/patents, airport leases/patents, land classification, withdrawals, State selections, or trespasses; writing or reviewing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses; experience implementing federal regulations related to land and resource management (e.g., NEPA, Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)). -OR- Education: Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related in business administration, public administration or policy, or land use planning. -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. 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. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Physical Demands: Occasional onsite visits may require you to travers rough remote country by cross country vehicles or by foot, sometimes in extreme climate conditions to conduct field inspections. You will be required to operate four-wheel drive vehicles on and off-roads in isolated areas, drive long distances over rough gravel roads, operate all-terrain vehicles, fly in various small aircraft, and travel over water by raft, canoe and riverboat to field inspection sites. Work Environment: Work primarily in an office setting to occasionally working outside in isolated areas under extreme weather conditions. While doing Field Work, you will be expected to camp in a tent or bunkhouse in primitive conditions and will be exposed to all types of weather conditions ranging from summer temperatures to -10 F in winter for up to 15 days per month. Education If using education to qualify, you must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. See Required Documents section for more information. Additional Information DOI uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit E-Verify Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/lnteragency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well qualified for the position with a score of 90 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information: CTAP or ICTAP Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee. * THIS IS A READVERTISEMENT OF ANNOUNCEMENT AKDE-24-12388967-MB * Applicants who applied under the previous announcement MUST reapply to receive consideration. This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number AKMP-24-12544115-MB, for status candidates and special hiring authority eligible. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive or Student Loan Repayment. Government housing may be available in Glennallen, Alaska. Reasonable Accommodation Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire.