The incumbent serves as a Dairy Products Marketing Specialist responsible for performing a variety of duties related primarily to the Dairy Products Mandatory Reporting Program (DPMRP). The incumbent coordinates and carries out specific assignments to gather, evaluate, and disseminate aggregated dairy sales information for selected dairy products as well as special projects related to DPMRP analysis.

Duties

The duties may include, but are not limited to: Serves as a Dairy Products Marketing Specialist in Washington DC within the general limits of established branch policies and procedures. Participates in and contributes to the day-to-day operations by applying accepted policies and procedures involving statistical methods to Federal Milk Order Statistics (FMOS). Reviews and suggests potential changes to policies and procedures involving statistical methods for Federal Milk Order Statistics (FMOS) to improve efficiency and transparency of the program. Contacts Federal milk order representatives to clarify and/or evaluate audited dairy information including price, sales, movement, inventory, and plant lists. Develop and maintains educational and instructional knowledge and materials on Federal Milk Order Statistics (FMOS) information, methods, and practices. Participates in day-to-day operations by applying accepted policies and procedures involving statistical methods to Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program (DPMRP). Reviews and suggests potential changes to policies and procedures involving statistical methods for Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program (DPMRP). Participates in and contributes to day-to-day operations by applying accepted policies and procedures involving Dairy Market News’ best practices to dairy market reporting. Reviews and suggests potential changes to policies and procedures involving best practices for market news reporting to improve efficiency and transparency of the program.

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/.
• Selectee will be subject to a pre-employment medical statement and/or exam.
• 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-12 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Ability to discover and report current market information on agricultural commodities, particularly milk and dairy products, including demand, supply, prices, and inventory levels. Able to answer data requests and customer/industry questions related to these reports. Experience communicating verbally and orally, handling sensitive data, and developing and maintaining professional relationships with members of the agricultural community. Experience involving basic statistical methods applicable to analyzing data series. Make and suggest improvements to the current methodology. Ability to collect, analyze, summarize, verify, disseminate, and protect sensitive market information of national significance. Make and suggest improvements to the current reports and methodology. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

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]