Agricultural Marketing Specialist (Agreements and Orders)

To qualify, you MUST meet all program and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. To be eligible, applicants must meet one of the following requirements: Completed all requirements for an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution within the previous two (2) years OR Individuals who, due to military service obligation, were precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during any portion of the 2-year eligibility period described above shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon release or discharge from active duty. This eligibility period cannot extend more than 6 years from the date on which the requirements for the academic course of study were met. TRANSCRIPTS are required. IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE: Applicants must meet the following specialized experience and/or education requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-09 GRADE LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the next lower level in the Federal Service. This experience may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors. Examples of qualifying experience include, but are not limited to: Experience assisting in the application of business procedures, laws, and regulations pertaining to agricultural marketing. Experience assisting to develop regulatory documents to describe and establish legal requirements. Experience assisting in research or business data. OR Masters of equivalent graduate degree in Agriculture, Science, Business, Economics, English, Journalism, Liberal Arts, or a related field. OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-11 GRADE LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the next lower level in the Federal Service. This experience may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors. Examples of qualifying experience include, but are not limited to: Experience independently applying business procedures, laws and regulations pertaining to agricultural marketing. Experience independently developing regulatory documents to describe and establish legal requirements. Experience independently researching economic or business data. OR Ph.D. of equivalent graduate degree in Agriculture, Science, Business, Economics, English, Journalism, Liberal Arts, or a related field. OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-09/11 GRADE LEVELS: Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that 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.
This position is located in the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Specialty Crops Program (SCP), Specialty Crops Inspection (SCI) Division. The incumbent serves as an Agricultural Marketing Specialist responsible for carrying out a variety of activities and assignments related to the administration of marketing order programs. This includes working directly with agricultural commodity industries on programs covering fresh and/or processed fruits, vegetables and nuts.