Realty Officer
What you'd do
These positions are located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Anadarko, Oklahoma; Farmington, New Mexico; Fort Duchesne, Utah; Fort Washakie, Wyoming; Lakewood, Colorado; New Town, North Dakota; Pawhuska, Oklahoma; Phoenix, Arizona; Washington, District of Columbia; Whiteriver, Arizona.
Major duties
As a Realty Officer, GS-1170, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to: Ensures collaboration and implementation of a wide range of support services performed by the BIA to expedite the Indian trust lands and resources including various conveyances and surface leasing and permits. Plans, develops and implements departmental initiatives and priorities to assist BIA field offices to accomplish the timely and efficient processing of various real estate services activities involving conveyances as well as surface leasing, rights of way, mortgages, and permits. Performs audits of real estate management programs and transactions to assure conformance with legal, statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements. Oversees and directs a professional and technical staff of the BIA Central Office employees and BIA field staff as required. Knowledge of, evaluation and implementation of BIA's title system, real estate services' programs which serve individual Indian landowners and federally recognized Tribes and identify problem areas and provide solutions in which there is duplication, conflict, inefficiency, error, or oversight. Initiates, plans, and oversees special studies, task forces, etc., researching critical issues related to asset management functions.
What you need to qualify
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards) Applicants who meet the following requirement may qualify for the position at the GS-14 level: One year of specialized experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include serving as a realty consultant and technical advisor, offering expert guidance on complex trust realty program matters; establishing partnerships with organizations essential to the Indian Energy Service Center's mission; as well as reviewing, developing, and shaping policies, plans, programs, and procedures pertaining to trust realty operations. Additionally, providing technical direction to maximize the use of trust real property resources and ensuring adherence to legal and procedural requirements is considered relevant specialized experience. 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. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.
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