Senior International Trade Specialist

1 month ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States USAJobs Full time
Duties

As a Senior International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties:
  • Lead the Department's efforts to enhance U.S. competitiveness in winning contracts for overseas defense projects;
  • Advise Senior officials on strategies to build U.S. Competitiveness in the defense sector;
  • Develop and launch an effort aimed at evaluating the challenges U.S. firms face when competing for global defense projects;
  • Lead interagency efforts to approve defense advocacy cases and carry out coordinated Advocacy campaigns through the Defense Advocacy Working Group (DAWG);
  • Manage the operations of the defense program and act as the administrator of the DAWG interagency IT platform for case approvals;
  • Establish and maintain relationships with USG defense stakeholders across the USG and Combatant Commands and the U.S. industrial base;
  • Pro-actively monitor global defense trends and challenges that may affect U.S. defense exporters;
  • Ensure defense advocacy request are reviewed by the interagency for approval; and
  • Provide guidance on policy development and implementation for national security efforts that affect export promotion activities.
    This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Senior International Trade Specialist GS positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

    Requirements

    Conditions of Employment
    • You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
    • You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use of possession of drugs.
    • A probationary or trial period may be required.
    • Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see ).
    • If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
    • All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
    • Drug Test: Yes
    • License required: No
    • Pre-employment physical required: No
    • Bargaining Unit Position: No
    • Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No
    • Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: will not be paid
    • Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible which do not require time-in-grade/band.
    • Applicants must be an employee of the International Trade Administration (ITA).

      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:

      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: Developing and launching efforts aimed at evaluating the challenges U.S. firms face when competing for global defense projects. Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with defense stakeholders across the USG and the U.S. industrial base. And knowledge of and experience working on defense export sales.

      Education

      There is no positive education requirement for this position.

      Additional information

      The following links provide information on various hiring authorities that do not fall under competitive examining procedures; however, they may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures, or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment.
    • Veterans Recruitment Act (VRA)
    • Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA)
    • 30% or more disabled veterans
    • Persons with disabilities
    • Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
    • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)
      CTAP Eligibles: CTAP candidates will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about CTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: Employee Guide to Career Transition

      CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents:
    • A copy of your specific RIF notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice).
    • A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action", noting current position, grade level, and duty location;
    • A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and
    • Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

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