Deputy Director

Summary The Deputy Director manages the development and implementation of regulatory policies for meat, poultry, and egg inspection. Manages FSIS recall actions, coordinates outbreak investigations, and provides expert advice on domestic and International operations. Directs staff activities to assess contamination incidents, leads recall committees, and establishes public health objectives. Represents FSIS nationally and internationally, overseeing staff, program management, and stakeholder engagement. Responsibilities Provides administrative and technical direction supervising a staff of food safety inspection professionals. Manages and coordinates FSIS recall activities. Formulates, recommends, and implements technical analyses covering a broad range of inspection and enforcement activities affecting domestic and international food safety operations. Maintains surveillance of significant developments and events related to domestic and international food safety operations. Coordinates fact finding and investigative actions involving contamination events affecting regulatory food safety operations. Develops, publicizes, and garners support for the program agenda by meeting with internal and external stakeholders. Represents FSIS as a subject matter expert in regulatory operations with various internal and external stakeholders. Develops immediate and long-term solutions to situations that are unique, unprecedented, and sensitive or controversial in nature. Develops briefings and technical reports documenting the findings of analyses involving a broad range of regulatory operations affecting food safety. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 the time in grade requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. Specialized Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing duties which include: Managing, directing, supervising, staffing, coordinating, and evaluating operational functions or activities; Developing the ability of others to perform and contribute to an organization; Managing and resolving conflicts and disagreements; Formulating, recommending, and implementing technical analyses covering inspection and enforcement activities affecting regulatory operations; Maintaining surveillance of developments related to regulatory operations, and developing briefing documents and technical reports; Managing and coordinating responses to emergency or emerging events; Applying analyses to develop inspection and enforcement activities; Representing an organization as an expert on regulatory operations with stakeholders; Utilizing and maintaining data systems. 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 There are no educational requirements or substitutions for experience for this position. Additional Information 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. f selected, you will be required to submit Form OGE-450 within 30 days of your initial appointment date, and annually thereafter. Selectee is subject to financial Disclosure Requirements in accordance with 5 CFR, Part 2635, Sub part E regarding business or personal transactions with applicants, borrowers, or business contacts who have or who are seeking business with this Agency. Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a National Agency Check and Inquiry (NACI) and a credit report. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.