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Position Title
Supervisory Economist
Agency
Commerce, International Trade Administration
Announcement Number
DOC-ITA-DE-20-10706767 Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, February 10, 2020 to Sunday, February 16, 2020
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you an active duty service member?  You must submit a statement of discharge/certification of release or an official written document from the armed forces that certifies you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions no later than 120 days from the date the announcement closes. Enlisted Record Briefs and military identification do NOT qualify as official documentation. If the appropriate information is not submitted to confirm the discharge status, dates of service, etc., you will not be considered for this job opportunity under Veteran Preference procedures. To gain access to your DD-214 online please visit http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records
 
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3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
 
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4. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
 
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Assessment 1
1. Please select the response below that best indicates how you meet the basic requirement for the Economist Series, 0110 position. Failure to select a response may result in an ineligible rating. (You must submit your transcripts to verify your education).
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2. From the descriptions below, please select the one response that best describes how your experience meets the minimum qualifications for the Supervisory Economist GS-15 position. NOTE: Your application materials must support your responses to the following questionnaire.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Plan and manage the work of a research team that determines whether countries meet the statutory criteria for nonmarket economies for purposes of Commerce's administration of the U.S. antidumping (AD) law.
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4. Develop and implement U.S. antidumping (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) laws, precedents, policies, and regulations.
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5. Manage the research into key aspects of the economies of countries involved in AD and CVD proceedings. (limit characters)
6. Develop the methodologies and factual underpinnings of findings involving key AD concepts.
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7. Serve as the primary economic advisor to senior management on economic issues confronting an organization.
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8. Assist in developing positions on negotiations and litigation teams where AD or CVD/subsidy and related issues are involved, including World Trade Organization, various Free Trade Agreements, and other negotiations and dispute settlement.
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9. Participate in conferences, meetings, hearings, or presentations to justify, defend, negotiate, and/or resolve economic issues related to U.S. trade laws and subsidies enforcement.
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10. Supervise a team of employees conducting research into the economies of countries with centrally planned, mixed or transitioning economies.
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11. Supervise staff who develop and implement trade remedies and subsidies enforcement initiatives and priorities in bilateral and multilateral fora.
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12. Review work assignments of subordinates for accuracy and completeness, revising, editing or rejecting work as necessary and appropriate.
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13. Evaluate the performance of subordinates under the General Workforce Performance Appraisal System.
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