County Executive Director in Training

US-Farm-Service-Agenc; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The US-Farm-Service-Agenc is offering a 12-month training program to be implemented across Montana. The location will be determined after candidate selection, with travel throughout the state and possible relocation after training.

Applicants must meet the qualification requirements listed in Handbook 27-PM. Eligibility includes education-based options and/or specialized experience at CO-5/GS-5 or CO-7/GS-7 levels, with potential to start at CO-07 for qualifying candidates.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of one full year of graduate education from an accredited college or university.
• Superior Academic Achievement: a bachelor's degree with GPA/standing criteria or honor society membership.
• Unofficial transcript must be provided at the initial phase; official transcript before entering on duty.
• One-year specialized experience equivalent to CO-5/GS-5 in agricultural program knowledge and analysis.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to CO-7/GS-7 in agricultural program evaluation and reporting.
• One year of any supervisory experience; or a combination of education and experience.

Education

One full year of graduate education

Superior Academic Achievement criteria (GPA 3.0 / 3.5 / class standing / National Honor Society)

Unofficial transcript submitted with application

One-year specialized experience equivalent to grade CO-5 or GS-5 level in agricultural program analysis

One year of specialized experience equivalent to CO-7/GS-7 in the federal service

One year supervisory experience

Combination of education and experience as described above

Job description

THE POSITION LOCATION WILL BE DETERMINED UPON SELECTION OF THE CANDIDATE
This is a twelve-month training program that may require travel throughout the state of Montana. Depending upon agency needs, candidates may be expected to relocate within the state when the training program is complete. Qualifications are in accordance with requirements in Handbook 27-PM.

Applicants must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date in the announcement, including the following specialized experience and/or education, as identified below:

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.

An applicant must submit an unofficial copy of their transcript at the initial phase of the application process demonstrating that they qualify based on superior academic achievement. If selected for the position, an official transcript must be provided from the college or university before the applicant entering on duty. OR

• 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
• A combination of education and experience as described above.

At CO-09, applicants must meet one of the following criteria in order to qualify for this position:

• A Masters 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 workexperience 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
• One year of any supervisory experience. OR
• A combination of education and experience as described above.