About this role
Job SummaryThis office furnishes producers, buyers, and other interested members of the trade, as well as the consuming public, with a wide range of timely, accurate, and impartial information on supply, demand, movement, distribution, prices and price trends, and other related economic factors on which market decisions can be based, thereby, facilitating the orderly production, distribution, and consumption of livestock, swine, lamb, sheep, poultry, eggs, hay, meat, grain, and their related products.
QualificationsApplicants 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-13 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Collecting, analyzing and reporting complex agricultural market data to support the development of daily, weekly, or monthly market news reports and ensures the accuracy and timeliness of disseminated information. Applying and interpreting national grade standards and market terminology across reporting functions and resolving issues related to data collection, market coverage, or consistency of reporting practices across multiple reporting locations. Providing technical guidance or oversight to staff engaged in market reporting activities, including evaluating work products, recommending improvements to reporting processes, or assisting with planning, scheduling, or coordinating reporting operations across field offices or coverage areas. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, such as producers, industry representatives, Federal or State agencies, brokers, or buyers to gather market intelligence, communicate reporting requirements, and maintain cooperative working relationships in support of program operations. 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.
Major DutiesThe duties may include, but are not limited to:Recommends policies, procedures, and methods governing the administration of market news reporting functions on livestock, poultry, meat and grain for the assigned designated area.Proposed new or revised national policies are, in turn, reviewed by the incumbent and the Chief for practicability and adaptability to field operations for the assigned designated area.Reviews and evaluates program operations to determine their effectiveness or deficiencies and recommends efficient and effective methods of performance to the Chief to discuss desirable changes in programs or their operations.Ensures uniform interpretation and application of grade standards and terminology between offices to ensure uniformity on a national basis as it relates to market news reporting.Coordinates and directs the collection of information from the trade pertaining to supply, demand, prices, trends, and other market information pertaining to livestock and meat through voluntary authority of the AMA and LMR within assigned area.Reviews various phases of the reporting activities and settles complex disputes and problems that may arise in reporting operations.