These positions are located in Land and Water Conservation Fund Program, in the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program Division, and serves as a Community Planner.

Open & closing dates11/18/2024to12/03/2024

Locations:

12 vacancies in the following locations:Los Angeles, CA, Denver, CO, Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA, Omaha, NE, Philadelphia, PA

Remote job:

No

Telework eligible:

Yes — as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required:

Occasional travel — You may be expected to travel for this position.

The major duties for these positions are:

1. Cultivates partnerships and collaborates with state and local government partners to support the development and expansion of conservation and outdoor recreation areas and opportunities.
2. Identification and analysis of community needs, resources, and problems, and assist local and state officials and citizens to make decisions on goals, policies, priorities, plans, programs, and methods of implementation; Must work through established local, regional, State, and Federal agency policies to develop community assistance goals, and the provision of public outdoor recreation facilities; The preparation of comprehensive, statewide short- and long-range development plans for outdoor recreation facilities and resources based on community needs, program priorities and available funds.
3. Help officials responsible for decisions to obtain a comprehensive view of problems and operations, to be aware of the range of alternative solutions, and understand the relationship and long range impact of present decisions; work with the physical, climatic, economic, social, political, and financial conditions in communities, the process of change, and the policy questions related to guiding that change.
4. Supports program reviews for consistency with applicable laws, regulations, program policy, guidance, and procedures.
5. Coordinate planning activities and programs at and between several jurisdictional levels (local, regional, State, and national); and maintain an overview and evaluate policies and planning documents after initial application to update them or to suggest other approach; Coordinating programs and projects with other Federal, State, and local agencies, public officials, historic preservation offices, local developmental authorities, and other affected non-Federal organizations.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.