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Job opening: International Trade Specialist

Salary: $122 198 - 158 860 per year
City: Fargo
Published at: Apr 12 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This vacancy is for an International Trade Specialist in the International Trade Administration within the Department of Commerce, in multiple rural locations throughout the United States. The primary purpose of this position is to lead rural outreach and trade promotion across the country through running the Rural Export Center (REC) and collaborating with employees.

Duties

As an International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Provide management for segments of multiple businesses, industries and international trade partners. Provide direction and integration of the contributions of senior trade professionals both within and outside the employing organization. Define and institute new methods and strategies which require agency-level awareness and endorsement. Plan and evaluate for current and future trade goals to enhance the U.S. trade position in one or more critical and high-visibility markets. Plan with sufficient scope to extend over several fiscal years and to demand substantial investment of resources. Perform as bureau authority and spokesperson to other trade-involved government agencies, to top business and industry officials and to foreign government representatives This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other International Trade Specialist GS-1140-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This position is also advertised under ITA-GM-ST-24-12382853, 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-14 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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: Performing trade counseling, conducting outreach, and developing international business strategies for client companies; Providing guidance and expertise for teams in a service and business counseling environment; and Managing relationships and building organizational partnerships within communities.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

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

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