- Agency
- US International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Location
- Washinton, DC
- Salary
- $72,030 to $133,465 per year
- Start Date
- 12/04/2020
- Website
- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/585024000
- Description
- Responsibilities The mission of the Office of Industries includes responsibility for identifying, developing, maintaining, and analyzing pertinent qualitative and quantitative information on trade and economic matters relating to the competitive posture of the United States and other countries in the agriculture, manufactured goods, and service industries. You will be assigned to multi-disciplinary teams working on a variety of projects and products. As an International Trade Analyst (Agriculture), you will independently perform research, analysis, and project management, which address mission elements critical to agency objectives; provide technical guidance on the most appropriate methods of analysis regarding international trade and competitiveness of assigned agricultural industries; serve as a member of panels and special studies; and furnish advice relative to the commodities and industries supported.
- Qualifications
- Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. citizen or national. You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period You are required to register for Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/03/59 You will be required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check Must be able to obtain/maintain a Secret Security clearance. Qualifications Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement. Education may only be substituted in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order to be credited towards qualifications. Applicants must have the general and specialized experience outlined below which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. BASIC REQUIREMENT 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. A. Undergraduate and Graduate Education: that included or was supplemented by major study in agricultural economics, economics, agricultural marketing, agricultural international trade, or other fields directly related to the position. OR B. Experience: that demonstrated the ability to perform the functions of the position to be filled and that provided requisite knowledge of: The production of agricultural commodities in international trade; The technical and economic factors influencing international agricultural trade and competitiveness; Commodity and trade data collection methods and analytical techniques; and U.S. trade laws, agreements, and policies regulating international commerce. IN ADDITION to meeting the basic requirement above, you must possess the necessary specialized experience listed below. To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must have one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility at, or equivalent to, the GS-9 level obtained in the Federal service or the private sector. Specialized experience is that which has equipped you with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position shown above. Typically we would find this experience in work that demonstrates knowledge of the economic, market, technical, and other factors that influence U.S. agricultural trade policy, trade flows, and product and industry competitiveness particularly as related to agricultural industries; and demonstrated analytical work such as research and analysis in a team environment. OR Substitution for Experience: Possession of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in the fields of study listed below is fully qualifying at the GS-11 level. To qualify at the GS-12 level, you must have one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility at, or equivalent to, the GS-11 level obtained in the Federal service or the private sector. Specialized experience is that which has equipped you with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position shown above. Such specialized experience must have required an in-depth understanding of international trade principles and agricultural economics. Typically, we would find this experience demonstrated in work that shows the ability to apply knowledge of the theories, dynamics, and practices of international agricultural trade, agricultural economics, and competitiveness to analyze issues involving complex agricultural trade issues, policy positions and/or global and domestic agricultural industries. Such experience would also include research and analysis, including as a member of a team, of complex trade issues by working with a variety of industry and international trade data sources, drawing rational inferences--including cause and effect--based on research findings, and applying quantitative analysis including econometrics or other economic modeling techniques. To qualify at the GS-13 level, you must have one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility at, or equivalent to, the GS-12 level obtained in the Federal service or the private sector. Specialized experience is that which has equipped you with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position shown above. Typically, we would find this experience demonstrated in work that shows mastery of best practices for planning and carrying out studies that analyze complex international agricultural trade issues and policies; analysis of economic factors that determine industry organization, market pricing, and competition; and/or analysis of regulations, laws, and policies related to agricultural industries; and serving as a project leader for a team conducting such research. COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE To combine your experience and education, you must convert the figures to a percentage and add them together. The combined total percentages of your education and experience must equal at least 100% in order to qualify. To calculate your percentage of undergraduate education, divide the number of undergraduate hours you've completed by 120. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, divide the number of graduate semester hours you've completed by 18. If your education is currently described in quarter hours, convert the quarter hours into semester hours by multiplying the quarter hours by the fraction 2/3. To determine your percentage of qualifying experience, you must divide your total number of months of qualifying experience by the required number of months of experience. Finally, add your experience and education percentages. The two percentages must total at least 100% to be considered qualified. Education Education May be Substituted for Experience as Follows At the GS-11 level: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. At the GS-12 level: There is no substitution of education for experience at this level. At the GS-13 level: There is no substitution of education for experience at this level. Submit a copy of your transcript(s) or list of courses with credit hours, major(s),and grade-point average or class ranking. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials: http://www.naces.org/members.htm. The ideal and most successful candidate should possess a professional body of knowledge related to this position. This would typically be obtained by possession of a Bachelor's degree or higher in the fields of business administration, economics, agricultural economics, business or international law, international trade/relations, or other fields that are directly related to the production of goods and services in international trade. Such theoretical knowledge must include an understanding of the technical and economic factors influencing international trade and competitiveness, commodity and trade data collection methods and analytical techniques, and U.S. trade laws, agreements, and policies regulating international commerce.
- Job Number
- MP-21-008-SP