Chief of Staff
What you'd do
The incumbent serves as the senior advisor and Chief of Staff to the Park Superintendent (SES) and Deputy Superintendent, serving as the principal advisor and staffer for a wide variety of highly complex issues, congressional coordination, special projects, and programs, and as a key member of the parks' senior leadership team.
Major duties
Serve as a senior advisor and principal assistant to the Superintendent for a broad array of key management issues, including the parks' enabling legislation, implementation of strategic priorities, and other special mandates, which are otherwise highly visible, politically sensitive, or unusually complex. Work closely with key stakeholders, representatives of other state, local, and federal agencies such as the Office of the Solicitor and the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs. Develop action plans to execute strategic priorities. Supervise and evaluate work performance of a Management Assistant (GS-12) and Digital Communications Specialist (GS-12). Perform work and coordinate with senior park staff on issues that cross divisional boundaries, are politically sensitive or complex, and significantly affect the long-term management of the park. For more information about the park please visit: Yellowstone National Park
What you need to qualify
Requirements Continued... Probationary Period: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year Probationary Period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This Probationary Period 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. Supervisory Probationary Period This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period. Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/10/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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 periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. 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. To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: Experience: Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in Federal service that is directly related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to: Must have specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level, defined as experience serving as a principal advisor to senior leadership within a large, complex public lands or natural resource management organization; leading or coordinating organization-wide initiatives involving highly sensitive or high-visibility issues that span multiple organizational boundaries; and applying comprehensive knowledge of public land management principles, policies, and operations to inform and influence strategic and operational decision-making. 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.
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