Summary This employee supports the USDA Forest Service, Office of the Deputy Chief for Research and Development (R&D) and serves as the Director of the Knowledge Management and Communications work unit. This employee conducts national research scientific integrity and intellectual property processes and R&D research communications and science delivery. For additional information about the duties of this position, contact Anna Briatico at anna.briatico@usda.gov. Responsibilities Provide or assist in providing advice to leadership level employees in a multifaceted, national level organization. Expand and implement agency programs which protect data quality, transparency and/or security. Provide program authority in planning, organizing, coordinating, integrating, directing, appraising, and attaining results and objectives of assigned responsibilities. Provide national leadership and coordination for management and archiving of intellectual property, patents, and associated science and technology agreements. Formulate, coordinate, and implement a national research and development communications and science delivery outreach strategy to broaden and deepen strategic alliances. Lead and manage scientific integrity and intellectual property processes including technology transfer. Track performance measurements, accomplishments, and budgets of field units performing knowledge management. Plan and assign work to employees ensuring that production or quality standards are defined. Establish and communicate performance requirements to employees including conducting formal performance reviews and identifying developmental and training needs of employees. Perform administrative and human resources management functions for the unit such as providing advice, counsel or instruction on both administrative and work matters. Promote an inclusive work environment that is free from all types of discrimination. Perform supervisory duties 25% or more of the time. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-15: One-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. To qualify at this grade level, your resume must reflect one year of GS-14 level experience with ALL of the following: - Coordinating, planning and integrating program segments of professional, scientific, technical, managerial, or administrative work for a national level, multifaceted agency, business, or organization using knowledge of related disciplines to understand the interrelationships between assigned areas of responsibility. - Analyzing workforce capacity, organizational needs, program budgets, performance and staffing trends for a variety of scientific programs in a national level, multifaceted agency, business or organization. - Providing expert level counsel to leadership in a specialty area or program for a multifaceted organization including formulating national policies, objectives and standards. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education For this position, there is no substitution of education for specialized experience. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been with the Forest Service. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional Information is available on the OPM Website. This is a non-bargaining unit supervisory position. Forest Service daycare facilities are not available. Government Housing is not available.