Industry Economist (Director Bureau of Trade Analysis and Chief Economist)

Description:

This is a Senior Executive Service (SES) position in the Bureau of Trade Analysis (BTA) at the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). The FMC is an independent regulatory agency with the mission to ensure a competitive and reliable international ocean transportation supply system that supports the U.S. economy and protects the public from unfair and deceptive practices.

Requirements:

You must meet the following qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

As a basic requirement, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and possess experience that is directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and all executive and mandatory technical qualifications determinations will eliminate you from further consideration.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQ):

ECQ 1: LEADING CHANGE - This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. This ECQ requires the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Competencies required: Creativity and Innovation; External Awareness; Flexibility; Resilience; Strategic Thinking; and Vision.

ECQ 2: LEADING PEOPLE - This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. This ECQ requires the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Competencies required: Conflict Management; Leveraging Diversity; Developing Others; and Team Building.

ECQ 3: RESULTS DRIVEN - This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. This ECQ requires the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Competencies required: Accountability; Customer Service; Decisiveness; Entrepreneurship; Problem Solving; and Technical Credibility.

ECQ 4: BUSINESS ACUMEN - This core qualification requires the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Competencies required: Financial Management; Human Capital Management; and Technology Management.

ECQ 5: BUILDING COALITIONS - This core qualification requires the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Competencies required: Partnering; Political Savvy; and Influencing/Negotiating.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: The incumbent must possess the qualifications below in order to perform the duties of the position. The applicant is to provide a separate narrative statement for each of the following mandatory technical qualifications that describes fully, but concisely, how their experience supports each of the following qualifications. The combined narrative statements should total no more than 6 pages (2 pages per MTQ). Failure to address these specific qualifications in a separate narrative statement will eliminate applicants from consideration:

MTQ 1: Expert knowledge and experience applying economic competition principles and quantitative techniques to evaluate markets and shipping practices, as well as to develop and present testimony, and expert ability to develop appropriate authoritative recommendations to higher-level decision makers for action. Provide examples and explain the complexity of the knowledge possessed and the sensitivity of the issues handled.

MTQ 2: Demonstrated ability to coordinate program operations and activity with other internal and external offices, and represent an office to key individuals and groups outside the immediate work unit. This includes superior writing and oral communications and negotiating skills. Provide examples and explain the complexity of the knowledge possessed and the sensitivity of the issues handled.

MTQ 3: Substantive knowledge of economic and policy issues affecting international trade or the global intermodal transportation industry. Provide examples that support how you successfully meet this requirement and explain the complexity of the knowledge possessed.