Summary
This position is designated as SES Career-Reserved. USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level 2 with a salary range of $204,122.00 - $216,010.00 per year. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances. SES employees are also eligible to receive bonuses and performance-based awards. Visit http://www.opm.gov/ses/ for additional information and benefits for SES employees.
Duties
As Deputy Administrator (DA), the incumbent leads the Specialty Crops Program within AMS, delivering grading, marketing, and information services to fruit, vegetable, nut, and other commodity customers nationwide.
Participates fully with the Administrator and the Associate Administrator in developing, recommending, and directing programs, policies, and procedures.
Oversees 600 geographically dispersed employees, covering inspection functions, standardization activities, market news reporting, research, promotion, marketing order oversight, PACA enforcement and domestic hemp production program administration.
Ensures proper program and policy integration, working with and through national policy-making implementation structures and procedures, including interagency reviews, legislative processes, judicial review, and international coordination.
Formulates and administers strategic plans and policies that supports the specialty crops industry and helps move our Nation's harvest into the marketplace.
Represents the Program and the Department, providing expert counsel across specialty crops industry stakeholders, including national trade groups, members of Congress, interagency and foreign partners.
Leads and directs organizational changes to ensure the integrity, customer responsiveness, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency of the Specialty Crops program.
Oversees substantial user fee, appropriated funds, and reimbursable agreements across a large portfolio of private and state business partners, including management of complex inspection, billing processes, and licensing activities.
Provides administrative and technical direction, coordination, and control in the execution of the approved policies and programs carried out by the headquarters organization and regional and field offices.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education (if applicable). Your application will be rated and ranked by a review board using only the information submitted within the application package. Applicants who do not demonstrate in their resume sufficient possession of the ECQs & TQs will be determined to be ineligible for further consideration. Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, you must be certified by a QRB after selection and before appointment can occur. Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted. If you meet minimum qualifications, your Application Package will be further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) listed above. ECQs and TQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position. The selected individual's application will be forwarded to the OPM for review and certification by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive status (i.e., a current SES, OPM QRB certified SESCDP graduate, or SES reinstatement eligible). Upon QRB certification, the selected individual will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. For more information regarding the SES, go to https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/. To view the application form, visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13088603