USDA Announces Recruitment Effort for Staff to Administer and Enforce Packers and Stockyards Act, Sign up in USAJOBS for Alerts about Job Vacancy Announcements

Date
January 19, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced today that the Fair Trade Practices Program (FTPP), Packers and Stockyards Division (PSD), is seeking applicants to fill multiple critical vacancies that include entry-level through supervisory-level positions. Numerous vacancy announcements will be published in USAJOBS beginning the week of January 17, 2023.

Interested individuals are encouraged to create alerts in USAJOBS to be notified when each position is announced. Individuals also may follow USDA AMS on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram for information about these job postings.

USDA is engaging in an intensive recruiting effort for diverse, talented, and energetic individuals to administer and enforce the Packers and Stockyards Act. Specifically, we are seeking legal and policy thought leaders in the area of fair and competitive markets who want to make a difference in the lives of livestock and poultry producers, consumers, rural communities, and the public. Positions include Legal Specialists, Economists, Marketing Specialists, Legal Instruments Examiners, and Auditors to work in the areas of policy development, rulemaking efforts, complex competition investigations and overall compliance enforcement.  Below is a list of the positions to be filled:

PositionGS SeriesGS Grades
Marketing Specialist114611/12
Auditor051111/12
Competition Branch Chief011014
Enforcement Branch Chief114614
Legal Specialist090112/13
Legal Specialist (Sr. Policy Advisor)090114
Legal Instruments Examiner09635/7
Economist011012/13
Economist011014

Depending on the position, these outstanding opportunities to serve American agriculture will be located in Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; Des Moines, Iowa; Denver, Colo. Some positions also may be designated as remote. Salaries will be based on the assigned grades ranging from GS-5 to GS-14. (See the 2023 OPM Pay Tables for specific information by grade and locality). We encourage all interested individuals to apply for these openings.

This major hiring effort is being implemented in support of President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14036 Promoting Competition in the American Economy. USDA is focused on building new, fairer, and more resilient markets for our farmers, ranchers, and producers. The AMS Packers and Stockyards Division is spearheading USDA’s efforts through its mission to protect fair trade practices, financial integrity, and competitive markets for the livestock, meat, and poultry industries through enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act.

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