Summary This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Office of Management & Strategy. The primary purpose of the work is to serve as an expert on future and current human resource operations and planning to analyze and evaluate major management and program aspects of substantive mission oriented programs for agency. Responsibilities Researches and identifies new program concepts and techniques. Represents the Division at high level internal and external meetings and organizations dealing with interrelated divisional programs, analysis and structuring. Researches and investigates new or improved management practices for application and human resource operations. Initiates and formulates the execution of policy and procedures and directives for implementation and interprets regulations to ensure statutory compliance related to human resource programs. Uses expert skills to provide recommendations for, strategic human resource planning. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement 11/06/2024 including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in grade: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade to be considered for the next higher grade (e.g. one year at the GS-13 grade level for consideration for the GS-14 grade level). You must include an SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one) that supports meeting this requirement with your application package Specialized Experience for the GS-14 level: At least one full-time year of specialized work experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience that demonstrates expertise in the following: Providing oversight regarding human resource policy development and implementation of human resource initiatives Developing and reviewing human resource policy development and/or implementation of human resource program initiatives. Reviewing, analyzing data, identify agency trends and discussing with higher level management officials on topics related to human resource policy and guidance and the results of implementation of human resource policies. Developing, monitoring and reporting for Agency training and development. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: 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. Education THE SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION IS NOT QUALIFYING FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL. Additional Information Locality Pay: The salary for each location may vary depending on locality. Locality tables may be found at: Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period. This position is eligible for telework within the local commuting area of the position and other flexible work arrangements. Current USDA policy includes telework for an 8 hour work day, 4 days per week; other flexibilities are possible dependent upon availability and/or the position and its associated duties. Employee participation is at the discretion of the supervisor. Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.