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Open: August 31, 2026 — Closes: September 4, 2026
Summary
This position is located on a Forest Service location and is responsible for formulating national policies, objectives, and standards for assigned program; developing long and short range plans to achieve these goals and objectives; ensuring program and technical directives are consistent with governing laws, regulations, and policy; and monitoring field implementation to ensure compliance and consistency.
Major Duties
Developing and promulgating long term and annual program budget goals and objectives for assigned program consistent with agency program goals; providing guidance for annual budget development to field offices; Establishing guidelines for administering and managing national and regional partnerships, and participating on a national level in interagency efforts to streamline partnership instruments that apply broadly across all natural resource management agencies. Serving as liaison, maintaining productive working relationships between policy makers of interagency teams and Forest Service counterparts to resolve mutual problems and develop integrated strategic approaches for problem resolution. Reviewing controversial or highly significant policy issues and recommending responsive agency positions to Forest Service leadership.
