This position is located in the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), Global Markets (GM), with one vacancy in Creve Coeur, MO.

Duties

The following duties represents the International Trade Specialist position at the GS-13 level. The GS-9 is a developmental Trade Specialist position with increasing responsibilities leading to the International Trade Specialist position at the GS-11, 12 and 13 levels. As an International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Conduct market research and disseminates trade information and materials on government products and services to U.S. businesses and associates. Counsel current and potential U.S. exporters to meet client export market development objectives. Leveraging relationships within the federal government and other internal and external entities. Collaborate to strengthen U.S. business facilitation and trade/investment promotion strategies through various digital, marketing, and global communication platforms. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other International Trade Specialist GS-1140-9/11/12/13 FPL GS-13 positions within the International Trade Administration in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This position is also advertised under ITA-GM-ST-23-12090538, which is open to Merit Promotion eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

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-09 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Managing client or customer relations; Performing research in one or more of the following areas: international trade issues, U.S. business exports, country standards and regulations, industry sector markets, business practices; and Researching and preparing written communication and/or oral presentations. OR Education substitution for GS-09: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree Or LL.B. or J.D., if related in international policy, international commerce, international management, intercultural relations, international development, global economy, government and foreign affairs, international business, international trade, international economics, international affairs, international relations, or other related fields of study. OR Combination of education and experience that meet the total qualification requirements. Note: Only graduate education in excess of one year is qualifying for combination. To qualify at the GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is: Performing research in one or more of the following areas: U.S. export facilitation, foreign direct investment promotion, trade promotion, trade-policy analysis, the resolution of trade barriers or negotiations; Providing guidance on trade issues, policy positions, or negotiating strategies; and Operating in an international business or trade policy and promotion environment. OR Education substitution for GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree Or LL.M., if related in international policy, international commerce, international management, intercultural relations, international development, global economy, government and foreign affairs, international business, international trade, international economics, international affairs, international relations, or other related fields of study. OR Combination of education and experience that meet the total qualification requirements. Note: Only graduate education in excess of two years is qualifying for combination. To qualify at the GS-12 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is: Performing one or more of the following: U.S. export facilitation, foreign direct investment promotion, trade promotion through trade-policy analysis, the resolution of trade barriers or negotiations; Providing guidance based on empirical trade information with interpretation and prediction of influences of economic, market, political events; and Developing strategies for U.S. business facilitation, trade and investment promotion initiatives, regulatory, and global trade-policy positions. To qualify at the GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Performing U.S. export facilitation, foreign direct investment promotion, trade promotion through trade-policy analysis, the resolution of trade barriers, and negotiations; Recommending empirical trade information with interpretation and prediction of influences of economic, market, political, and other events; and Developing strategies for U.S. business facilitation, trade and investment promotion initiatives, regulatory, and global trade-policy positions.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address International Trade Administration 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 US
• Name: Elena Fear
• Email: [email protected]