Liaison Specialist

SummaryThis position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Office of Management & Strategy, Administrator's Office. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a strategic advisor and primary liaison to the Administrator, ensuring agency activities, projects and communications align with the Administrator's priorities and initiatives and providing authoritative advice and recommendations on sensitive, complex and high visibility projects. Duties Help • Lead, coordinate and monitor special projects assigned by the Administrator, ensuring alignment with the USDA, FPAC, and FSA strategic priorities.• Drive workforce engagement initiatives, promoting innovation, collaboration, and organizational effectiveness. • Act as the primary communication bridge between the Administrator, internal offices and external stakeholders. • Facilitate communication, building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. • Represent the Administrator at meetings, communicating priorities and reinforcing organizational goals. • Plans, develops, and execute agency-wide events and initiative designed to foster employee engagement, and strengthen workplace culture.• Serve as a resource to managers and employees by providing guidance on best practices to improve engagement, organizational culture, and employee well-being. Requirements Help Conditions of employment • You must be a US Citizen or US National. • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. If selected you will be sent instruction on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are not able to reimburse any fees incurred for fingerprints.• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served. • Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. • Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement.For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. Specialized Experience Requirement For the GS-13 level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service.Specialized experience is defined as: • Assisting in the development and/or implementation of an Agency's digital modernization plan; • Developed and/or implemented workforce engagement strategies to enhance employee participation, promote innovative practices, and improve overall organizational efficiency and effectiveness; • Assisting or leading projects with a focus on modernizing an agency's business practices and processes. 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. Time-in-Grade Requirement: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.You must meet this requirement by the closing date of this announcement. EducationThis job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional information • Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): Visit the OPM website for information on as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP 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 applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. • Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or InteragencyCareer Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on 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. • Locality Pay:The salary for each location may vary depending on geographically defined locality pay areas.Locality tables may be found at Office of Personnel Management Salaries and Wages • Telework:This position is not eligible for telework. • Incentives: Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized. • Bargaining Unit:This is a non-bargaining unit position. • Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized. Expand Hide additional information Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.Apply tot his job Apply tot his job