Supervisory Agricultural Economist (Deputy Director Outlook & Staff Analysis)
Overview Open & closing dates Opening and closing dates09/11/2020 to 09/28/2020 Service Competitive Pay scale & grade GS 15 Salary $142,701 to $170,800 per year Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-Time Duties SummaryThe Supervisory Agricultural Economist serves as the Deputy Director for Outlook with administrative and technical responsibility for the production and communication of agricultural market outlook and analysis materials published by the Market and Trade Economics Division (MTED).
The MTED conducts economic research, economic intelligence gathering, analysis, data development and dissemination on the relationships among agricultural production, economic conditions, US and foreign policies.
ResponsibilitiesOverseeing the planning, development, and review of the Division program of commodity market outlook and analysis.
Supervising a team of web technicians and the Assistant Outreach Editor.
Providing quality assurance for outlook publications.
Communicating technical, economic, and statistical outputs from the Division?s outlook and analysis program in nontechnical ways to high-level government officials, other professionals, and representatives of private sector interests.
Serving as an authoritative contact within the Agency on issues concerning a wide range of market and trade economics specialty areas including agricultural commodity analysis, agricultural policy and programs, and agricultural economic indicators.
Travel RequiredOccasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Supervisory status Yes Promotion Potential None Requirements Conditions of EmploymentYou must be a US Citizen or US National.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
Subject to one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable.
New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
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 E-Verify at https:
//www.
e-verify.
gov/ Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
Basic Requirements:
A.
Degree:
A bachelor's (or higher) degree in economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
OR B.
Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
AND In addition to the basic requirement above, all applicants must meet the following minimum
Qualifications:
At the GS-15 Level:
Qualifying experience for GS-15 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-14 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to perform successfully the duties of the position.
For this position, specialized experience is experience planning and coordinating a program providing economic analysis and market intelligence data for a wide variety of agricultural commodity markets; using advanced quantitative tools to analyze commodity market data and policy; disseminating analytical results and market outlook to a variety of audiences, to include publishing in peer-reviewed publications; and supervising a team.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (eg, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (eg, 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 Please see above for education qualification requirement information.
Additional informationCareer 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 based on an evaluation of the following competencies:
Administration and Management, Economics, Manages Human Resources, and Writing.
To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job.
CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT:
Federal employees are subject to prohibitions against officially dealing with outside organizations in which they have a financial interest.
If hired for this position, you may be required to submit a financial disclosure report within 30 days of the effective date of your appointment and annually thereafter.
Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized.
Final determination to pay an incentive will be made by the hiring official at time of job offer.
Selections made under this authority will be processed as new appointments to the civil service.
Current civil service employees would therefore be given a new appointment to the civil service.
This Position is being filled through OPM's government-wide Direct-Hire Authority for this occupation and is open to all US Citizens.
Your application will be evaluated for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience and/or education meet the minimum qualification requirements described in this announcement.
All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and other basic requirements will be referred and are eligible for selection.
How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
This is a Direct Hire Authority position.
All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, to include any selective placement factor(s), if applicable, will be referred to the selecting official.
Before a certificate is issued to the selecting official, the resume is reviewed to ensure that you meet all the qualification requirements.
A rating will not be used; veterans' preference does not apply due to the existence of the Direct Hire authority for this position.
Note:
All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated by a resume.
If, upon review, it is determined that your resume and/or supporting documents do not support your answer choices, your application may be removed from consideration.
Clicking the link below will present a preview of the application form; ie the online questionnaire.
The application form link below will only provide a preview and does not initiate the application process.
To initiate the online application process, click the Apply button to the right.
To view the application form, visit:
Background checks and security clearanceSecurity clearance Other Drug test required No Position sensitivity and riskModerate Risk (MR)Trust determination processThis job is open to Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees who meet the definition of a surplus or displaced employee.
The public US citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the US Clarification from the agency Applications will be accepted from any US citizen.
Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position.
Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The MTED conducts economic research, economic intelligence gathering, analysis, data development and dissemination on the relationships among agricultural production, economic conditions, US and foreign policies.
ResponsibilitiesOverseeing the planning, development, and review of the Division program of commodity market outlook and analysis.
Supervising a team of web technicians and the Assistant Outreach Editor.
Providing quality assurance for outlook publications.
Communicating technical, economic, and statistical outputs from the Division?s outlook and analysis program in nontechnical ways to high-level government officials, other professionals, and representatives of private sector interests.
Serving as an authoritative contact within the Agency on issues concerning a wide range of market and trade economics specialty areas including agricultural commodity analysis, agricultural policy and programs, and agricultural economic indicators.
Travel RequiredOccasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Supervisory status Yes Promotion Potential None Requirements Conditions of EmploymentYou must be a US Citizen or US National.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
Subject to one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable.
New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
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 E-Verify at https:
//www.
e-verify.
gov/ Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
Basic Requirements:
A.
Degree:
A bachelor's (or higher) degree in economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
OR B.
Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
AND In addition to the basic requirement above, all applicants must meet the following minimum
Qualifications:
At the GS-15 Level:
Qualifying experience for GS-15 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-14 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to perform successfully the duties of the position.
For this position, specialized experience is experience planning and coordinating a program providing economic analysis and market intelligence data for a wide variety of agricultural commodity markets; using advanced quantitative tools to analyze commodity market data and policy; disseminating analytical results and market outlook to a variety of audiences, to include publishing in peer-reviewed publications; and supervising a team.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (eg, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (eg, 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 Please see above for education qualification requirement information.
Additional informationCareer 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 based on an evaluation of the following competencies:
Administration and Management, Economics, Manages Human Resources, and Writing.
To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job.
CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT:
Federal employees are subject to prohibitions against officially dealing with outside organizations in which they have a financial interest.
If hired for this position, you may be required to submit a financial disclosure report within 30 days of the effective date of your appointment and annually thereafter.
Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized.
Final determination to pay an incentive will be made by the hiring official at time of job offer.
Selections made under this authority will be processed as new appointments to the civil service.
Current civil service employees would therefore be given a new appointment to the civil service.
This Position is being filled through OPM's government-wide Direct-Hire Authority for this occupation and is open to all US Citizens.
Your application will be evaluated for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience and/or education meet the minimum qualification requirements described in this announcement.
All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and other basic requirements will be referred and are eligible for selection.
How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
This is a Direct Hire Authority position.
All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, to include any selective placement factor(s), if applicable, will be referred to the selecting official.
Before a certificate is issued to the selecting official, the resume is reviewed to ensure that you meet all the qualification requirements.
A rating will not be used; veterans' preference does not apply due to the existence of the Direct Hire authority for this position.
Note:
All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated by a resume.
If, upon review, it is determined that your resume and/or supporting documents do not support your answer choices, your application may be removed from consideration.
Clicking the link below will present a preview of the application form; ie the online questionnaire.
The application form link below will only provide a preview and does not initiate the application process.
To initiate the online application process, click the Apply button to the right.
To view the application form, visit:
Background checks and security clearanceSecurity clearance Other Drug test required No Position sensitivity and riskModerate Risk (MR)Trust determination processThis job is open to Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees who meet the definition of a surplus or displaced employee.
The public US citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the US Clarification from the agency Applications will be accepted from any US citizen.
Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position.
Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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