Supervisory International Trade Specialist

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a Supervisory 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.

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 level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Experience in US trade policy of formulating, coordinating, and guiding the design and development of trade policy and export promotion strategies; and Independently planning and conducting research and analysis for senior officials; Developing policy or strategy recommendations for senior officials regarding international trade or commercial issues; Reviewing Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) case files.

Building consensus through international negotiations with U.S.

interagency or international bodies; and Providing oversight of trade promotion operations; and Communicating information, both orally and written, regarding relevant economic, trade or commercial issues or legislation to senior or high ranking officials inside and outside the government; and Experience leading a Team and/or supervising Staff.

Major Duties:

As a Supervisory International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Assesses the impact of foreign government actions on the competitiveness of U.S. industries.

Develops and carries out programs and engagements to strengthen U.S. industry international competitiveness and improve the competitive position of U.S. industry in foreign markets.

Analyzes the acquisition by foreign citizens of domestic industry assets for its impact on national security.

Communicates program details through staff meetings, speaking engagements, internet content, reports, and briefing materials.

Reviews Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) case files. Represents the organization within International Policy Committees.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory International Trade Specialist GS-1140-15, FPL GS-15 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.