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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Commercial Law Development Program
Department of Commerce

Overview

NSEP Exclusive

Open & Closing Dates
04/12/2024 to 04/30/2024

Pay Scale & Grade
GS9 per year

Work Schedule
Full-Time

Promotion Potential
GS12

Appointment Type
Permanent

Location

City
Washington, DC

State
DC Metro Area

Duties

Summary
Established in 1992, CLDP is a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce that helps achieve

U.S. foreign policy goals in developing and transitional countries through commercial legal reforms. CLDP’s unique, government-to-government technical assistance draws upon highly

experienced regulators, judges, policymakers, business leaders, and attorneys from both the public and private sectors to deliver results that make meaningful and lasting changes to the legal and business environments of our host countries. More information about CLDP can be found at: http://cldp.doc.gov/.

CLDP is seeking dynamic, creative, and outcome-driven International Program Specialists (IPS) to engage in commercial diplomacy, legal reform initiatives, and economic development efforts across diverse geographic portfolios, including Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), Pakistan, Europe & Eurasia, or Sub-Saharan Africa.

This position’s duty station is in Washington, D.C., and will require extensive travel to countries in Central Asia, Eurasia, Europe, Pakistan, or Africa and other international and domestic locations.

Responsibilities
The incumbent will perform duties such as:

• Liaising with government officials, regulators, judges and other high-level diplomatic, community, and business leaders in foreign countries.

• Assisting attorneys with the design and implementation of technical assistance programs related to a wide range of subject matter areas in commercial law.

• Analyzing the impact of programs and writing reports to the U.S. Department of State and other government agencies identifying CLDP’s activities and achievements.

• Identifying and securing the logistical support needed to execute technical assistance programs through multiple procurement mechanisms.

• Developing, planning, and preparing overall program budgets based on interagency agreements including tracking budgets as expenditures occur and notifying funding agencies of spending rates.

• Traveling overseas to prepare and implement technical assistance programs, trainings, workshops, working groups, and consultations.

• Monitoring federal regulations and departmental policies to ensure that all CLDP plans and expenditures comply with the relevant requirements.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
Applicants must possess the following qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with peers and high-level U.S. and foreign officials.

• Ability to manage program budgets, complex logistics, and complete procurement requests.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Effective team player with strong collaboration skills.

• Proficiency in one of the regional languages (Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Romanian, Uzbek, or French, or other relevant languages) is preferred.

• Must be eligible to attain and maintain a Secret Level Security Clearance.

• This job is available to applicants with active non-competitive eligibility (NCE) status. NCE is a special federal hiring status applicable for certain federal jobs. For more information on NCE, visit www.peacecorps.gov/nce.

Security Clearance

Required
Secret

Required Application Materials

Resume, Cover Letter, NSEP Letter of Certification

Application Instructions

Please send the following documents to kcasey@doc.gov:

1. Cover letter
2. Resume
3. Proof of active or recently expired Non-Competitive Eligibility

Your application is due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the application close date indicated above. Failure to follow the application instructions may result in rejection of your application.

Cover letters should be tailored to the position and generically addressed to the division mentioned above.

Resume and Supporting Materials

Files should be in Word, Excel, PDF, Text or Html formats only. When naming each file, please follow the following naming convention:

Document Type_Last Name, First Name

For example, the applicant John Smith would submit a resume named “Resume_Smith, John”.

Letter of Certification

You will need to request a Letter of Certification for this exclusive position. To request a Letter of Certification from the NSEPnet home page, hover over the blue “Request a Letter” option at the top of the page and click on “Certification Letter” from the drop-down options. Requests for Letters of Certification are generally processed within 1-2 business days.

HIRING AUTHORITY

The Department of Commerce will utilize the Schedule A (r) and/or NDAA’13 hiring authorities afforded to all NSEP award recipients with outstanding service requirements to make appointments to this position in the excepted service. NSEP award recipients who have already completed their service requirement to NSEP in full are not eligible to apply.

Apply at the following website or click Apply below: kcasey@doc.gov

Additional Notes

NSEP cannot pre-approve positions for service credit, but positions with national security responsibilities with the Department of Commerce, a Tier Two federal agency, may be considered for service credit. All requests for credit outside of Tier One are considered on a case-by-case basis.

This opportunity is only open to NSEP award recipients who have not yet fulfilled their service requirement to NSEP in full. If you have completed work which may fulfill part or all of your service under the terms of your Service Agreement with NSEP, please submit a Service Agreement Report (SAR) requesting service credit for that work as soon as possible. Feel free to reach out to the NSEP Service Team at nsep@nsep.gov if you have any questions or concerns.

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