Supervisory International Trade Specialist

Duties

Summary

This vacancy is for a Supervisory International Trade Specialist in the International Trade Administration, Global Markets (GM) within the Department of Commerce.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Independently planning and conducting economic research and analysis used by senior officials to help develop policies or strategies for economic development in various countries or regions of the world; AND developing policy or strategy recommendations for senior officials regarding, international trade or development; AND building consensus positions through international negotiations with U.S. interagency or international bodies; AND communicating information, both orally and written, regarding relevant economic issues or legislation to senior or high ranking officials inside and outside the government.

The mission of the International Trade Administration (ITA) is to create prosperity by strengthening the international competitiveness of U.S. industry, promoting trade and investment, and ensuring fair trade and compliance with trade laws and agreements. This position serves as Director of South Asia and is responsible for assisting in trade policy and promotion efforts, identifying and eliminating market access barriers facing U.S. companies, and coordination within the region and the interagency process with the goal of increasing fair and transparent trade practices in foreign markets.