Lead International Trade Specialist

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a Lead International Trade Specialist in the International Trade Administration within the Department of Commerce.

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/#url=Occupational-Series 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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify at the GS-14 level, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Completing assigned trade barrier cases, including reviewing, and assessing their applicability to specific trade agreements; and Minimizing trade barriers identified via outreach to stakeholders and clients; and Implementing trade policy goals, strategies, programs, and new initiatives; and Identifying U.S.

export objectives and equities for World Trade Organization accessions, including developing questions and drafting proposed commitments for acceding countries. Major Duties:

As a Lead International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Produces thorough, persuasive policy research and advocacy materials that reflect sound analytical thinking, and core issue analysis.

Creates advanced written communications and messaging regarding international trade agreement negotiations and compliance work and related trade policy and issues.

Plans for monitoring assigned trade agreements and identifying foreign trade barriers caused by non-compliance are developed and maintained. Leads efforts to coordinate with U.S.

and foreign government agencies and the business community to develop and implement U.S. trade policies, strategies, or programs.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Lead International Trade Specialist GS-1140-14, Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.