About this role
Job SummaryThis position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Global Affairs, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-OGA-MP-26-13051127 under merit promotion procedures. This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 150 applications have been received or on the closing date, whichever is first.
QualificationsWHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Providing authoritative international trade policy advice to senior leadership on complex trade matters involving regulatory, health, economic, or other domestic policy interests. Leading the development and advancement of international trade policy involving public health, including formulating or coordinating trade policies, negotiating positions, agreements, or trade-related measures, and developing policy options and negotiating strategies to advance organizational objectives. Representing the U.S. Government, an organization, or other entity in senior-level international trade engagements involving public health, including bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral negotiations, policy processes, or international forums. Leading complex international trade policy portfolios, projects, or teams requiring substantive knowledge of international trade rules, agreements, institutions, policy mechanisms, coordinating subject-matter experts and competing policy interests while providing recommendations to senior decision-makers. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website
Major DutiesWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Director- Trade and Health Policy, you will use your knowledge and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by: Providing technical subject-matter expertise to ensure that trade-related discussions appropriately reflect HHS statutory responsibilities and public health objectives. Reviewing and coordinating clearance of trade-related documents, draft reports, and negotiating texts to ensure alignment with established HHS positions and statutory frameworks. Participating in bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade discussions and negotiations affecting health-related statutes and regulatory authorities and representing HHS in international trade and economic forums. Overseeing a portfolio of global trade and public health policy issues relevant to OGA and HHS and directing, assigning, and reviewing the work of professional staff engaged in trade-related health policy analysis and coordination. Provides senior-level expertise and leadership on complex international trade policy and trade law matters affecting public health, including health products and services, life sciences, intellectual property and access to medicines, health-related regulatory measures, and other trade issues affecting Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Government health programs, policies, authorities, and priorities.