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This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety Environmental Enforcement, Office of Congressional and International Affairs, in Washington, DC.

At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:

1. Responsible for tracking all proposed and ongoing international activities for the bureau.
2. Serves as an external representative of the bureau in dealing with other bureaus, federal agencies (especially Department of State and Department of Energy), and foreign government representatives on international issues.
3. Serves as a point of contact for other bureaus, federal agencies, foreign governments, and foreign representatives on the bureau's international portfolio.
4. Serves as a point of contact for bureau personnel staffing international issues and meetings.
5. Responsible for critical analysis of international energy and political issues of interest to the bureau or Department of the Interior, including responsibility for drafting international policy and briefing papers for senior leadership within the bureau and Department.

BSEE has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

You may be expected to travel for site visits, meetings, training, and conferences. A small amount of international travel might be required.

Salary Range Information:
GS-12: $ 99,200 (Step 1) - $ 128,956 (Step 10) per annum.
GS-13: $ 117,962 (Step 1) - $ 153,354 (Step 10) per annum.

This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.

This vacancy is also announced as BSEE-EEAA-24-JB-308(MP) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Merit Promotion procedures.

Conditions of employment

1. You must be a U.S. Citizen.
2. You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation/determination.
3. You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
4. You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire.
5. Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service system, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements:
To qualify for this position you must meet the (1) Individual Occupational Requirements AND (2) Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying.

(1) Individual Occupational Requirements:
In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, applicants must meet the Individual Occupational Requirements described below:

1. Degree: major or equivalent, or a combination of courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; or 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics/quantitative methods.

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2. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, in one or more of the social sciences, or in the humanities, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

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3. Experience: four years of appropriate experience in one or more of the fields listed above in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs.

Evaluation of Experience
Qualifying experience that provided an intimate knowledge of a foreign country or geographic area may have been gained through residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or inter-national relief work, or other experience in foreign countries. It may also have been gained through teaching college-level courses in international relations or problems associated with a specific foreign geographic area.

To qualify for positions at grades GS-12 and above on the basis of experience, this experience must have included either (a) responsibility for the direction and coordination of research, analysis, or other professional work in one or more of the fields listed in A above, or (b) specialized professional work involving a high level of difficulty and responsibility in one or more of these fields.

(2) Specialized Experience:

GS-12
To qualify for the GS-12, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. Supporting a representative of the U.S. government or an organization in interactions with foreign governments in bilateral and/or multilateral settings.
2. Analyzing environmental, regulatory, or scientific issues related to oceans and/or coasts. AND
3. Assisting in the implementation of outreach or technical assistance programs on topics such as management of energy, mineral or environmental resources.

Must Meet All

GS-13

To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. Supporting a representative of the U.S. government or an organization in interactions with foreign governments in bilateral and/or multilateral settings.
2. Analyzing environmental, regulatory, or scientific issues related to oceans and/or coasts.
3. Assisting in the implementation of outreach or technical assistance programs on topics such as management of energy, mineral or environmental resources. AND
4. Implementing international engagement programs such as development of governance and regulatory structures or activities to address international agreements.

Must Meet All

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the application process is complete, we will review your application to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume, supporting documentation and responses to the online questionnaire will be made. Your responses to the online assessment will be used to measure the degree to which your background matches the requirements for this position. You are being evaluated under the Category Rating method, which means, if you are determined to be qualified you will be placed in one of three pre-defined categories. These categories are "Platinum", "Gold", and "Silver". However, your resume must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. Candidates placed in the "Platinum" category will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. Veterans' preference rules for category rating will be applied.

Your answers to the on-line assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:

• Political Savvy: Diplomatic skills, including significant experience interacting with members of foreign governments and other international representatives.
• External Awareness: Identifies and understands economic, political, and social trends that affect the organization.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, cooperation, concern, and politeness to others; relates well to different people from varied backgrounds and different situations.
• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a brief, clear, and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.

If you are a status applicant (current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former permanent Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility in the competitive service), or are eligible under a special appointing authority and you are selected under this vacancy, you may be subject to serving a new one-year probationary period.

To preview the assessment questionnaire click: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12554674