Land and Water Conservation Fund Program Manager

Summary

This Program Manager position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Partnership and Civil Engagement (PCE), State and Local Assistance Division located in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Open to the first 75 applicants or until 07/19/2026, whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

• At the full performance level (GS-15) the major duties of this Program Manager position include, but are not limited to the following:
• Oversee and guide programs and managers to successfully achieve the organization/division mission and goals.
• Plan and facilitate strategic change that are aimed at achieving and improving the quality, effectiveness, accountability and timeliness of program's accomplishments.
• Apply technical knowledge, analyze challenges and evaluate alternatives and identify a course of action to address specific agency/program challenges.
• Strategically manage and guide planning and project management, human resources, financial and information resources.
• Advise management and executive leadership in the development of program policies, proposals, processes and recommendations.
• This position is also open to the public under announcement
• WO-1614-PCE-26-12998495-DE. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Requirements

• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 7 nights per month.
• You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
• This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.
• The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure
• Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment.
• Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a)
• Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b)
• Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c)
• Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d)
• Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.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. *Additional
• Requirements located under qualifications

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Required Documents

• The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/19/2026, unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
• Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, with dates specified in month and year format, and indicate hours worked per week.
• If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
• Your resume must clearly show how long your have held each grade in a federal position.
• Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted.
• The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text.
• Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible.
• All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression.
• Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications Complete All Required Assessments.
• Merit Promotion Eligibility Documentation such as: Federal employees or former federal employees must submit a copy of their latest or last SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" reflecting career or career-conditional status in the competitive service, shows position title,
• Series, grade and an additional SF-50 showing highest permanent grade ever held, if not reflected on your latest SF-50.
• Examples of acceptable SF-50s include:
• Promotion, Within Rate
• Increases (WRI/WGI), or Appointment
• SF-50s. Do not submit an Award
• SF-50. Time in grade will be determined by reviewing your resume and required
• SF-50s. Your last
• Federal performance appraisal plan for your last position must reflect a rating of Fully
• Successful or equivalent. If the
• SF-50 showing highest permanent grade ever held has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess the one-year time-in-grade, as required by this announcement. In this instance, your resume must clearly show that you held that grade for one-year Veterans Preference
• Documentation (e.g. DD-214, SF-15, VA Letter as appropriate)
• Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility
• Act eligibility, which includes ALL Appointment AND Termination SF-50s for
• EACH appointment as well as
• ALL performance evaluations, for each qualifying period of temporary employment claimed. Other Supporting
• Documents, if applicable, such as: Veterans Preference
• Documentation: If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled
• Veteran, you must submit a copy of your
• DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable
• Conditions, as listed on the
• SF15. If you don't have your
• DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the National
• Archives. If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation from the Armed
• Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/rate at time of discharge, 4) dates of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) dated within
• 120 days of your separation.
• If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or
• Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased
• Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the
• SF15, and if applicable, a completed
• SF15. You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans
• Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability. Performance Appraisals and
• Awards: All applicants must submit their most recent performance appraisal showing the official rating of record and signed by a supervisor.
• If submitting a performance appraisal not dated within the last18 months, a statement as to why it is the most recent must be submitted.
• If no performance appraisal is available, applicants must submit a statement as to why it is not available (including if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level).
• Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance
• Plan consideration if you are a displaced
• Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1)
• Proof you are a displaced
• Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation
• Notice, Notice of Proposed
• Removal, etc; 2)
• SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel
• Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus
• Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position. Additional Required Document
• Information in the How to
• Apply section below…