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

Duties

As a Supervisory International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties: The employee will supervise a team of trade specialists and/or other personnel working on investment promotion and facilitation, and be responsible for planning, managing and independently implementing major investment program segments that address primary U.S. investment priorities and impact multiple industry sectors and trade and investment partners. The employee must understand the impact of specific inbound investment practices and policies on U.S. job creation and economic growth, the U.S. as an export platform, and related federal policy, and must adapt this knowledge in order to assist global companies to invest or expand in the United States, and assist economic development organizations in their efforts to attract investment. The employee must consider, assess and frequently reconcile numerous and diverse variables and interests in developing investment promotion and facilitation strategies, programs and positions. Issues faced require extensive analysis, and decisions and recommendations reflect the need to balance empirical investment information with interpretation and prediction of influences of economic, market, political, and other events. The employee must be able to communicate highly complex investment policy issues in a clear and concise manner through briefing papers and memoranda, and through oral briefings with senior officials. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory International Trade Specialist GS-1140-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

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: eloping investment promotion or trade strategies, programs and planning, managing and implementing investment program segments that address primary U.S investment priorities and impact multiple industry sectors; and overseeing the work of other experts by understanding issues and supporting final work products delivered by other colleagues.

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]