Agricultural Marketing Specialist (General)

Summary

An Agricultural Marketing Specialist Auditor for the Quality Assessment Division, you will primarily be responsible for conducting quality management system audits to verify compliance with a variety of domestic and international management system programs. You will also conduct audits as a part of the Livestock, Poultry Program's internal quality management system.

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Duties

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• The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Arranges, conducts and manage assessments of complex quality management systems as a lead auditor, with a very low level of guidance or supervision.
• Plans, conducts, and reports the results of internal quality management system audits according to established procedures.
• Plans, conducts, manages and reports the results of independent, third-party quality management system audits of meat, livestock, poultry, and associated industry-support companies.
• Provides technical development support for the Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program's internal quality management systems and for members of the agricultural industry within their area of responsibility.
• Conducts formal and informal training on the quality system operation and assessment procedures for Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program personnel and members of industry.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant quality system standards, product standards and specifications, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• All USDA employees are required to be enrolled in Continuous Vetting, which authorizes government agencies to receive notifications of criminal activity on individuals who hold low risk, public trust, or national security positions.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

FOR THE GS-09 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-07 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

• Organizing and planning of one or more programs with limited responsibility for work of more than average difficulty.
• Assisting with providing information, or taking action following general guidelines concerning basic marketing operations pertaining to a broad field of marketing through written and/or oral communications.
• Assisting with preparing reports from developed findings and recommendations under the supervision of mentors. This also includes agricultural marketing work not specifically described or covered by another functional specialization.

OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in Marketing, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Business, Mathematics, Statistics or related field; OR LL.B or J.D.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level.

FOR THE GS-11 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-09 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

• Organizing and planning of one or more programs at journeyman level for work of more than average difficulty.
• Providing information, or taking action following general guidelines concerning basic marketing operations pertaining to a broad field of marketing through written and/or oral communications.
• Independently preparing reports from developed findings and recommendations. This also includes agricultural marketing work not specifically described or covered by another functional specialization.

OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in Marketing, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Business, Mathematics, Statistics or related field

OR LL.M.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level.

TRANSCRIPTS are required if:

• You are qualifying for the position based on education.
• You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education.
• This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university.

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-9/11 GRADE LEVELS: Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.
• Locality pay will vary based upon the selectee's duty location. A final salary determination will be made upon selection.
• Promotion Potential: If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
• This position involves Mobile Work: Mobile work is characterized by routine and regular travel to conduct work in customer or other worksites as opposed to a single authorized alternative worksite. Examples of mobile work include site audits, site inspections, investigations, property management, and work performed while commuting, traveling between worksites, or on Temporary Duty (TDY). This is not a remote, work at home position.
• Audits typically require working in meat and poultry packing plants and agricultural products manufacturing plants where the employee is exposed to slippery floors, extreme temperatures, high noise levels, risks from moving cars or forklifts, and the operation of cutting and sawing equipment. Audits also require the incumbent to conduct reviews in farming operations, livestock confinement feeding operations, feed mills, feedlots, ranches and pastures as well as poultry operations including hatcheries, feeding operations, or any other diverse agricultural operations as needed.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.