Director, Office of International Affairs

Full Job Description

This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is in the Office of International and Tribal Affairs, Office of International Affairs. About the Office of International and Tribal Affairs.

This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.

The work of this position is classified in the Program Management, 0340 series where the qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all SES positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position.

Applicants must have substantive general experience which provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization, management and administration; and substantive specialized (operating administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position.

All applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform in this role.

Typically this experience can be found in work within this field or a field that is closely related.

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service, applicants must also provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below.

A.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Mandatory for competitive applicants - Failure to address these factors within the required 2-page resume will result in your application being disqualified, unless you are a noncompetitive eligible applicant.

ECQ 1 - COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING.

Involves demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2 - DRIVING EFFICIENCY.

Involves demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3 - MERIT AND COMPETENCE. Involves demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4 - LEADING PEOPLE.

Involves demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture.

This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5 - ACHIEVING RESULTS.

Involves demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Your responses should be clear and concise and show a level of accomplishment and a degree of responsibility. B.

Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Mandatory for all applicants - Failure to address these factors within the required 2-page resume will result in your application being disqualified.

TQ 1 - Demonstrated experience providing policy and programmatic expertise for international environmental and geopolitical matters, international organizations, and trade agreements, and advancing U.S.

interests through international environmental collaboration. Major Duties:

This position is located in the Office of International Affairs (OIA), Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The Director is responsible for providing the Assistant Administrator, Office of International and Tribal Affairs, with policy and programmatic expertise on environmental and geopolitical matters of importance to the U.S.

in priority countries and regions of the world.

Under the Director's leadership, OIA is responsible for maintaining current environmental, cultural, political, and economic information for use in developing Agency programs and policies in countries and regions.

This information includes extensive knowledge of specific government ministries, officials in power, the changing political landscape, non-governmental organizations, negotiating positions, activities, and policies.

The Director manages the design and implementation of international technical assistance programs, ensuring their effectiveness.

The Office of International Affairs also implements the Agency's international capacity building initiatives.

Specific duties of this position may include, but are not limited to: - Providing policy and programmatic expertise on environmental, ecological, human health, multimedia, and political issues that are of import to the priority countries and regions of the office; - Initiating studies and providing continuing assessment of those studies and assistance provided by EPA to internal and external partners; - Engaging with foreign and US government officials to advance US interests through the use of free trade agreements, economic growth, and environmental collaboration; - Serving as the Agency's primary point of contact with internal and external partners in order to develop information, evaluate findings, devise recommendations, and prepare conclusionary reports; - Leading and coordinating the Agency's involvement in free trade agreements; - Managing the Agency's participation in the environmental programs of multilateral organizations around the world; - Representing the Agency in conferences, meetings, and seminars with other government agencies, private industry, academia, and research organizations; - Establishing and exercising technical and administrative direction and control over the Office through the establishment of operating policies, priorities, procedures, plans, and budgets; - Ensuring that procurements, contracts, grants, and assistance are managed in accordance with Agency and office policies, regulatory requirements, and budgetary constraints; - Performing supervisory human resources functions for the office and subordinate employees.

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