Foreign Affairs Coordinator (OA)

• Coordinates and executes U.S.-Mexico meetings maintains contact with Mexican government counterparts and conducts reviews and logs payment information to/from Mexico on the Statement of Accounts.
• Processes tracks and logs English and Spanish Commission correspondence.
• Conducts research on foreign policy matters between the two Sections of the Commission and prepares reports summarizing the research conducted.
• Establishes and manages office administrative procedures including purchasing maintaining budget log charge card holder duties travel authorizations and vouchers; translates news articles and routine correspondence and provides interpretation.
• Administers bi-national Commission ID card program coordinating with staff the Mexican Section and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to implement the program and produce IDs.

• US Citizenship is required.
• Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
• Direct Deposit of pay is required.
• Selective Service registration required for male applicants unless exempt.
• Status candidates must meet time-in-grade (see Qualifications).
• Spanish and English fluency proficiency required

At the GS-9 level you must meet one of the following qualifications:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 level. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes translating written materials from Spanish to English providing consecutive or simultaneous interpretation between English and Spanish in both directions; using office management applications such as MS Word MS Excel or Outlook or equivalent systems to prepare budgets track expenditures and manage calendars; working with diverse groups of individuals in professional settings including stakeholders from various organizational levels or cultural backgrounds; OR

A masters or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in one of the following fields international relations Latin American Studies Spanish history political science public administration government; OR

A Combination of education and experience as list above.

Applicants must carefully review the information in the How You Will Be Evaluated section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multi-hurdle assessment process for this position.

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

This position contains a selective placement factor (SPF) that is part of the minimum requirement of the position. If you do not meet the SPF you are ineligible for further consideration. The SPF for this position is proficient written and oral fluency in the Spanish and English languages.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government or former career or career-conditional employees who have a break in service of less than one year are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).

This position requires 40 words per minute typing ability.

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.