Fish and Wildlife Administrator

The USFWS is advertising a GS480- 13/14 Fish and Wildlife Administrator postion in Anchorage, Alaska.  The position serves as program leader for the Region's Marine Mammals Management (MMM) Office, leading teams responsible for marine mammal management and conservation in Alaska, including co-management with Alaska Natives.  The leader provides direction and oversight to meet international, national and regional marine mammal goals and objectives, as well as managing and monitoring harvest of marine mammals. The program lead works with the the Service's Division of International Conservation and the US-Russia Marine Mammal Working Group lead in the National Marine Fisheries Service in the overall coordination of marine mammal studies, workshops and technical meetings, and other forms of information exchanges.  The leader works with a 20+ member staff and partners to implement regulations, policies and scientific programs for the polar bear, Pacific walrus, and northern sea otter.

For more information on the Marine Mammals Management Office, you may click on the following link: http://alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/mmm/

The position is located in Alaska's largest city (population 292,000) but is only 20 minutes from wilderness. City residents enjoy over 400 km of local trails, and over 100 km of groomed cross-country ski trails, many lit for night skiing. We have a small local downhill ski area right in Anchorage, while forty miles to the south is the world class Alyeska ski resort.  World class outdoor recreation opportunities are just a short drive away. The wilderness at our back door is the Chugach State Park. The Chugach National Forest is less than an hour away.  We boast 16 National Wildlife Refuges totaling 77 million acres, as well as magnificent National Parks and the nation's two largest National Forests.

Please distribute this announcement to all who may be interested. The application period is open until October 24, 2011 and the position is open to all federal employees and all U.S. citizens on separate job announcements on USAJobs .

Federal government employees may apply at Job Announcement Number R7-11-540547-JG :
 
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=102681891&JobTitle=Fish+and+Wildlife+Administrator&lid=317&rad_units=miles&brd=3876&pp=25&sort=rv%2c-dtex&jbf522=0480&jbf785=13%2c14&vw=b&re=134&FedEmp=Y&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&AVSDM=2011-09-23+12%3a20%3a00
 

All US Citizens may apply at Job Announcement Number: R7-11-540387-JG:

 
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=102681796&JobTitle=Fish+and+Wildlife+Administrator&lid=317&rad_units=miles&brd=3876&pp=25&sort=rv%2c-dtex&jbf522=0480&jbf785=13%2c14&vw=b&re=134&FedEmp=Y&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&AVSDM=2011-09-23+12%3a16%3a00
 

For more information on the duties of this position contact me at (907) 786-3523.


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Steve Klosiewski
Deputy Assistant Regional Director -
             Fisheries and Ecological Services
(907) 786-3523
email: Steve_Klosiewski@fws.gov
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