Supervisory Agricultural District Director

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Massachusetts State Office, District Directors, located in the state of Massachusetts.

Location to be determined upon selection: Selection will be in the state of Massachusetts.

Provides oversight, problem advice, training and guidance to County Committees and County staff on commodity programs and farm loan programs.

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement.

For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.

Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-13 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: experience that involved work in directing, planning, administering, and reviewing programs that demonstrate knowledge of the laws and regulations governing commodity and/or agricultural credit programs and of the particular application of national policies and objectives at the State level; understanding of farming practices and customs in the United States, and of the economic needs of farm communities at the State level; knowledge of current state and federal agricultural trends; and ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with representatives of public and private organizations, farmer's associations, and others, and to interpret regulations, programs, and policies affecting them.

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.

Time-in-Grade Requirement: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

You must meet this requirement by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

• Serves as agency representative between the State Office and Service Centers in an assigned district of service centers.
• Provides oversight, program advice, training and guidance to County committees and service center staffs on commodity programs and farm loan programs.
• Conducts ongoing evaluations of program and administrative operations in service enters within the district.
• Makes loan program decisions or recommendations in those areas beyond the delegated authority of the Farm Loan Managers.
• Supervises Farm Loan Managers.