• Job Description

  Req#: 842186200
  The Program Specialist will review import/export documents covering a full range of animals, animal products and prepare and review documents and permits for completion by the Veterinary Medical Officer position.
  
  
  Duties
  
  
  • The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
  • The duties may include, but are not limited to:
  • Provide technical advice and training to VETS Export Document Examiners, handling complex and controversial situations.
  • Receive, review, and evaluate incoming/outgoing animal, poultry, pet bird, animal germplasm, and animal product import/export certificates and permits for completeness and accuracy.
  • Consult with clients throughout the United States and the world concerning certificates and import permits.
  • Communicates and coordinates with importers and states in the creation of import permits.
  • Maintain a variety of animal import and administrative files and disposes of such records according to current disposition schedules and agency requirements.
  • Respond to inquiries from permit applicants regarding that the status of animals and animal products certificates and permits and certificate submission procedures.
  • Create, organize, and ensure completeness of animal import records.
  • Monitor and manage import request and animal release workflow and associated documentation within a web-based VS import management system.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • You must be a US Citizen or US National.
  • Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
  • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
  • 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 E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/
  • All USDA employees are required to be enrolled in Continuous Vetting, which authorizes government agencies to receive notifications of criminal activity on individuals who hold low risk, public trust, or national security positions.
  • This work is primarily sedentary and places no special physical demands on the incumbent.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Agriculture, also known as the Agriculture Department, is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.

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