• Job Description

  Req#: 749854200
  These positions are Fish and Wildlife Biologists, GS- 0401-12 working in Hagatna, Guam, or Honolulu, Hawaii for the R1-Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office.
  
  See "additional information" for information on Cost of Living Allowances.
  
  Duties
  
  
  For additional information about these positions and the Pacific Island Fish and Wildlife Office, please click H ERE.
  
  SUMMARY:
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (PIFWO) is excited to announce the recruitment of two permanent GS-0401-12 positions to join the dynamic Invasive Species Team. One position is a Fish and Wildlife Biologist/Brown Treesnake Program Coordinator, GS-0401-12 working in either Honolulu, Hawaii or Hagatna, Guam within the Invasive Species Team for PIFWO (Region 1). Selection of the duty station will be determined by the successful applicant. The second position is a Fish and Wildlife Biologist/Invasive Species Coordinator, GS GS-0401-12 working in Honolulu, Hawaii within the Invasive Species Team for PIFWO (Region 1).
  
  PIFWO Invasive Species Team Information: Managing invasive species is an integral part the Fish and Wildlife Service mission to work with others to conserve, enhance and protect fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the benefit of the American people. The presence of invasive species on geographically isolated Pacific Islands can have dramatic and often catastrophic impacts to endemic and native species. Our area of responsibility covers the central and western Pacific region including Hawai'i, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marine National Monuments and Pacific Remote Islands. The PIFWO Invasive Species Team is comprised of invasive species specialists that focus efforts on developing collaborations to limit invasive species impacts on protected species and their ecosystems, including spread prevention and biosecurity, early detection and rapid response, and the control and management of established invasive species.
  
  DUTIES: There are two vacancies available. The position(s) duties include the following:
  
  Fish and Wildlife Biologist: This position will serve as the BTS Program Coordinator, representing the Fish and Wildlife Service and PIFWO on the Brown Treesnake (BTS) Technical Working Group (TWG), serving as the Chair for the BTS TWG and working closely with federal, State and Territorial government agencies responsible for the interdiction, early detection, rapid response, control, eradication, and management of BTS. This position will be responsible for coordinating interagency efforts and implementing policies on the interdiction, biosecurity, detection, control, management, and eradication of BTS in the Pacific Islands ecoregion. Initial emphasis will be on organizing, planning, and facilitating interagency program meetings resulting in an update of the BTS TWG 5-year strategic plan. This work will involve an evaluation and summary of program progress, assessments and prioritizing BTS research, and providing recommendations to develop annual program action plans. This position will lead/serve on various sub-committees of the BTSTWG and will develop and maintain partnerships to leverage funding for BTS control and management.
  
  Fish and Wildlife Biologist: This position will serve as an Invasive Species Coordinator and is responsible for providing technical guidance to local government and agency staff to develop and maintain partnerships and find innovative ways to limit the impacts of invasive species on native and protected species. The position will work closely with local Hawaii and Pacific Island Territorial government invasive species teams, organizations and partnerships providing technical assistance to develop projects and implement policies on biosecurity, detection, control, and eradication of invasive species in the Pacific Islands ecoregion including at least one of the following invasive species groups: ungulates, small mammals, or plants. Initial emphasis of the position will be working with the regional and national invasive species advisory groups to identify or assist in project development that address national invasive species priorities. The position may be involved with environmental compliance including review of pesticide use applications for the control of invasive species.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Resume (See "Required Documents"). Failure to provide ALL required information on your resume will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is provided on resume.
  • Eligibility and Supporting documents - You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to AND submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section.
  • Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
  • Driver's License: Selectees MAY be required to possess and maintain a valid State driver's license at all times during their tenure.
  • Uniform: Official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uniform MAY be required.
  • Probationary Period: Selectees MAY be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
  • Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Only experience and education obtained by 10/10/2023 will be considered.
  
  In order to qualify for this position, you must possess BOTH the Basic Requirement and Minimum Qualification.
  
  Basic Requirement:
  
  A. Bachelor's Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
  -OR-
  B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
  
  Minimum Qualification [GS-12] :
  1. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include demonstrated invasive species work experience developing management plans, implementing projects or policies in one or more of the following related to biosecurity, early detection, control, suppression, rapid response or eradication of invasive species. Conducting interagency coordination including organizing, facilitating, and conducting strategic planning meetings where team activities and a common agreed upon objective are important to success. Interprets and implements laws, regulations, and policies and proposes recommendations involving natural resource issues. Writes technical reports and correspondence where information must be collected, organized, analyzed, summarized, and interpreted; Communicates environmental issues to a variety of audiences (government agencies, the public, academic audiences). IMPORTANT NOTE : Your resume MUST contain sufficient information in these areas to be found qualified.
  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.

• About the company

  The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department of the U.S. government. It is responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and insular areas of the United States, as well as programs related to historic preservation. About 75% of federal public land is managed by the department, with most of the remainder managed by the United States Department of Agriculture's United States Forest Service. The department was created on March 3, 1849.

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