Supervisory International Relations Officer

Summary

As a Supervisory International Relations Officer for ILAB, you will serve as a Division Chief in OCFT under the supervision of the Deputy Director with the primary responsibility of supporting the management of a division and policy activities across the bureau.

This position is outside the bargaining unit.

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Duties

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Major Duties include:

• Provides leadership and guidance on problems, program responsibilities, projects, or studies and communicates to the team updates, objectives, and results. Identifies and initiates actions to support subordinates, improve performance, or address staffing needs through training and/or developmental opportunities. Emphasizes teamwork through cross-training, backup opportunities, and encouraging the team to assist one another with workloads.
• Planning and assigning work to subordinate staff, including by considering the level of difficulty of the assignments, the employee's experience and abilities, and the importance the
  agency places on completing the tasks. Ensures work products comply with guidance and regulations and support ILAB's goals, including by communicating work assignments and performance expectations both orally and in writing, reviewing, approving, or modifying work products, providing additional guidance if needed, monitoring the progress of work, and adjusting timelines, when necessary.
• Oversees the preparation of policy documents, including drafting concept notes and/or engagement plans for engaging with foreign governments or other U.S. government officials. Advises on, administers, supervises, or performs work in the formulation and implementation of foreign policy.
• Provides recommendations on how resources are to be used for particular projects, and the control measures needed to ensure project completion and management. Conducts research and makes recommendations on issues related to short and long-range planning for program development, human resources development, operating program and administrative policy, and internal and external coordination. Serves as a department liaison and spokesperson on child labor, forced labor, human
  trafficking, and labor risks in global supply chain issues with international and national organizations.
• Provides guidance and expertise on matters related to labor abuses linked to the PRC. Oversees the development of packets for the UFLPA Entity List and designation of high-priority enforcement sectors.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

You must meet the Basic Requirements and the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Supervisory International Officer, as described below.

Basic Requirements:

• 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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• 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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• 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:

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

To qualify for the GS-15, specialized experience is defined as having all of the following equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-14 in the Federal Service or private sector:

• Leading teams, including day-to-day supervision of staff,
• Planning and distributing work in support of government reports or technical assistance on child labor or forced labor,
• Researching international development issues with a focus on child labor and forced labor,
• Building and maintaining relationships with domestic and international stakeholders/organizations, AND
• Formulating policy recommendations related to labor, trade, or international labor or human rights.

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.

Additional information

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers.

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As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

You may not be aware, but in the regulations for agency ethics programs, there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interests and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports. In addition, supervisors are responsible, when requested, for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements.

Supervisory Financial Disclosure: This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually.

For more information, click Telework Position Information. This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy.

Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

The Department of Labor may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government to attract highly qualified candidates. Click here for Additional Information.

The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act.

Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions.

All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to screening for illegal drug use prior to the appointment.

All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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