This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/680544500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
Located in the Office of International Affairs (OIA), the position has a cross-mission focus, comprising international antitrust, consumer protection, privacy, and technical assistance missions, and is responsible for designing/implementing the Commission's international program, which supports and promotes the agency's core mission. The Director plans and provides executive leadership, management, and oversight; organizes, supervises, and evaluates the work of approximately 25 personnel.
Learn more about this agency09/29/2022 to 11/10/2022
$135,463 - $203,700 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
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Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Applications will be accepted from all groups of qualified individuals.
The OIA Director provides support for the Bureaus of Competition and Consumer Protection with regard to the international aspects of the investigation and prosecution of unlawful conduct, including: notifying foreign governments as appropriate under international agreements; ensuring FTC staff's awareness of relevant developments abroad, providing legal and practical counsel on issues such as international jurisdiction, and privacy agencies regarding the analysis of issues in cases of common interest and the design and implementation of compatible remedies.
Works closely with staff of the FTC's Bureaus and the Chair's office to determine agency priorities and policies, and works, through bilateral relationships and multilateral organizations, to both promote those policies internationally and to ensure that the FTC is learning from and importing best practices adopted by international peer agencies. Identifies topics and partners for establishing working groups involving United States and foreign agencies to explore issues of mutual concern; advocates United States views in high-level policy discussions involving key areas of antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy law and policy; organizes FTC participation and also serves as FTC spokesperson in major multilateral organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; organizes the FTC's involvement and assumes leadership roles in the International Competition Network, the International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network, and the Global Privacy Enforcement Network.
Formulates and implements FTC policy and participation in the competition and consumer protection aspects of trade fora and negotiations, such as in the U.S. inter-agency delegations that negotiate bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements, and in trade bodies such as the World Trade Organization.
Plans, organizes, supervises, and evaluates the FTC's participation in technical assistance programs directed to newer competition, consumer protection, and privacy agencies around the world. Develops and implements programs through such measures as: working with USAID and other donors to develop appropriate funding options; assessing and prioritizing the needs of recipient jurisdictions for assistance in the competition and consumer protection fields; identifying appropriately qualified experts from the FTC to deliver assistance; arranging in-country short and long-term assistance programs; providing appropriate experts to participate in competition, consumer protection, and privacy conferences and programs; arranging visits of foreign competition, consumer protection, and privacy agency officials to the FTC; monitoring and evaluating the progress and success of the agency's assistance programs; and administering the logistical and budgetary aspects of the program.
Represents the FTC in working with senior officials in other United States government agencies, including the Departments of Justice, State, Commerce, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to explain and advance FTC positions on competition, consumer protection, and privacy policy, as well as the relationship between competition, consumer protection, and privacy policy and other policies, and will be a key spokesperson for the FTC's international program. Serves as the Commission's liaison to a wide and diverse range of domestic and international governmental and private sector groups, and conduct outreach activities on behalf of the agency, including speeches, briefings, and informal relationships.
Makes recommendations to the Commission with regard to the program areas for which he/she is responsible and keeps the Commission advised of developments in international antitrust, consumer protection, privacy and technical assistance missions.
The incumbent's accountability for the success of Office programs and projects encompasses responsibility for the full range of factors that affect program and project accomplishment. This includes ensuring the Office has the resources necessary to accomplish the program or project, assuming responsibility for their effective use, and dealing with key officials within and/or outside the agency to gain understanding of and support for the program or project. Monitors the Office's progress towards organizational goals and makes appropriate adjustments, including monitoring work status through formal and informal means to evaluate progress towards objectives; assesses the overall effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of the Office; identifies, diagnoses, and consults on problem areas related to implementation and goal achievement; and makes decisions on alternative course of action. Ensures efficient utilization of Office resources in a manner consistent with resource and budget constraints, and is accountable for the success of specific programs and or projects assigned.
Graduation from an accredited law school and current possession of a bar membership which permits the practice of law in the United States is required.
1. The agency may reimburse relocation expenses.
2. If we select you for an initial career appointment to an SES position, the OPM QRB must approve your ECQs prior to appointment. A selection is tentative until we obtain a QRB certification.
3. You must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment before we can hire you in order to certify the accuracy of your written application and provide the information necessary to determine your suitability for federal employment.
4. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959 and we select you for this position, you must certify prior to appointment that you registered for the military selective service.
5. If we select you for this position, you must complete personnel suitability documents. Your appointment is contingent upon the successful completion of an appropriate background investigation.
6. Veterans' preference does not apply to SES positions.
7. The FTC provides reasonable accommodations, where appropriate, to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the FTC. The agency considers requests for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis. Questions about the FTC's accommodation policy can be directed to Adam Mahan at amahan@ftc.gov.
8. The Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521, requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement, SF-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually while employed, and upon termination of employment. You may also be subject to post employment restrictions.
9. Your application includes information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a). This information is necessary to determine qualifications for employment, and collection is authorized under Title 5 of the U.S. Code, 3302 and 3361.
10. The FTC is required to solicit applicant cooperation in assessing the applicant pools we are reaching with our vacancy announcements. We ask that you complete and return a "Demographic Information" form. Please note that an applications intake clerk will remove this document from your application package upon its arrival in the office and will immediately direct it to the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) office. The form, including the information it provides, is not associated with your application in any part of the examining process and is not available to human resources management or selecting officials in any way during the hiring process. After we fill the position, such information is available to the Human Capital Management Office only as part of an aggregate statistical number. We appreciate your cooperation and invite you to call us at the contact number listed below if you have any questions or concerns about using this form. We ask that you access and complete the form, write the vacancy announcement number at the top of the first page, and send us the completed form along with your application package.
11. We will not accept applications received in government postage-paid envelopes.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Graduation from an accredited law school and current possession of a bar membership, which permits the practice of law in the United States, are required.
You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the Mandatory Professional Credentials/Technical Qualifications and ECQs stated in this vacancy announcement.
You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training. This information will be obtained from the application package, including the required narrative statements for the Mandatory Professional Credentials/Technical Qualifications and ECQs described in this vacancy announcement.
Your application package may be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel consisting of SES members. This evaluation will determine which applicants are Highly Qualified. Highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check.
The selecting official will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the Appointing Authority. Unless the OPM QRB has already certified you, your ECQs must be forwarded to the OPM QRB for certification before your appointment can occur.
Note: Veterans' preference does not apply to SES positions. This is in accordance with 5 USC 2108(3), which defines the term "preference eligible" and provides that this term does not include applicants for, or members of, the SES.
DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION* Extraneous materials such as a cover letter, letters of recommendation, past evaluations, award certificates, etc., will be discarded and not considered.
1. RESUME - In addition to your written statements addressing the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and ECQ Narrative (not to exceed 10 pages), submit a resume (not to exceed 5 pages) to describe your qualifications. Your resume should provide the following information:
TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION: Please select the "APPLY" button at the top of this announcement.
Your online resume is not considered a complete application. In order to expedite the review of your application, you must submit a complete online application package to include a Resume, Mandatory Professional/Educational Credentials, Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and ECQ Narrative.
Carefully read the "Required Documents" section of this announcement to verify whether any additional information is required, as well as how it should be submitted.
If you are unable to apply online, please see the Reasonable Accommodation Policy at the bottom of this vacancy announcement.
*DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION* Extraneous materials such as a cover letter, letters of recommendation, past evaluations, award certificates, etc., will not be considered.
To ensure compliance with an applicable nationwide preliminary injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Further, some jobs may be subject to agency- or job-specific vaccination requirements, so please review the job announcement for details.
After all application packages are received, a preliminary review of applications by a human resources specialist will be completed to ensure your application meets the basic qualification requirements. An executive Rating and Ranking panel will evaluate qualified applicants based on the information provided, and will generate a certificate of "Best Qualified" candidates for the selecting official. The selecting official may interview the "Best Qualified" candidates before making a selection recommendation to the Appointing Authority. We will verify performance, suitability, and security information and consider this information in making employment offers.
You should expect a response on the outcome of your application within 90 workdays of the closing date of the announcement, excluding weekends and holidays.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/680544500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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