Farm Service Agency - County Executive Director Expanded-Anna, Illinois

To apply online and learn more about this position, visit:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/811334000

County Executive Directors (CED) are also known as the county service center managers. As a CED, you will provide direction to your Program Technicians and oversight for FSA commodity, conservation, and livestock programs for one or more counties. In addition to directing and managing FSA programs, a CED is also responsible for performing office, field, and outreach activities as needed to accomplish program objectives. Successful candidates for these positions possess leadership and supervisory skills and are willing to learn.

Selected applicants will be required to complete the County Executive Director in Training (CEDT) Program. 

CEDT Program: FSA develops new local leaders through a 1-year training program for County Executive Director in Training. As a CEDT you are guided through the training program by experienced County Executive Directors (CED). Emphasis is placed on acquiring an in-depth knowledge of FSA programs administered at the county level. You will see a combination of classroom-type training, hands-on experience, and formal management training to prepare you for the next step of your career in the managerial role as a county service center CED. 

Benefits: FSA's diverse culture and benefits allow for a healthy balance between your career and home life. In addition to a generous salary, FSA offers a friendly and professional working environment with a diverse workforce, flexible hours and work schedules, and other family-friendly benefits such as:

• Earned annual leave
• Earned sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Health, Vision, Dental, & Life Insurance Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care
• Pension Plan & Retirement Savings Account

Annual Salary Range: $49,025.00 - $113,047.00 

Qualifications: 

You may start at the CO-05 level if you have one of the following qualifications:

• Successful completion of four years of education above high school in an accredited business, secretarial or technical, junior college, college or university in any field in which high school graduation or the equivalent is a prerequisite or bachelor's degree from such an accredited college or university. OR
• At least one year of general work experience in support of projects, programs, or assignments providing a requisite knowledge of agricultural operations, agricultural management, governmental programs, or related office and customer service functions that indicate the ability to: analyze problems, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; plan and organize work; resolve conflict; communicate effectively both orally and in writing. OR
• A combination of education and experience as described above.

You may start at the CO-07 level if you have one of the following qualifications:

• Successful completion of one full year of graduate education from an accredited college or university. OR
• Superior Academic Achievement: A bachelor's degree in any field of study from an accredited college or university with either:
  • grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale;
  • 3.5 GPA based on a 4.0 scale for required courses completed in a major field of study during the last two years of undergraduate study;
  • class standing of upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision of the college;
  • membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society certified by the Association of College Honor Societies, excluding freshman honor societies.
• One-year specialized experience equivalent to grade CO-5 or GS-5 level. Specialized experience is experience that demonstrates knowledge of basic principles, concepts, and methods of fact-finding, analysis, and problem-solving techniques as they apply to the analysis, evaluation, and application of agricultural program requirements. In addition, knowledge of and skill in applying analytical and evaluative techniques to assist in assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of agricultural program operations to make recommendations for improvements. OR
• 6 months of experience as CED or CEDT at the CO-5 level.
• A combination of education and experience as described above.

You may start at the CO-09 level if you have one of the following qualifications:

• A Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university. OR
• One-year specialized experience equivalent to at least grade CO-7 or GS-7 in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience that demonstrates knowledge of agricultural program policies and practices to independently examine applications, supporting documents, and program reports. In addition, experience applying analytical and evaluative techniques to assist in assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of agricultural program operations to make recommendations for improvements. OR
• A combination of education and experience as described above.
• One year of any supervisory experience.

You may start at the CO-11 level if you have one of the following qualifications:

• One year of experience in the Federal Government equivalent to at least the CO-9 or GS-9 level.

You may start at the CO-12 level if you have one of the following qualifications:

• One year of experience in the Federal Government equivalent to at least the CO-11 or GS-11 level.

College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit with your application package evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution was appropriately accredited by an accredited body recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. Education standards. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process; however, if selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty. Please refer to the "How to Apply" section for instructions on submitting the transcript. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.