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Summary These positions are located in Interpretation, Education and Volunteers, in the Interpretation, Education, and Volunteers Division. The position is responsible for 1) facilitating alliances to strengthen the agency's community engagement, 2) participating in networks that allow the National Park Service (NPS) and community stakeholders to partner, and 3) collaborating and leveraging resources and problem solving around shared interests. Responsibilities The major duties of the Community Engagement Coordinator position include, but are not limited to, the following: Advise park, program, and central office leadership Provide program support, operations, policy review, and program or strategic planning in coordination with other NPS offices and levels of the park and agency Align shared goals of the NPS with those of various communities and identify and leverage resources for the purpose of furthering shared goals Coordinate communications efforts, represent the NPS in the community networks, and manage community partnerships Performs other tasks and duties as assigned, including the day to day administrative and office functions or oversight and coordination of volunteers, interns/fellows, or seasonal and part-time staff Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. 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. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. 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. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/10/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for the Community Engagement Coordinator position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess all of 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-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: using data to inform community engagement and visitor experience strategies, facilitating communication and cooperation between different work groups, partners, and other organizational entities, and developing programs and activities that respond to the needs of diverse and/or underserved audiences. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the years of progressively higher graduate education leading to a PhD or equivalent, and divide by 3. Then take the number of months of full time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. To qualify for the Community Engagement Coordinator position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess all of 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-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: developing evaluation tools to inform progress, success, or needed improvements to public programs, developing standard processes, systems, training, and tools for public program implementation, and developing, managing and evaluating formal partnerships. You must include hours per week worked. 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week. Education To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. 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. The actual salary will be based on the geographic location of the individual(s) selected for this position. Open to the first 250 applicants or until 07/10/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary, although there is occasional field work and regular travel requiring walking, boating, horseback riding, bending, and climbing associated with recreation or projects. Frequent public contacts, attendance at conferences and planning or facilitating meetings involve travel by all means of transportation throughout the nation. Working Conditions: Work is performed primarily in offices and meeting rooms. Part-time telecommuting is allowed and encouraged. Frequent fieldwork and travel are required. Field trips may involve participation in outdoor recreation activities in all types of terrain or weather conditions. 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.