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SITC Job Descriptions
The managers of the Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) program are always looking for creative, energetic and motivated individuals to fill vacancies. Because of the limited number of vacancies and the high volume of qualified applicants, these positions are highly competitive. This ensures that the SITC program is staffed with excellent people.
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Are you interested in a career that is responsible for combating the smuggling of agricultural goods that may threaten our natural resources? Would you like a job that assists in ensuring quality food supply in the American marketplace? If so, the Smuggling Trade & Compliance (SITC) Program may be right for you. The SITC program seeks individuals who are proactive, excellent communicators, and analytical. As a SITC Officer, your primary mission will be to prevent the unlawful entry and distribution of prohibited and/or regulated agricultural products into the United States. A career in SITC can be unpredictable and your work assignments will vary on a daily basis. One morning, you could be surveying a market place for prohibited items. The next day, you could be participating in a special operation with other federal and state officials. You will serve as a liaison with individuals in your location to provide regulatory guidance on how to import products legally. The work of a SITC Officer is physically demanding. The work requires frequent climbing and crawling through shipments of containerized cargo and other conveyances during intervention/inspection activities as well as exposure to temperature extremes. The work involves frequent travel to and from field activities and locations, ongoing training, and irregular hours. It may also require loading or unloading of contraband, which might involve heavy lifting. SITC Officers commonly:
- Facilitate agricultural anti-smuggling intervention efforts at ports of entry and within US markets.
- Engage in blitzes and special operations with other federal, state and local agencies such as: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.
- Provide education and outreach resources to importers, market owners, transportation companies, retailers, and the public regarding APHIS regulations.
- Work in conjunction with APHIS Investigative and Enforcement Services (IES) and USDA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) to document potential regulatory violations and mitigate pests and diseases under APHIS guidelines.
- Gathers information and establishes intelligence networks to identify agricultural smuggling pathways. These products may possess pests or diseases, which may be harmful to US Agriculture.
Minimum Requirements:
Degree in biological sciences or other natural sciences.
At least 1 year experience at the GS-5 Grade Level.
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As a member of the Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) team, you will play a major role in identifying agricultural smuggling pathways. The SITC Operational Analyst provides analytical support to SITC field, Regional, and National staff members. As an Operational Analyst, you will be responsible for researching and analyzing a wide variety of databases and open sources in order to develop accurate intelligence and targeting information. The Operational Analyst must be a proactive individual and constantly be on the look out for emerging smuggling pathways. In some cases, you will be tasked with identifying high risk focus areas prior to the execution of a SITC driven special operation. You also have opportunities to communicate and collaborate in joint ventures with other Federal and State analysts. As the Operational Analyst, you will also be engaging in the following activities;
- Provide comparison reports, trend analysis, historical data, and compiles data into charts, tables, and graphs for SITC field offices and management ;
- Analyze information (obtained from all available resources) based on growing seasons, events and information received from ports of entry regarding trends related to products entering the United States through cargo or passenger conveyances;
- Assist in identifying high risk commerce sites and their affiliated establishments;
- Assist in determining and providing potential pathway information regarding recently detected exotic pest introduction.
Minimum Requirements:
Degree in biological sciences or other natural sciences.
At least 1 year experience at the GS-9 Grade Level.
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Serves as an integral part of the SITC staff and is the principal point of contact for SITC staff. The incumbent serves as the office manager and is responsible for applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations, such as budget and fiscal, travel, payroll, procurement and supply, property, personnel, data processing, records and mail management and the overall administrative management activities of the office. The incumbent reports directly to and is under the general supervision of the SITC Supervisor. The incumbent exercises independent judgment, innovation and initiative in directing and coordinating administrative functions. The employee works independently in planning, organizing and carrying out the work. The finished work product is not normally reviewed and is assumed to be accurate and complete. The employee receives instructions only on special assignments. The work is primarily sedentary, requiring a minimum of standing and walking. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, stooping, carrying of lights items such as papers, books, or small parts, or driving an automobile. Some supplies, such as boxes of copier paper, may weigh up to 40 pounds. The work is performed in a typical office setting. Travel may be required.
Last Modified: March 19, 2007