International Trade Specialist

Internional Trade Specialist U.S. Internional Trade Commission Office of Investigions Summary The U.S. Internional Trade Commission is an independent Federal agency th provides the President and Congress with high-quality analysis and technical support on internional trade, tariff and competitiveness issues; investiges and makes determinions in proceedings involving imports claimed to injure a domestic industry or viole U.S. intellectual property rights; and maintains the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Learn more about this agency Summary The U.S. Internional Trade Commission is an independent Federal agency th provides the President and Congress with high-quality analysis and technical support on internional trade, tariff and competitiveness issues; investiges and makes determinions in proceedings involving imports claimed to injure a domestic industry or viole U.S. intellectual property rights; and maintains the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/08/2026 to 05/18/2026 This job will close when we have received 75 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Salary $57,736 - $75,059 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion Few vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) 1140 Trade Specialist Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

MP-26-046-SP

Control number 868582900 This job is open to Help Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Individuals who have served least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency Open to current and former (Reinstement eligibles) Federal employees with stus. Schedule A. Preference Eligible Veterans, Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista eligibles. Duties Help This position is loced in the Office of Investigions As an Interniona l Trade Specialist, you will perform a variety of duties designed to encourage professional growth and development, through a variety of experiences, including the collection, compilion, analysis, and presention of da reled to internional trade in products under investigion, and the U.S. industries affected by th trade. You will perform short and medium-term projects reled to tasks assigned to higher-graded internional trade analysts. Specifically, under the guidance of a supervisory investigor or an investigor, you will assist in collecting and/or assessment of informion relevant to import injury proceedings, the resolution of which will, in most instances, have a significant impact on internional trade in the subject merchandise, as well as the domestic industry producing those products. You will conduct qualitive and quantitive research and analysis utilizing a variety of sources and tools, including MS Excel. You will also assist in the analysis and presention of da in such a way as to be of maximum use to the Commission. You will also participe in preparing preliminary interpretive reports and using computer applicions in investigive research in support of import injury investigions. You may also conduct targeted research on internional trade issues and topics, including summarizing findings through written products and perform other reled duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. citizen or nional. You may be required to serve a one-year probionary period You are required to register for Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/59 You required to pass a background investigion and fingerprint check Qualificions You must meet all the requirements below by the closing de of the announcement and they must be clearly identified in your applicion, resume, or supporting documents. This includes any general and specialized experience, educion, and/or selective placement factors mentioned. These are used to determine if you possess the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities to successfully perform in this position.

BASIC REQUIREMENT

To qualify the GS-07 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the prive sector. Work experience must show familiarity with internional trade issues, ability to analyze large da sets, tention to detail, aptitude for customer service and problem solving, and ability to take direction and work as a member of a team. Your resume must clearly document this experience. OR 1 full academic year of gradue level educion or superior academic achievement. Major study -- economics, finance, internional trade, internional relions, business administrion, political science, public administrion, history, business or commercial law, or marketing. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through nional service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion For proof of educion, you are required to submit a copy of your transcript(s) or list of courses with credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the educion requirements, if it has been certified. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click on the link for a list of accredition organizions recognized as specializing in interpretion of foreign educion credentials: http://www.naces.org/members.htm. Unofficial transcripts are accepted when applying to the position. Official transcripts required if you are selected. Educion is also verified as part of the background investigion.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/internional/usnei/us/edlite-us-forrecog.html Additional informion As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a one-year probionary period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary or trial period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.

Surplus or Displaced Federal Employees:

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Programs are available to federal employees th qualify. Those eligible for these programs are granted special priority selection rights. To be considered, you must be deemed well-qualified by receiving a score of 85 or higher. If you are a federal employee claiming CTAP/ICTAP, you must provide the documents listed under the Required Documents section to verify your eligibility. Also, you must indice in your applicion th you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible. For additional informion regarding CTAP/ICTAP, please : http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Selective Service:

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you are registered with the Selective Service or are exempt under Selective Service regulions. For additional informion concerning Selective Service requirements, please http://www.sss.gov/.

Severely disabled persons program informion:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/disability-employment/hiring/ Cover page to fax paper applicion - OPM Form 1203fx: http://federalgovernmentjobs.us/forms/opm1203fx.

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MP-26-046-SP

Reasonable accommodions: This agency provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the contact listed on the vacancy announcement. The decision to grant a reasonable accommodion is made on a case-by-case basis.

Verificion of informion:

Any informion claimed on your resume and in applicion merials, such as educion, credentials, employment history, etc., verified as part of the security clearance process. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued on the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies (KSAs). Experience in various da analysis techniques and skills. Knowledge of internional trade and reled da. Ability to conduct research and perform research analysis. Ability to communice orally and in writing.

BASIS OF RATING

Your resume evalued by a Subject Mter Expert Panel (SME). Your resume serves as the basis for qualificion determinions and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience(s) and educion (if applicable) as it reles to this job opportunity. In order to fully evalue your applicion and receive proper credit, your resume should include: (1) paid and non-paid experience, job title, des held (month and year for qualifying purposes to receive credit), number of hours worked per week, and salary (2) knowledge of the subject mter and technical skills pertinent to this position; (3) specific duties performed th fully detail the level and complexity of the work; and (4) names and phone numbers of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). Your resume should contain sufficient informion to make a valid determinion th you fully meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as sted in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying. If you are selected for an interview, you can expect a structured panel interview process, which will include between 2 and 4 members. Due weight shall be given to performance appraisals and awards in accordance with 5 CFR § 335.103(b)(3). Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To receive considerion, you must complete the self-assessment questionnaire and submit the documention specified below by 1.

Resume:

Your resume serves as the basis for qualificion determinions and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience(s) as it reles to this job opportunity. In order to fully evalue your applicion and receive proper credit, your resume should include: (1) paid and non-paid experience, job title, des held (month and year for qualifying purposes to receive credit), number of hours worked per week, and salary (2) knowledge of the subject mter and technical skills pertinent to this position; (3) specific duties performed th fully detail the level and complexity of the work; and (4) names and phone numbers of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). Your resume should contain sufficient informion to make a valid determinion th you fully meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as sted in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying. 2.

Self-assessment questionnaire:

A completed job-specific questionnaire should be submitted through your Applicion Manager account. 3. Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles. You must submit the following documents: a copy of your agency notice; a copy of your most recent performance ring; and a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, noting your current position, grade level, and duty locion 4. Cover Letter. This is optional. 5. Special hiring authority applicants.

If you are applying under the special appointing authority such as those authorized for the severely disabled (Schedule A) or Vietnam era and disabled veterans (VRA), you asked to submit documents showing eligibility to non-competitively apply under Merit Assignment announcements. Please indice the type of special appointment you are seeking on your applicion. For more info on non-competitive appointments and supporting documents, please Federal Employment of People with Disabilities or Feds Hire Vets - Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans. 6. Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) documention: Must submit their Member Copy 4 DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, 7. 30% Disabled Veterans must submit their Member Copy 4 DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, and VA Disability Letter with percentage of disability OR documention of disability determinion from a branch of the Armed Forces which reflects a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more 8. SF-50. Current and former federal employees must submit a copy of an SF-50, "Notificion of Personnel Action," which documents your highest permanent grade/step/salary held. Award SF-50s typically don't contain your grade/step/salary. 9.

Due Weight:

Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluion and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluion and award 24 | Merit Promotion & Staffing Policy Personnel Handbook documention you provide forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documention and give it due weight considerion during the overall selection process. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluion, please submit a stement as to why it is not available. Please indice if any prior performance appraisals/evaluions were an acceptable level. 10. Performance Appraisal. I f you are a current or former federal employee, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal ded within 18 months. If you do not have one, you must submit a stement. 11.

Transcripts:

(for Individual Occupional Requirements and/or Substitution of Educion for specialized experience): You MUST submit copies of your college transcripts for verificion of the educion requirements. Unofficial copies are acceptable, however, if selected you required to furnish official transcripts. It is your responsibility to provide adeque proof th you meet the above educional requirements. Inadeque or illegible informion could result in non-qualificion and loss of considerion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/18/2026 to receive considerion. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention are submitted prior to the closing de. 3. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. 4. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. The Vacancy ID is 12958184 Agency contact informion Steve Parker Phone 202-205-2651 Steve.

Parker@usitc.gov Address Office of Investigions 500 E St SW Washington, DC 20436 US Next steps Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After a review of your complete applicion is made, you notified of your ring and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. To check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus, and click on the More Informion link under the applicion stus for this position. You notified up to four times during the hiring process: Upon receipt of your applicion Upon minimum qualificions determinion After candides have been referred to the hiring official Once a selection has been made Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To receive considerion, you must complete the self-assessment questionnaire and submit the documention specified below by 1.

Resume:

Your resume serves as the basis for qualificion determinions and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience(s) as it reles to this job opportunity. In order to fully evalue your applicion and receive proper credit, your resume should include: (1) paid and non-paid experience, job title, des held (month and year for qualifying purposes to receive credit), number of hours worked per week, and salary (2) knowledge of the subject mter and technical skills pertinent to this position; (3) specific duties performed th fully detail the level and complexity of the work; and (4) names and phone numbers of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). Your resume should contain sufficient informion to make a valid determinion th you fully meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as sted in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying. 2.

Self-assessment questionnaire:

A completed job-specific questionnaire should be submitted through your Applicion Manager account. 3. Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles. You must submit the following documents: a copy of your agency notice; a copy of your most recent performance ring; and a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, noting your current position, grade level, and duty locion 4. Cover Letter. This is optional. 5. Special hiring authority applicants.

If you are applying under the special appointing authority such as those authorized for the severely disabled (Schedule A) or Vietnam era and disabled veterans (VRA), you asked to submit documents showing eligibility to non-competitively apply under Merit Assignment announcements. Please indice the type of special appointment you are seeking on your applicion. For more info on non-competitive appointments and supporting documents, please Federal Employment of People with Disabilities or Feds Hire Vets - Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans. 6. Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) documention: Must submit their Member Copy 4 DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, 7. 30% Disabled Veterans must submit their Member Copy 4 DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, and VA Disability Letter with percentage of disability OR documention of disability determinion from a branch of the Armed Forces which reflects a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more 8. SF-50. Current and former federal employees must submit a copy of an SF-50, "Notificion of Personnel Action," which documents your highest permanent grade/step/salary held. Award SF-50s typically don't contain your grade/step/salary. 9.

Due Weight:

Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluion and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluion and award 24 | Merit Promotion & Staffing Policy Personnel Handbook documention you provide forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documention and give it due weight considerion during the overall selection process. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluion, please submit a stement as to why it is not available. Please indice if any prior performance appraisals/evaluions were an acceptable level. 10. Performance Appraisal. I f you are a current or former federal employee, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal ded within 18 months. If you do not have one, you must submit a stement. 11.

Transcripts:

(for Individual Occupional Requirements and/or Substitution of Educion for specialized experience): You MUST submit copies of your college transcripts for verificion of the educion requirements. Unofficial copies are acceptable, however, if selected you required to furnish official transcripts. It is your responsibility to provide adeque proof th you meet the above educional requirements. Inadeque or illegible informion could result in non-qualificion and loss of considerion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/18/2026 to receive considerion. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention are submitted prior to the closing de. 3. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. 4. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. The Vacancy ID is 12958184 Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Steve Parker Phone 202-205-2651 Steve.

Parker@usitc.gov Address Office of Investigions 500 E St SW Washington, DC 20436 US Next steps Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After a review of your complete applicion is made, you notified of your ring and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. To check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus, and click on the More Informion link under the applicion stus for this position. You notified up to four times during the hiring process: Upon receipt of your applicion Upon minimum qualificions determinion After candides have been referred to the hiring official Once a selection has been made Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/08/2026 to 05/18/2026 This job will close when we have received 75 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $57,736 - $75,059 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion Few vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

MP-26-046-SP

Control number 868582900