Supervisory Dairy Products Marketing Specialist

In this position you will serve as the Supervisor of the export certification program, providing strategic direction, oversight, and expert guidance for the full scope of export certification activities and work closely with inter agency partners and international counterparts on dairy trade and certification matters. Major duties: The duties may include, but are not limited to: Recommends program updates and systems improvements to enhance accuracy, timeliness, integrity, and consistency of certification activities. Provides national leadership for the daily operations of the export certification program, ensuring certificates are issued accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable requirements. Directs the review and approval processes for export certificates, facility registrations, attestations, eligibility determinations, and product-specific requirements. Reviews operational performance, identifies areas for improvement, and establishes goals, metrics, and quality controls to strengthen program delivery. Manages recruitment activities, including announcing vacancies, evaluating applicants, conducting interviews, and recommending selections. Assigns and supervises unit employees. Qualifications: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Leading the development, implementation, and oversight of technical policies, guidance documents, and quality management system components governing export certification related activities. Supervising staff and directing program operations by planning work, establishing priorities, and issuing written guidance and correspondence that communicates complex technical, regulatory, and trade-related information to internal and external stakeholders. Representing the program by interpreting international dairy trade requirements, resolving complex certification and compliance issues, and providing recommendations that support program consistency and improvement. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.