This position is within US Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Economist, Immediate Office, WAOB. The incumbent serves as the Department's principal commodity analyst, and Chairperson for the Interagency Commodity Estimates Committee (ICEC). ICEC membership includes representatives from the Economic Research Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, Farm Production and Conservation, and Agricultural Marketing Service fir official Deportmental commodity supply and utilization estimates.

Duties

Preparing agricultural estimates and forecasts for the current and upcoming year for release to the public, for internal Departmental program needs, and 5-year projections for budgetary purposes. Representing the Department of Agriculture at Congressional Hearings, intergovernmental meetings, international conferences, agricultural meetings, and other major symposiums. Responsible for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships. Undertake special projects relating to commodity supply, utilization estimates and forecasts, affecting performance and behavior of domestic and international agricultural sectors. Responsible for maintaining expertise in a broad range of knowledge, experience, and insight that enables development of broad-based commodity estimates and forecast. Developing improved analytical procedures, techniques, and information used to prepare commodity estimates. Reviews and clears commodity estimates, statements, and reports.

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.
• 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 qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including education and specialized experience as defined below. Basic Requirement: This position requires applicants to meet basic requirements in addition to at least one year of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified. Applicants MUST meet the following occupational series basic requirement. .Economist, 0110 Series Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. -OR- Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Specialized experience: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement as shown above, applicants must also meet the Specialized Experience requirements as shown below. If qualifying based on experience, your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the specialized experience requirements. GS-15: 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 knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is the 1) ability to plan, coordinate, and direct a program of complex economic research, analysis, and outlook relevant to food, agricultural, or resource markets; 2) knowledge of microeconomics and quantitative analysis; and 3) skill in communicating economic concepts and research results. 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

All applicants must meet the basic requirement for the Economist, 0110 Series as outlined in the above Qualifications section. Transcripts must be supplied with your application materials.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Economist 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Gayle Veney
• Email: [email protected]