Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Specialist

This position is in the Specialty Crops Program, specifically within the Market Development Division. The Division oversees Research and Promotion (R&P) programs created to maintain and expand markets for specialty crop commodities. Programs develop generic promotion, research, consumer education, industry information, and develop new products. The incumbent will work in a fast-paced environment, reviewing marketing communications, contracts, and financial statements, and drafting rulemaking.

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Attends board meetings for assigned programs; and often times these meetings cover controversial and precedent-setting issues.
• Reviews board marketing communications, and research and education studies/projects submitted for the Secretary’s approval to ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory and Department policy requirement.
• Receives and processes board member nominations and related information, and prepares a list of nominees for submission to the Secretary for appointment to a commodity promotion board.
• Prepares notice and comment rulemaking for proposed commodity promotion programs and amendments to current programs.
• Monitors board enforcement activities to ensure that they are effective and impartial and the proprietary information is not disclosed.