Appraiser Income

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Occasional Travel
• 1-10 nights per month may be required.

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation/determination
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
• You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire.

The major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Responsible for planning, organizing, supervising and executing the activities of the appraisal program for the Great Plains Regional OAS Office.
2. Prepare budget proposals and justifications for the regional appraisal functions that should be implemented, curtailed, or eliminated.
3. Review, approve, or disapprove appraisal reports prepared in the regional office’s jurisdiction (Valuations can include but not limited to Fee Simple, partial interest, leases, water rights, environmental or historic preservation, and probates).
4. Prepare economic analyses, market studies and mass appraisal reports for districts or entire reservations.
5. Evaluate established appraisal techniques; develop appraisal procedures and automated systems; and manage program workflow by defining objectives, priorities, deadlines, scope of work, and assign available resources.
6. Provide technical guidance to staff, tribal, and fee appraisers on the interpretation, use, and implementation of appraisal standards, Jurisdictional Exception and Scope of Work as part of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraiser Practice (USPAP) and OST/OAS appraisal policies and procedures. Be capable of employing all recognized methods and techniques so that creditable appraisal products can be produced and relied upon by the Region. As applicable, provides technical guidance as provided in Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (UASFLA) Standards.
7. Supervisory duties include: training and development of subordinate staff, performance evaluations, recommend promotions and awards, and taking corrective actions to disciplinary problems.

Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Please note: The incumbent of this position will be required to operate motor vehicles and must possess a current, valid State driver’s license. The incumbent may be subject to periodic driving record checks by the Department.

On-site inspections often require some physical exertion such as: long periods of standing, hiking or lengthy walks over varying terrain, recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, or reaching.

This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.

This vacancy is also announced as OST-7711-16-LH-079(MP) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Merit Promotion procedures.

Indian Preference Policy: Preference in filling this vacancy is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (Title 25, USC, Section 472). Verification Form BIA-4432 must be submitted with the application prior to the closing date of the announcement, if claiming Indian Preference. Applicants selected under Indian preference from this vacancy will be appointed under the Excepted Service, Schedule A 213.3112(a)(7) appointing authority. Consideration will be given to Non-Indian applications in the absence of qualified Indian Preference eligibles.

NOTE: This HR Office uses an automated recruitment system. We query a question labeled “Background Information” in the Occupational Questionnaire to identify applicants claiming Indian Preference. You must answer this question. If you are claiming Indian Preference, you must also submit your valid BIA-4432 form to verify your claim.

GS-14

To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, you must have at least one FULL year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience serving as a senior review appraiser who independently performs difficult and complex appraisals and appraisal reviews; taking the lead on review appraisal assignments and guiding junior review appraisal staff; reviewing appraisals performed by staff or independent fee appraisers; and develops and implements program processes and procedures to meet objectives.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR

All applicants must possess a current General Appraiser Certification in at least one state whose certification standards comply with the minimum Federal standards for general appraiser certification in compliance with Title XI of the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). You must provide a copy of your current certificate with your application in order to be considered. Failure to submit this document will result in an “ineligible” rating. A professional designation from an appraisal organization that is a sponsor or affiliate sponsor of The Appraisal Foundation, Appraisal Institute or an appraisal organization requiring successful passing of appropriate course of study, comprehensive examination, demonstration report and experience credit for membership is highly encouraged.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM’s website:https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service system, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Seehttp://www.sss.gov/

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Once the application process is complete, we will review your application to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume, supporting documentation and responses to the online questionnaire will be made. Your responses to the online assessment will be used to measure the degree to which your background matches the requirements for this position. You are being evaluated under the Category Rating method, which means, if you are determined to be qualified you will be placed in one of three pre-defined categories. These categories are “Platinum”, “Gold”, and “Silver”. However, your resume must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. Candidates placed in the “Platinum” category will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. Veterans’ preference rules for category rating will be applied.

Your answers to the on-line assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:

Appraisal – Extensive knowledge of a wide range of appraisal principles, concepts and methodologies. Knowledge and experience in appraisal review to evaluate appraisals of a broad-range of properties and valuation products.

Technology Application Ability to apply automated databases, multiple regression analysis, mass appraisal methodologies, correlation matrix, summary statistics, Geographical information Systems (GIS), Geographical Positioning Systems (GPS), automated valuation models, AgWare Datalog, discounted cash flow analysis, etc.

Oral Communication- in order to express information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); Ability to speak in a clear, concise, organized and professional manner for the intended audience.

Written Communication: in order to express information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information; Ability to write in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

Leadership and Supervision– Knowledge of personnel policies and procedures to initiate actions and properly apply conflict management practices. Ability to motivate subordinates, conduct performance evaluations, develop training plans, initiate personnel actions, direct and supervise technical and administrative staff to achieve organization goals and objectives, implement incentive awards, disciplinary actions, etc.

If you are a status applicant (current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former permanent Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility in the competitive service), or are eligible under a special appointing authority and you are selected under this vacancy, you may be subject to serving a new one-year probationary period.
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