Realty Specialist (Conveyances)

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Region, Great Plains Regional Office, Division of Real Estate Services in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units?

NOTE:

TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions and/or BIA Excepted Standards, GS-1170)

GS-09: 1 year of specialized experience* equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service that included work involving performing routine conveyances; analyzing the impact and relevance for the value of trust property; interpreting various types real property interests (life estates, homestead, vested interest, remainder and unknown remainder interest, etc.) to include the determination of trust, restricted and non-restricted interest and titles; managing, processing and ensuring the approval of land titles for all land transactions; plan and implement land transactions and projects for trust and restricted property, ensuring receipt of fair market values. These examples are not all inclusive (refer to the summary of duties for specialized experience)

OR

EDUCATION: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree (36 semester hours, 54 quarter hours or equivalent); or LL.B. or J.D., if related to this position.

GS-11: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience may include analyzing policies, regulations, state, tribal, federal laws in planning, developing and recommendations of acquiring property; performing work in acquiring property, providing guidance to interested parties on such matters as acquisition of property, land use constraints, in situations involving complicated factors such as unusual and diverse uses, clients with unusual, extensive or rapidly changes needs, a need to exercise eminent domain procedures; and overseeing disposal of property that might have involved numerous environmental concerns, limited to unstable market, unusual security problems, extensive damages of property which affect the sale, significant economic impact on real estate markets. These examples are not all inclusive (refer to the summary of duties for specialized experience)

OR

EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree (54 semester hours, 81 quarter hours or equivalent); or LL.M., if related to this position.

GS-12: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience may include work involving providing oversight to management of acquisition and disposal, trust and restricted property; authorizing appropriate distribution of funds; performing on-site inspections for compliance; recommending corrective action or changes needed; analyzing transactions including applications, land descriptions, appraisals, NEPA, TSR, and other clearances, to ensure compliance; consulting with beneficiaries, lessees, land owners and other interested parties about the contracting process, options, and other needs and documentation; provides guidance to lower graded realty specialist, and real estate technicians in the areas of real estate services, and reviews their completed work; and advises them on accuracy of the transaction and completeness of work. These examples are not all inclusive (refer to the summary of duties for specialized experience).

• Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

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.