Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Supervises Wild Horse and Burro staff within a District Office.
• Serves as the focal point in communicating the policies and objectives of management to staff.
• Serves as a mentor to staff and team members.
• Provides training to ensure compliance with program goals and objectives.
• Serves for all aspects Wild Horse and Burro adoption satellites.
• Services as a post-Wild Horse and Burro satellite activities, which include monitoring and adopter compliance with Wild horse and Burro maintenance agreements, titling, facility inspections, and reassignment and repossession of adopted animals.
• Ensures that volunteer services are utilized in the Wild Horse and Burro adoption program.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• Pre-employment and random drug testing is required. You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received.
• Firearm qualification and certification are required for the role, and ongoing proficiency must be maintained.
• You must be free of any domestic violence convictions.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

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.

For GS-12: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: Examples of specialized experience could include, but are not limited to,

• Applying BLM policies, handbooks, procedures, and Federal and State requirements governing the care, adoption, titling, preparation, and interstate transportation of wild horses and burros.
• Safely identifying, handling, holding, loading, transporting, and caring for wild horses and burros; operating trucks, trailers, and specialized equipment such as four-wheel-drive vehicles, forklifts, skid steers, and livestock handling equipment.
• Experience with equine behavior, handling, training, conformation, health, nutrition, husbandry, and welfare; recognizing signs of illness, injury, poor condition, or abnormal behavior and taking appropriate action.
• Operating, inspecting, and evaluating corrals, holding facilities, loading systems, and other equipment to ensure the safety and welfare of animals, employees, adopters, contractors, and the public.
• Screening and evaluating prospective adopters, verifying adequate facilities and transportation, explaining adopter responsibilities and applicable requirements, and providing guidance on animal handling, training, health, nutrition, and hoof care.
• Preparing and maintaining health certificates, brand inspections, equine infectious anemia testing, vaccination records, shipping documents, and other documentation required for transportation and adoption activities.
• Developing annual work plans, budgets, multi-year program proposals, performance measures, and short- and long-range program plans; administering procurement and contracting activities, including Government purchase cards, Government Bills of Lading, Blanket Purchase Agreements, and contract oversight.
• Collecting, validating, analyzing, and reporting program data; conducting demographic and program-efficiency analyses; developing projections and performance reports; and using applicable automated information systems, including ManeFrame, to retrieve, enter, analyze, and report program information.
• Applying automation and technology to improve program operations, data management, reporting, and overall program effectiveness.
• Coordinating multiple WH&B program activities while ensuring compliance with applicable policies, regulations, safety requirements, animal welfare standards, and program objectives.

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.