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Agricultural Program Specialist (DETAIL/TEMP PROMOTION NTE 1 YEAR)
Farm Service Agency · Posted 9 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $126K – $164K Apply by Jun 16, 2026 Agricultural Program Specialist ENFJENTJESTJ Operations
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This position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Services Agency (FSA), Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs (DAFP), Safety Net Division (SND). The incumbent will serve as the program manager of the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) with full and independent responsibility for program planning, development, and implementation.
What You'll Do
- →Establish and maintain relationships with producers, the trade, and other related groups, both domestic and international, and other divisions and offices of FSA to obtain policy and program recommendations.
- →Provide direction and assistance to State offices with respect to assigned program operations and procedures.
- →The incumbent participates fully with the Division Director in developing and administering the assigned program.
- →The incumbent is also responsible for providing technical direction to the State and headquarters specialists who participate in developing and implementing the program.
- →Assist in the assembly and dissemination of automated systems and related procedures for assigned programs administered by the Division as well as by other FSA staffs and USDA agencies as assigned.
- →Analyze audit and investigation reports pertaining to assigned programs, draft responses, and take corrective action as necessary.
- →The incumbent independently formulates national and State policy and procedures for one of the following related to the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) Develop and recommend specific revisions with respect to handbooks, notices, issuances, and forms for programs that are automated.
Requirements
- ✓This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
- ✓College Transcript: If qualifying based on education, you must submit a copy of your college transcript with course number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned.
- ✓If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g., special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college to ensure proper evaluation.
- ✓Your education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education to be credited toward qualifications.
- ✓You may verify accreditation by visiting the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs website.
- ✓We will verify your education accordingly.
- ✓Foreign Education: You must submit verification that education completed in a foreign institution, was recognized by an accreditation body accepted by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓You must include a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.
- ✓There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service.
- ✓For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website.
- ✓Your transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 5850fae8-9376-4ee0-8793-a212cf6f05a7
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