| United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: F1-FAS-083
POSITION TITLE: Crop Assessment Analyst
PAY PLAN, SERIES, GRADE: GS-1101-9/13
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: GS-13
AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Government-wide*
Status Candidates Only
FAS Civil Service & Foreign Service
Employees
DC Commuting Area
LOCATION OF POSITION: Foreign Agricultural
Service
Commodity & Marketing Programs
Production Estimates and Crop Assessment
Division ,Washington, DC
PHONE NUMBERS: (703) 812-6339 (Announcement
Requests)
(202) 418-9008 (Additional Information)
(202) 418-9116 (TDY)
WEB SITES: HTTP://DC.FFASINTRANET.USDA.GOV/HRD/EMPLOYME.HTM
(for FFAS employees only)
HTTP://WWW.USAJOBS.OPM.GOV/A.HTM
CONTACT NAME: Sheila Campbell
OPENING DATE: December 26, 2000
CLOSING DATE: January 23, 2001
(TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION,
ALL FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE CLOSING DATE
OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.)
* DEPENDING ON THE ADVERTISED AREA
OF CONSIDERATION, SURPLUS/DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN THE
LOCAL COMMUTING AREA WHO APPLY TO
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ARE DETERMINED "WELL QUALIFIED" WILL BE
GIVEN SPECIAL SELECTION PRIORITY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AGENCY AND INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CTAP/ICTAP) REGULATIONS.
SEE REQUIREMENTS UNDER "CTAP ELIGIBLES" FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Per Public Law 105-277 FSA County Committee
permanent employees will be considered to have
status.
Non-competitive eligible candidates
will be considered. All competitive and non-competitive
candidates have to apply by the closing
date in order to be considered.
DUTIES:
The incumbent analyzes digital satellite,
meteorological, and economic data in assessing crop
condition and production of multiple
crops in domestic and/or foreign areas. Assists in
identification and definition of problems
of major importance such as foreign meteorological,
political, social, economic, or agronomic
changes and trends which may affect the world
production outlook and be of concern
to the U.S. Government, trade groups, and farm
organizations. Generates scheduled
and unscheduled crop reports. Assists in developing and
testing methods for utilizing supplementary
data in assessing crop conditions.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
The following are minimum qualification
requirements for this position:
- One year of specialized experience
which
-- is typically related to the line
of work of the position being filled
-- has equipped the candidate with
the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to
successfully perform the duties of
this position.
Note: To be creditable, the specialized
experience must have been at least equivalent to the
next lower grade in the normal line
of progression in the Federal service.
BASIC ELIGIBILITY:
- You must have competitive civil service
status.
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
- Status applicants must meet time-in-grade
restrictions by the closing date of this
announcement.
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Evaluation will be based on review
of the following:
- Application
- Performance Appraisal
- Supplemental KSA (knowledge, skills
and abilities) Statements
SUPPLEMENTAL KSA STATEMENTS (Mandatory):
For each of the criteria listed below,
describe specifically and accurately the relevance of
each of the following: experience,
training, education, and awards.
You should include specific tasks performed,
the dates you performed them, and where you were
working at the time. Supplemental
KSA statements may not be more than 2 single-spaced pages per
KSA.
a. Knowledge of remote sensing techniques.
The incumbent performs analyses of satellite
digital, meteorological and ancillary
data to report on crop conditions and estimate
agricultural production in assigned
areas of the world.
b. Knowledge of Geographic Information
systems (GIS). The incumbent applies this knowledge in
analyses designed to assess crop conditions
and forecast agricultural production. The incumbent
conducts analyses using multiple GIS
and analytical software packages on state-of-the-art
UNIX-based workstations.
c. Ability to communicate in writing.
The incumbent prepares analytical reports,
correspondence, articles, etc. Technical
information must be presented using correct grammar
and be free of complex technical jargon.
d. Ability to deal with others (including
oral communications). The incumbent must share world
production analyses and remote sensing
information with officials in other parts of FAS, other
Federal agencies, and private organizations.
These activities require effective oral
communication skills to present analyses
and recommendations in clear, concise, and logical
terms.
Notes: There are no special forms for
these statements. They may be submitted on plain paper
with your name and the announcement
number at the top. Candidates who do not submit the
supplemental statement will not be
considered.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates who meet the
basic eligibility requirements may file for consideration by
sending the following MANDATORY information
to the address indicated on the last page of this
announcement:
- Application (see "Notes")
- A copy of your most recent performance
appraisal with a rating of at least fully successful
or results achieved (or appropriate
form). Candidates who are unable to provide their most
recent performance appraisal must
provide written justification for its absence.
- Supplemental KSA statements responding
to evaluation criteria
- Applicants must submit a copy of
their latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) that
shows competitive civil service status
for Federal employees or shows permanent status for FSA
County Committee employees.
- A copy of college transcript (if
you are using education to qualify)
CTAP ELIGIBLES:
To receive selection priority, CTAP
eligibles must:
- apply to a specific vacancy announcement
within the local commuting area of the position you
are being displaced from;
- apply for a position at the same
or lower grade than the position last held and which has no
greater promotion potential;
- hold, or last held, a position in
the competitive service under a career or
career-conditional appointment;
- have a current or last performance
rating of at least fully successful, or equivalent;
- submit appropriate proof of CTAP
eligibility (e.g., RIF separation notice, notice of proposed
removal for declining a directed reassignment
or transfer of function to another commuting
area; a Notification of Personnel
Action (SF-50) verifying separation as a result of RIF or
declining a transfer of function or
directed reassignment to another commuting area; official
certification that your disability
annuity has been or is being terminated; official
certification stating displacement
as a result of termination of injury compensation);
- submit all required forms as described
under "How to Apply"; and
- be determined to be basically eligible
and otherwise "well-qualified" by receiving a
satisfactory rating on each KSA or
an average satisfactory rating on the total number of KSA's
as described under "Supplemental KSA
Statements"
NOTES:
- Foreign Service Officers applying
for stretch positions must submit KSA's and an application.
Foreign Service Officers applying
for a position at the equivalent class may submit an
application only.
- You can submit an Application for
Federal Employment (SF-171), a resume as an application,
Optional Application for Federal Employment
(OF-612 ), OR any other written format. Your
application must contain the information
outlined in the booklet Applying for a Federal Job
(OF-510), in order to evaluate your
qualifications and to determine if you meet legal
requirements for Federal employment.
If your application does not provide all the information
requested in the job announcement
and the OF-510, you may lose consideration for the job. The
OF-612 and OF-510 can be downloaded
from
HTTP://WWW.OPM.GOV/FORMS/HTML/OF.HTM.
- Please indicate job announcement
number on your application.
- To be considered for this position
the above forms must be received no later than the closing
date of this announcement.
- The use of U.S. government postage-paid
envelopes (including inter-office messenger mail) in
filing applications is a violation
of Federal law and applications received in such envelopes
will not be considered.
- FFAS employees located at the Park
Office Center, Portals Building, and the Reporters
Building may use the interoffice mail
system to transmit employment applications.
- Faxed applications will not be accepted.
- Relocation expenses may be authorized.
OTHER INFORMATION:
- The following individuals who submit
evidence of their eligibility may be considered under
other hiring authorities:
-- Individuals with disabilities
-- Former Peace Corps, Vista, Action
Cooperative Volunteers
-- VRA Eligibles
-- 30 Percent Disabled Veterans
-- Veterans who are preference eligibles
or who have been separated from the armed forces under
honorable conditions after 3 years
or more of continuous active service may apply.
ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY OF APPLICATION:
Employment applications may be mailed
through the U.S. Postal Service or any commercial or
private carrier (i.e., Federal Express,
United Parcel Service, etc.). Please use the following
address:
FSA-HRD
PMB 349
2117 L STREET NW
WASHINGTON DC 20037-1524
Applications may also be personally
delivered to the above address, or to either of the
following locations:
2101 L Street, NW, Washington, DC,
Room 5000 (Application Box)
OR
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington,
DC, Room 0082-South Building
(Mail Slot in Door)
USDA NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and
activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
political beliefs, sexual orientation,
and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases
apply to all programs.) This agency
provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with
disabilities. If you need a reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application and hiring
process (Braille, large print, audiotape,
etc.), please contact USDA's Target Center at
202-720-2600 (voice or TDD). The decision
on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a
case-by-case basis.
- To file a complaint of discrimination,
write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room
326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call
(202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA
is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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