FUL Wild Horse & Burro Coordinator

You will serve as a FUL Wild Horse & Burro Coordinator with Bureau of Land Management.

We expect to fill three vacancies at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. You may be required to work weekends. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/15/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications.

• Evaluating, handling, and working large livestock either on-range or within corrals.
• Overseeing and performing maintenance work in connection with ranch or rangeland infrastructure.
• Experience in the health, care and maintenance of large livestock.

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One full year of graduate level education

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Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum
-or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years.

Note:

GPA will be rounded to one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society.

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of education and experience as listed above.

• Experience collecting, entering, and organizing data for analytical reports.
• Dealing with the public, resolving complaints, answering questions, and educating the public on the policies and procedures of a natural resources program, such as a wild horse and burro program or another similar program.
• Outdoor experience evaluating, handling, and working with large, untrained livestock or wild horses/burros; and driving heavy duty pickup trucks and trailers.

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Master's or equivalent graduate degree

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2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree

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LL.B. or J.D., if related

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of education and experience as listed above.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.