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

Duties

CLDP is looking for an energetic, innovative and results oriented individual who will enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced and mission driven organization as an International Program Specialist who will support CLDP's work on programs related to telecommunications and the information and communicaton techonology (ICT) sector under the Digital Connenctivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP), public procurement, public private partnerships, competition, trade facilitation, sustainability and anti-corruption. As an International Program Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Serve as a liaison with government officials, regulators, judges, and other high-level diplomatic, community, and business leaders in foreign countries. Assist attorneys with the design and implementation of technical assistance programs. Assist with analyzing the impact of programs and writing reports to the U.S. Department of State and other government agencies identifying CLDP's activities and achievements. Identify and secure the logistical support needed to execute technical assistance programs through multiple procurement mechanisms. Develop, plan and prepare overall program budgets based on CLDP interagency agreements including tracking budgets as expenditures occur, notifying funding agencies of spending rates, and sending regular bills for CLDP programs. Travel overseas to prepare and assist with implementing trainings, workshops and consultations. Monitor federal regulations and departmental policies to ensure that all CLDP plans and expenditures comply with the relevant requirements. This position is also advertised under OS-OGC-ST-24-12533393, which is open to Merit Promotion eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other International Program Specialist (DE), GS-0301-9, Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-12 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. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: You must be fluent in reading, writing and speaking in one of the following languages: Spanish, French, or Russian. This information must be documented in your resume. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Tracking budget expenditures; Researching global economic topics and assisting in development of presentations and/or reports; and Assisting in providing logistical support to a technical assistance programs. -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: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 03/12/2024, or until all vacant positions are filled. The first group of eligible applicants will be reviewed on 09/26/2024. Applicants may receive consideration prior to the initial cut-off date, as requested by the organization, as well as on the following cut-off dates specified below. Applicants found eligible and referred on a cut-off date, or the date requested by the organization, will continue to be referred on subsequent cut-off dates: 10/28/2024 11/26/2024 12/26/2024 01/27/2025 02/26/2025 03/12/2025

Education

See Qualifications Above.

Contacts

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