Administrative Officer (Chief of Admin & Finance)
What you'd do
This position is located in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, in the Administration Division. Serves as Administrative Officer for Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Fort Point National Historical Site, and Muir Woods National Monument, and is responsible and accountable for developing, implementing, and managing an administrative program to assist with the overall management and operation of the park.
Major duties
Leadership and supervision of the park's administrative division, comprised of administration, budget/finance, information technology, and property. Serves as the park's liaison with regional and national level human resource and contracting offices. Provide accurate and reliable advice and guidance to park leadership on all matters relating to administration. Serves as a member of the park's leadership team, responsible for working collaboratively across divisions to establish a culture of respect, inclusiveness, and safety. Creates opportunities for staff to engage and develop skill sets. Establishes and maintains effective planning and budget programming for each discipline. Develops and maintains effective inter-divisional and inter-agency partnerships. Physical Demands: Work is primarily sedentary but requires some walking, standing, bending, lifting, and carrying of light objects. Work Environment: Work is performed primarily indoors in an office setting, where adequate lighting, heating and ventilation are present, except when out in the park on inspection or fact-finding trips. Park Information: Golden Gate National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)
What you need to qualify
Requirements Continued... You may be required to travel overnight away from home on an occasional basis. 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. QUALIFICATIONS: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/10/2026-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 this position at the GS-14 grade level, you must possess 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-13 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: 1) led an administrative organization, managing through subordinates the following functions: administration, budget/finance, information technology, and property. 2) served as the organization's liaison with human resources, contracting, and employee relations. 3) reviewed and communicated federal appropriations and federal policy associated with human resources and contracting. 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.
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