Summary This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent, Truxton Canon Agency in Valentine, Arizona. The position will serve as the Superintendent for the Truxton Canon Agency in Valentine, AZ. Responsibilities Protects the rights of Indian People regarding their trust property. Provides technical assistance to the Tribe in the self-determination process, and coordinates with the monitoring of Tribal contracts and grants through the Self-Determination Specialist. Serves as the line officer in charge of administration of Indian Affairs for the Agency. Maintains a close working relationship with the Tribal government(s) and Tribal organization(s). Provides leadership and support to the Western Region's program management teams. Provides positive direction and implementation of supervisory and managerial activities related to equal employment opportunity, and ensures merit-based practices in the recruitment, selection, training and recognition process. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-14 Minimum Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: administering, supervising, planning, developing and implementing Government-to-Government economic assistance programs; coordinating with Tribes within the region to improve Federal and Tribal Law Enforcement; monitoring Tribal elections to report results; providing presentations and high level briefings to Tribal, Congressional, Federal, State, County and City senior officials; reviewing and analyzing BIA mission proposals; serving as the operational officer to implement the Department's trust and self-determination responsibility; and developing economic plans for increased agricultural production and oil & gas exploration and production. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date. Education There is no educational requirement, and there is no educational substitute for the specialized experience required for this position. Additional Information **An incentive may be offered to a highly qualified candidate** All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2024 Salary Tables and select the pay chart for Valentine, Arizona. If no specific chart is listed for this geographic location, see the "rest of U.S." chart. This is a supervisory position. Under provision of the Civil Service Reform Act, first-time supervisors are required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period before their appointment becomes final. Those who do not satisfactorily complete this probationary period will be returned to positions of no lower grade and pay than those they occupied before assuming their supervisory assignment. TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee\_guides/career\_transition.asp . LAND MANAGEMENT WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY ACT: If applying under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, you must provide documentation to support your eligibility (SF-50) and performance (references and/or performance appraisal). Under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) two groups of individuals are eligible to apply under this announcement: current and/or former employees serving or who have served under time-limited competitive appointments at land management agencies. Land Management Agencies include: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Current appointees: 1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND 3) must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service. Former appointees: 1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; 3) must have separated for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND 4) must have performed at an acceptable level through the service period. SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY: Certain candidates may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc. For more information, visit the following OPM websites: USAJOBS Information Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/; Vets Info Guide: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/.