Lead International Relations Officer

Position description

As a Lead International Relations Officer within the Office of Child, Labor, Forced Labor, & Human Trafficking, the incumbent will function as a coach with coordinating team initiatives as well as ensuring the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are integrated into the team's strategies and goals,

For this Lead International Relations Officer position, duties may include, but are not limited to,

• Communicates work goals, deadlines, and expectations to staff both orally and in writing.
• Produces deliverables in situations with quick approaching deadlines while also handling other multiple fast-paced requests on complex policy issues related to international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.
• Develops guidance and provides training to team members on policies, processes, and procedures related to research on international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking issues.
• Reviews reports for quality, accuracy, and readability.
• Prepares reports that serve as policy and factual underpinning for Congress and other government decision makers, human rights groups, business and labor organizations, the media, and the public.
• Coordinates with relevant government agencies to get work done.
• Develops and prepares in-depth analysis of assigned issues and provides inputs for reports and other research projects as well as for the development of policies and programs.
• Expert understanding of federal government laws and international standards that govern child labor, forced labor and human trafficking issues.

Qualifications

Conditions of Employment

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to a drug test prior to appointment.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. This position has a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify Specialized Experience/Education Substitution Statement(s):

• 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.

or

• 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.

or

• 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

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position, you must also meet the specialized experience listed below. GS-14: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience. Your experience must demonstrate expert knowledge of international employment and labor issues in the private or public sector performing ALL of the following duties:

1. Drafting and/or coordinating the development of reports, analytical papers, policy position papers, talking points, and briefing materials regarding child labor, forced labor, or human trafficking,
2. Representing official positions pertaining to policies or programs,
3. Managing program resources with minimal guidance, AND
4. Managing or leading a team on deliverables.

*This position has a preferred Spanish language proficiency.

Education

 

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Application instructions

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