This position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Office of the Administrator (OA), Business Operation, Mission Support Division, Office of General Services, Travel Management located in Washington, DC. The incumbent is responsible for the overall supervision of the Section and for providing logistical support services to USDA and FAS employees and families.

Duties

Plans, organizes, and directs Section team study work to accept and implement recommendations which involve major resource planning, extensive changes in established procedures, or conflict with the parameters of activity managed or studied. Recommends updates to processes and procedures in processing passports and visas for IPATTS system when needed, to eliminate problems or to clarify existing travel laws or procedures. Defines objectives, staffing needs, reporting procedures and guidance concerning controversial aspects and eliminating or reducing bottlenecks and barriers to work. Ensures that staff properly interprets federal travel regulations as they apply to international travel and adheres to established procedures relating to the administration of travel and passport operations. Develops performance standards, metrics, evaluates performance, monitors progress, and enacts positive and disciplinary actions where warranted. Develops internal operating procedures and identifies ways to improve productivity and the quality of work. Serves as the liaison and USDA representative to the Department of State (DOS) passport office, other federal agencies, embassies, and transportation representatives to accomplish travel, and passport arrangements. Advises and assists travelers at all organizational levels of applicable travel regulations, airline schedules, and other transportation issues.

Requirements

• You 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.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• In accordance with Office of Government Ethics regulations concerning conflict of interest, the incumbent will be required to submit a financial disclosure report within 30 days of their effective date of appointment and annually thereafter.

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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: FOR THE GS-014 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates experience: Managing the maintenance and integrity of the databases use for travel. Exercising full authority for supervisory responsibilities in planning, directing, and developing travel policy throughout an agency and assigning related goals and objectives. Serving as the liaison and representative to the Department of State (DOS) passport office, other federal agencies, embassies, and transportation representatives to accomplish travel, and passport arrangements. Note: There is no education substitution for this 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.

Contacts

• Address Foreign Agricultural Service Human Capital Management Division 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Tanja Blagmon
• Phone: 202-869-9068
• Email: [email protected]