Strategic Fisheries Advisor

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS - 0301 - 13, Strategic Fisheries Advisor located on Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

Coast Guard, PACAREA STRATEGIC OPERATIONAL PLANNING DIVISION -5 in ALAMEDA, California.

To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the federal sector.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. Conducting IUU briefs, presentations, providing information related to IUU activities.

Planning, organizing, and executing complex work projects to include establishing projected outcomes and milestones.

Knowledge of NOAA living marine resources (LMR), directives, practices, and procedures and pertinent laws and enforcement programs.

Developing national or regional fisheries strategies, regulations, and management plans in IUU operations. Preparing facts sheets, policy statements, and other materials on IUU policies.

Collaborating with partner agencies to develop fishing strategies.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., 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. Major Duties:

You will serve as a Strategic Fisheries Advisor within Pacific Area Command's Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing Center of Expertise (IUUF COE).

The incumbent will be responsible for advising Command senior leadership and identifying and strengthening strategic partnership opportunities throughout the Indo-Pacific and Western Hemisphere to combat illegal exploitation of ocean fish stocks to protect our national interest.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Developing strategies, relationships, and guidance/decision documents for employing the IUUF COE in subject matter expert exchanges to counter IUUF activities and strengthen ties with interagency and international partners.

Providing technical expertise on IUUF and counter efforts, including counsel on varying projects, research, policy, and strategies related to next-generation and emerging capabilities that advance the Coast Guard counter IUUF mission.

Collaborating with partner agencies and international partners to develop strategies to counter regional IUUF.

Providing briefings to governmental delegations, including governmental and international delegations and visits.

Planning, writing, editing, and directing the development and publication of information products in a multitude of formats, including facts sheets, concept documents, policy statement, and other information materials on counter IUUF policies.

Maintaining awareness of sensitive information, to include classified information, for the purposes of establishing a thorough understanding of capabilities.

NOTE: The incumbent must be available to travel to Indo-Pacific and Western Hemisphere.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information