This vacancy is for an International Program Specialist in the Commercial Law Development Program, Office of General Counsel, Office of the Secretary within the Department of Commerce.

Duties

As an International Program Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Communicates and establishes report and relationships with organizations, agencies, and civilian officials and business leaders who can support the program and its activities. Researches commercial laws of foreign countries to provide background information on legal and economic developments within those countries. Participates in tracking of budget expenditures based on CLDP interagency agreements. Assists with coordinating programs implemented by the Commercial Law Development Program and executing technical assistance programs such as training sessions and workshops. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other International Program Specialist GS-0301-9 FPL 12 positions within the Office of the Secretary in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This position is also advertised under OS-OGC-ST-24-12185543, 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: Selective Placement Factor: Fluency in speaking and writing in regional languages spoken throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Participating in tracking budget expenditures; Researching economic topics and assisting in the development of presentations and/or reports; and, Assisting in providing logistical support to a technical assistance program. -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: 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. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position. See Qualifications Above.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Secretary 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 US
• Name: Mary Fowler
• Email: [email protected]