This position serves as Director of the Risk and Asset Management Branch, supervising and performing program operations, analysis, and policies. The incumbent confers with a Senior Director and the Global Programs (GP) leadership team within FAS and USDA to ensure that policy making officials are provided with technical program advice on specific policies, program analysis, strategies/alternatives, and other related issues.

Duties

The duties may include, but are not limited to: Serve as a supervisory program manager supporting the Senior Director in supervising the operations of the office and its staff. Responsible for planning, developing and directing of programs, analysis, and policies for the Division; motivates, guides, and leads staff as a team; assigns work and ensures high quality. Lead and supervise staff in the areas of risk analysis and claims and recoveries under USDA’s export credit programs. Plan, organize and direct programs and policies to achieve FAS goals and objectives within Global Programs, and to work effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations. Serve as liaison with U.S. private sector organizations, other USDA agencies, Federal departments and agencies, and foreign organizations, governments, and entities interested in USDA export credit programs. Analyze urgent problems and issues; call attention to potential advantages or disadvantages of utilizing a course of action under varying situations; and recommend alternative actions as solutions to assist high-level officials.

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/.
• Testing Designated Position: Selectee must submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and random testing thereafter. Final appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results for illegal drug use.
• 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.
• Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

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. TO QUALIFY AT THE GS-14 GRADE LEVEL: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) 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 all of the following: Experience leading teams or projects or supervising staff in the areas of macroeconomic analysis, export finance, international trade programs, or financial risk assessment. Experience implementing and providing technical leadership/policy guidance dealing with specialized Federal programs. Experience explaining and/or justifying highly technical findings and recommendations, and representing an organization to internal and external stakeholders, program participants, and organizational leadership. Experience collaborating and/or serving as liaison with external stakeholders, other work units, and other government agencies to establish work priorities, implement programs, and fulfill the mission of an agency. 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: Eric Hoyt
• Phone: (202) 777-9063
• Email: [email protected]