Trail Administrator
What you'd do
You will serve as a Trail Administrator the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail in Gaffney, SC. Please visit find a park for additional park information. This is a Permanent, Competitive, Full-time appointment.
Major duties
At the full performance level (GS-12) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Serves as the program manager for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (OVVI). Responsible for implementation of the comprehensive management plan and administration of the trail under the authorities of the National Trails System Act, and the National Park Service. Directly engaged in the formulation of policies, long-range objectives, short-term work plans, long-range interpretive planning, visitor use planning, standards, and priorities for OVVI. Supervisory responsibilities include developing employee performance plans and evaluating employee performance; approving leave requests and certifying time and attendance; identifying developmental and training of employees; planning and assigning work to be accomplished by subordinates; setting and adjusting priorities, taking into consideration, the difficulty and requirements of the assignments, promotions, or reassignments. For the OVVI, creates (prepares and develops), and manages cooperative agreements, agreement task orders, and other agreements (general agreements, philanthropic agreements, cooperative agreements, cooperative management agreements, interagency agreements, cooperative association agreements, etc.) with federal, state and local agencies and organizations, elected officials, partners and other stakeholders. Provides technical partnership and outreach support to Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO), Cowpens National Battlefield (COWP), and Ninety Six National Historic Site (NISI) and trail partners. Serves as the agreements, partnership, and outreach subject matter expert for all four units. Works closely with partners to administer and manage trail, manage volunteer programs, develop interpretive, educational, and trail access strategies. Provides technical assistance to partners and other stakeholders regarding specific interpretive and educational planning, content development, programs, materials, and techniques. A member of the park group management team reporting directly to the group Superintendent who provides support in trail program direction, vision, strategic planning, internal and external networking.
What you need to qualify
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement -09/09/2026- unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either 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. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state: the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position; starting and ending dates of employment (month/year); and total hours worked (as indicated above). If position was developmental in nature, resume must breakdown duties and start/end dates per grade level. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Your resume must show at least one (1) year of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience may include: Managing a trail system on federally and non-federally owned lands; Developing and implementing agreements and partnerships; Developing and reviewing trail project plans, estimates, and specifications; Managing volunteers in the performance of trail maintenance activities; Experience in long range and strategic planning; directly working within informational database systems, GIS systems, and project management systems; Supervision of workforce performing multidisciplinary interpretation and trail maintenance related trades; Performing outreach, communication, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. 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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