County Executive Director in Training

US-Farm-Service-Agenc; Lewiston (ID); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The US-Farm Service Agency in Idaho is launching a twelve-month training program with duty stations in Lewiston or Moscow and travel throughout the state. Successful candidates may relocate after program completion.

Qualifications span education and experience across CO-05, CO-07, and CO-09 levels, focusing on agricultural programs, analysis, and office functions. Applications require meeting education and specialized experience criteria and may include graduate-level credentials; transcript

Qualifications

• Four years of education above high school or a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• One year of general work experience in support of projects, programs, or assignments relating to agricultural operations or related office/customer service functions.
• One year of specialized experience in agricultural program evaluation and recommendations for improvements.
• One year of any supervisory experience.
• Masters or equivalent graduate degree or two years of higher-level graduate education.

Education

Four years education above high school / Bachelor's degree

One year general work experience in agricultural programs context

One year specialized experience in agricultural program analysis

One year supervisory experience

One year graduate education (Masters level)

Job description

THE POSITION LOCATION WILL BE DETERMINED UPON SELECTION OF THE CANDIDATE Duty station during the training period may be Lewiston or Moscow. This is a twelve-month training program that may require travel throughout the state of Idaho. Depending upon agency needs, candidates will 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-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, 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
• One year of general work experience in support of projects, programs, or assignments providing a essential knowledge of agricultural operations, agricultural management, governmental programs, or related office and customer service functions that indicate the ability to: analyze problems, gather relevant data, and recognize solutions; plan and organize work; resolve conflict; communicate effectively both orally and in writing: OR
• Combination of education and experience 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.

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.