Supervisory Agricultural Marketing Specialist (Division Director)

Supervisory Agricultural Marketing Specialist (Division Director)

Department: Department of Agriculture

Location(s): Salt Lake City, Utah, Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, Denver, Colorado, Washington, District of Columbia, Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, Boston, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kansas City, Missouri, Albuquerque, New Mexico, New York, New York, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Portland, Oregon, Austin, Texas

Salary Range: $147945 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: In this position you'll be overseeing the Local and Regional Foods Division's team of branch chiefs, economists, architects, and agricultural marketing specialists. The incumbent carries out difficult assignments, including the formulation and leadership of program plans, research agreements, outreach, and technical assistance to support stakeholders in the Local and Regional Food sector to develop markets and improve market access for farmers and ranchers.

Major Duties:

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Shares responsibility with the Deputy Administrator for formulation and implementation of the policies and programs of the Division.
• Leads research to improve the economic efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural marketing. Develops economic impact analysis on local and regional marketing and supply chains.
• Develops research direction in support of core activities and mission of the Transportation and Marketing Program area based on previous experience, staff recommendations, and stakeholder needs.
• Identifies suitable topics and candidates for cooperative research agreements. Ensures protocols and operating procedures for cooperative agreements are followed and that outreach impact is maximized.
• Represents the Division in establishing and maintaining relationships with producers, trade organizations, the public, governmental agencies, and various public groups.
• Ensures adequate managerial and financial controls in accordance with applicable policy and directives concerning procurement, contracts and agreements, personnel, and other administrative matters.
• Oversees technical assistance to agricultural marketing and food systems stakeholders and manages design services for construction and/or renovation of marketing facilities.

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. FOR THE GS-15 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-14 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Experience managing and leading employees and teams to plan, organize, and manage cooperative agreements and their associated funding streams in accordance with Federal regulations, including developing standard operating procedures and/or training programs. Experience developing the scope of research programs to support economic impact analyses of agricultural marketing and investments and facilitate community economic development, and leading technical assistance for the development of agricultural markets and food supply chains. Experience creating plain-language briefing materials, written reports, public presentations, and/or outreach materials for senior leaders, members of the public, and/or funding recipients to improve understanding of research findings and support adoption of recommendations. Experience working across organizational boundaries and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders (state agencies, nonprofits, government agencies, universities) to identify and explore challenges and opportunities to increase support for, demand for, and supply of local and regional food. 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.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement in order to be entered into the system prior to its closing. Resume cannot exceed two pages. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this. Step 1: Create a USAJOBS account (if you do not already have one) at www.usajobs.gov. It is recommended that as part of your profile you set up automatic email notification to be informed when the status of your application changes. If you choose not to set up this automatic notification, then you will have to log into your USAJOBS account to check on the status of your application. Step 2: Create a Resume with USAJOBS or upload a Resume into your USAJOBS account. You may want to customize your resume to ensure it documents duties and accomplishments you have gained that are directly related to this position in order to verify that qualifications are met. In addition, your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire (you may preview the online questionnaire by clicking on the link at the end of the How You Will Be Evaluated section of the job announcement). Step 3: Click "Apply Online" and follow the prompts to complete the Occupational Questionnaire and attach any additional documents that may be required. You can update your application or documents anytime while the announcement is open. Simply log into your USAJOBS account and click on "Application Status." Click on the position title, and then select "Update Application" to continue. NOTE: Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable. Only one resume will be reviewed. Applicants who submit a resume that exceeds two pages will be removed from consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-04-30