The Specialty Crops Market News Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, carries out a nationwide market news reporting service on fruits, vegetables, nuts, ornamental crops, and related commodities. In this position, you will serve as a Program Specialist and will be responsible for carrying out a variety of assignments pertaining to activities related to the market reports generated by the Market News Information System.

Duties

The duties described are for the full-performance level. The duties may include, but are not limited to: Gathers data from automated software programs concerning fruits, vegetables, ornamental crops, and other commodities. Prepares regular and specifically scheduled reports for nationwide dissemination. Monitors performance factors such as time statistics, unusual problems encountered in data entry or report compilation. Develops, writes, and maintains program and functions for enhancements to the system that are unique to the individual field offices. Compiles shipment information received from field offices and consolidates the information for release. Performs various other related duties as required.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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/.
• Valid state driver's license is required at the time of application.
• Prior to an official offer, selectee will be required to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) acknowledging/accepting that geographic mobility is a condition of employment. Failure to sign the MOU will result in withdrawal of the job offer.

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 ability to: Experience gathering and analyzing management, administrative and program data. Experience receiving, coordinating, and processing shipping requests per established supply management guidelines. Experience in government travel and purchasing systems, procedures, and applicable software. Experience interpreting laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines. Experience communicating orally and in writing to a variety of uses, stakeholders and other groups. 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. 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-09 GRADE LEVEL: 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

Please see above for education qualification requirement information.

Contacts

• Address Agricultural Marketing Service USDA APHIS MRPBS 250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 410 Minneapolis, MN 55401 US
• Name: MRP Human Resources
• Phone: 612-336-3227
• Email: [email protected]