Wild Horse and Burro Specialist (Fertility)

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/11/2026-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. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirement AND/OR Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying.

Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must submit transcripts. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

01Experience

GS-13: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-12 in the federal service. Specialized experience at this level is defined as: Providing humane care for wild horses and burros to include experience with field darting and designing a fertility control program or plan (at any level - field, state, national). Writing and approving statements of work and/or NOFOs. Reviewing contractor or financial assistance proposals. Monitoring contractor and/or partner performance.

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.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Coordinates specific national WHB program aspects related to fertility control, policy, guidance, and operations. Provides advice and technical guidance to field staff in the planning of fertility control operations, including statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements. Provides information and data input to reviews and comments for planning documents at the field level for compliance with national policy and guidance.

These planning documents primarily include site specific NEPA such as gather plans and other applicable documents. Develops procurement tools for the application of fertility control measures. Collaborates with BLM and DOI personnel as well as non-federal entities and individuals to communicate science on fertility control, build networks, and develop partnerships for the advancement and application of fertility control.