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Position Title
Supervisory Agricultural Economist (Competition Branch Chief)
Agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Announcement Number
DE-11813391-23-FT Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 to Monday, February 6, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;  AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
 
 
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;  AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

 For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
 
 
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4. Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below: 

• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating? 
OR 
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
(limit characters)
Preferences
1. Are you a retiree receiving a civilian Federal or FSA County Annuity? (limit characters)
2. Have you ever received a voluntary separation incentive payment (VSIP or buyout) to leave the Federal civilian service or FSA County position? (limit characters)
3. Are you a current or former: Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee? (limit characters)
Core Questions
1. Has your work schedule been full-time, i.e., 35-40 hours per week, for every position listed on your resume or OF-612?

If yes, please type Yes.
If no, please type No and include the following in your response for all positions held: position title, employer, dates employed (MM/DD/YY), work schedule (i.e., Full-Time (FT), Part-Time (PT), etc.), and hours/week. Please list in order with current/most recent position first.
Failure to provide all requested information may prevent us from giving credit for experience.
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2. I understand for information on the status of my application and the outcome of the application process, I (the applicant) must inquire through USAJOBS. No separate notification will be sent to me. To view the status of my application and the outcome of the application process, I must go to the USAJOBS website and log into My Account. Once in My Account, I must enter the "Application Status" section of the website. (limit characters)
3. I understand submission of supporting documentation, e.g., transcripts, DD 214, 50B, performance appraisal may be required for this position. I also understand that my application will not be considered if the required supporting documentation is not submitted or is not submitted in accordance with the time frames indicated in the announcement. (limit characters)
4. I understand that any correspondence necessary will be conducted via e-mail and sent to the e-mail address I provided in this application process. I must keep this e-mail address current. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. 0110 Basic Requirement - Choose one answer that best describes your education and experience. (limit characters)
2. GS-14 - In addition to the basic requirement, choose the one answer that best describes your experience. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Implementing processes for assessing project or program performance. (limit characters)
4. Developing and implementing systems to ensure measurement of program outcomes and report on results. (limit characters)
5. Which of the following activities have you carried out independently in leadership positions you have held? (limit characters)
6. Which of the following actions have you taken to manage, mitigate or prevent conflicts from impacting on the mission or programs/issues you were responsible for managing? (limit characters)
7. Which of the following actions have you taken to enhance the development of your subordinate supervisors or managers? (limit characters)
8. Which of the following actions have you taken to enhance the development of employees? (limit characters)
9. I have carried out the following tasks on behalf of a group of subordinate employees: (limit characters)
10. I have direct experience and am proficient at performing the following human resource management activities: (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
11. Developing economic models for empirical analysis of firm-specific or anti-competitive industry practices or similar micro-level data. (limit characters)
12. Planning, organizing, and conducting economic investigations, studies, or impact analyses of anti-competitive, unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive trade practices in the livestock, meat, and/or poultry industries regulated by the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921. (limit characters)
13. In which of the following areas have you performed econometric or statistical analysis: (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
14. Developing and implementing analytical techniques to monitor markets for the purpose of identifying indicators of manipulation or anti-competitive practices (limit characters)
15. Performing economic research and analysis on the impacts of structure, marketing performance, and industry practices of U.S. agricultural commodities and related markets. (limit characters)
16. I have direct experience performing the following activities resulting from my economic investigations, studies, or impact analyses of anti-competitive, unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive trade practices. (limit characters)
17. Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. (limit characters)