Training Specialist

Summary This position is located with the BIA, Office of Trust Services, Division of Forestry & Wildland Fire Management, Branch of Wildland Fire Management, located at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), in Boise, Idaho.

Information about the surrounding area can be found at We expect to fill 1 position at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Responsibilities Develop wildland fire training courses and related products in support of national interagency wildland fire management objectives.

Develop training products in accordance with project plan, established national interagency procedures, standards and management objectives.

Collaborate with NWCG staff, NWCG committees and subgroups, and a wide range of wildland fire subject matter experts. Plan, schedule, coordinate, and provide leadership to interagency workshops, task forces, committees, subject matter experts, contractors, and others involved with National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Training Development.

Prepare and deliver formal presentations to NWCG committees and subgroups, line officers, fire managers, training administrators, and others.

Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Specialized Experience : In order to be rated as minimally qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the minimum qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume.

No assumptions will be made about your experience. Failure to provide required information on resume could result in ineligibility for consideration.

For GS-11 : You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples : Providing expertise related to wildland firefighting guidance and standards sufficient to facilitate discussions, and provide recommendations on issues, especially as they pertain to developing and disseminating a national interagency (or equivalent) training curriculum.

• Performing project management, leading teams, and problem solving for a natural resources program area; Formulating training modules that contain decision making and goals that follow the basic principles of fire operations;
• Applying principles, methods, practices, and techniques of instructional systems design (ISD) as it relates to adult fire management education;

Working in a training program, revising and reviewing training / course materials, aids, devices, and evaluating training results.

• OR- Education : Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years (54 semester hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.
• OR- An equivalent combination of Education and 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. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.

604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

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

Verification Form BIA-4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference. Indian Preference eligibles not currently employed in Federal service may be appointed under the Excepted Service Appointment Authority Schedule A, 213.

3112(a)(7). Consideration will be given to Non-Indian applicants in the absence of qualified Indian Preference eligibles.

For more information about Indian preference or to obtain BIA Form 4432 application instructions, please visit : Education Proof of Education : All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name.

If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units.

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.

Pass / Fail Courses : If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass / fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

Graduate Education : One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.

Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Foreign Education : If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education.

For further information, visit : Additional Information Verify Employment Eligibility (E-Verify) : 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 www.dhs.gov / e-verify. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) / lnteragency Career Transition Assistance Program(ICTAP) : CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

Information about CTAP / ICTAP eligibility is available from OPM's Career Transition Resources website at CTAP or ICTAP.

If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration or that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if : 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP / ICTAP eligibility;

2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well qualified for this vacancy. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority.

Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP / ICTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form.

CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they receive a minimum score of 85 based on the rating criteria used for this position.

Telework : The official worksite for the selectee is one of duty stations identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis.

The selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval, or this position may be approved to be remote. Permanent Change in Station (PCS) : Travel and relocation expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulation, Chapter 302, and Departmental policy.

Selectee will be responsible for tax obligations related to payments for moving expenses - 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act, Public Law 115-97.

See "Other" section for additional information on 2017 Tax Cuts as related to Permanent Change in Station (PCS). For additional information on WTA / RITA allowances and eligibilities, please visit : Travel, per diem, and lodging expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulations.

Incentives : BIA may use certain incentives, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract high quality applicants.

THIS IS A READVERTISEMENT OF ANNOUNCEMENT BIAMP-24-12524907-RS Applicants who applied under the previous announcement MUST reapply to receive consideration.