Compliance and Enforcement Specialist

In this position, you will serve as a Compliance and Enforcement Specialist, who provides oversight of the enforcement process, to ensure complete, accurate, and supportable evidentiary materials appropriately to sustain enforcement actions.

• 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:
• Carrying out a variety of analytical assignments related to marketing order and agreement program compliance and enforcement.
• Analysis and presentation of import data and the coordination of information from various sources.
• Recommends and leads the development of procedures, review criteria and regulatory approaches for use in administering enforcement activities.
• Attends and makes presentations at conferences and seminars sponsored by various groups, to promote awareness and understanding of regulations.
• Conducts audits, either on-site or virtually, of importers, handlers, and Marketing Order Boards/Committees to monitor compliance with requirements.
• Provides training to headquarters, marketing field offices, and marketing order program staffs in various areas of compliance on a regular basis.
• Reviews reports and correspondence prepared by Branch specialists for technical accuracy, proper interpretation/communication of policy, responsiveness, and tone.

• 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.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• 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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
• In accordance with Office of Government Ethics regulations concerning conflict of interest, the incumbent will be required to submit a financial disclosure report within 30 days of their effective date of appointment and annually thereafter.
• 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.