Summary
The incumbent serves as the Investigative and Enforcement Services' Deputy Director, assisting and supporting the Director in providing leadership to the nationwide IES workforce and in developing, coordinating, and directing IES' investigative and enforcement activities and administrative and management operations. The incumbent provides expert advice and counsel to the Director and other senior APHIS management officials.
Duties
The duties may include, but are not limited to:
Assists the Director in providing leadership, direction, coordination, and operational accountability to IES’ headquarters and field staff.
Assigns responsibility, delegates authority, determines operating policies, exercises general direction over the work, and reviews headquarters and field operations under Director's supervision.
Supervises IES’ senior leaders responsible for activities including investigations, enforcement, case examining, investigative support/intelligence, and administrative and management operations.
Supports the Director’s role as the Agency’s primary enforcement liaison with USDA’s OIG and OGC, and other Federal and State agencies.
Keeps the Director, Deputy Administrator, and other APHIS officials informed of program and related considerations.
Education
This position does not have an education qualification requirement.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated based on your qualifications for this position as evidenced by your experience, education, training, responses to the application questionnaire and the responses to all assessments required for this position demonstrated in your application package to determine the degree to which you possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies listed below: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Your application, including the online Assessment Questionnaire, will be reviewed to determine if you meet (a) minimum qualification requirements and (b) the resume supports the answers provided to the job-specific questions. Your resume must clearly support your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Additional Information - USA Hire Online Assessment All applicants are required to complete the online USA Hire assessment to be considered for the position for this vacancy. Applicants will not be given the opportunity to complete the online USA Hire assessment outside of the assigned assessment window for this vacancy. The assessment window closes 48 hours after the posted closing date and time of the announcement. The assessment window closes 48 hours after the posted closing date and time of the announcement. To preview the application questionnaire, please visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13088043