Director, Office of International Affairs

Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/29/2022 CLOSED ON 11/10/2022

Job Posting for Director, Office of International Affairs at Federal Trade Commission

Located in the Office of International Affairs (OIA), the position has a cross-mission focus, comprising international antitrust, consumer protection, privacy, and technical assistance missions, and is responsible for designing/implementing the Commission's international program, which supports and promotes the agency's core mission. The Director plans and provides executive leadership, management, and oversight; organizes, supervises, and evaluates the work of approximately 25 personnel.

Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS:
As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate technical and professional competence as described in the Mandatory Professional Credentials/Technical Qualifications section below and executive leadership capabilities as described in the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) of the SES listed below. Typically, experiences of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level or its equivalent in federal service, or with state or local government, private industry, or nongovernmental organizations.

If you are a current career member of the SES, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have completed an SES Candidate Development Program and have been certified by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB), you can apply for competitive and/or noncompetitive consideration. For competitive consideration, you must submit a resume and written statements addressing the Mandatory Professional Credentials/Technical Qualifications, ECQs, and other applicable qualifications. For noncompetitive consideration, you must submit your resume, written statements addressing the Mandatory Professional Credentials/Technical Qualifications, and other applicable qualifications. Written statements addressing the ECQs are not necessary for noncompetitive consideration. You must also provide documentation of QRB certification (i.e., SF-50 showing career SES status or OPM-issued SES qualification certificate).

MANDATORY PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from an accredited law school and current possession of a bar membership, which permits the practice of law in the United States, are required. The position requires comprehensive, professional knowledge of antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy laws and regulations.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications (should not exceed two pages per qualifications):

MTQ1. Demonstrated executive-level experience in comprising international antitrust, consumer protection, privacy, and technical assistance missions of a medium to large agency with jurisdiction to police unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive practices in broad sectors of the

MTQ2. Demonstrated substantial expertise collaborating with international organizations and governmental agencies affecting the development of competition, consumer protection, and privacy laws and policies worldwide.

MTQ3. Demonstrated substantial expertise in the negotiation of international agreements, including trade agreements; and the design and implementation of technical assistance in the competition, consumer protection, and privacy fields.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. You must respond to all ECQs and address each one separately, as failure to do so will result in a rating of 'ineligible' for the position. You can find additional information on the ECQs in the Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications. A good competency-based qualifications statement should address the following elements for each ECQ: (a) the goal, problem, or activity and its challenge, (b) the context or environment in which the activity took place, (c) specific actions you took to address the challenge, and (d) the results or impact of the activity. Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs you managed, and the results of your actions. You are strongly encouraged to review the Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications. The ECQ statement, addressing all five ECQs, may be no longer than ten pages.

ECQ 1 - Leading Change: This ECQ involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ 2 - Leading People: This ECQ involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports the constructive resolution of conflicts.

ECQ 3 - Results Driven: This ECQ involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: This ECQ involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: This ECQ involves 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.

Responsibilities:

The OIA Director provides support for the Bureaus of Competition and Consumer Protection with regard to the international aspects of the investigation and prosecution of unlawful conduct, including: notifying foreign governments as appropriate under international agreements; ensuring FTC staff's awareness of relevant developments abroad, providing legal and practical counsel on issues such as international jurisdiction, and privacy agencies regarding the analysis of issues in cases of common interest and the design and implementation of compatible remedies.

Works closely with staff of the FTC's Bureaus and the Chair's office to determine agency priorities and policies, and works, through bilateral relationships and multilateral organizations, to both promote those policies internationally and to ensure that the FTC is learning from and importing best practices adopted by international peer agencies. Identifies topics and partners for establishing working groups involving United States and foreign agencies to explore issues of mutual concern; advocates United States views in high-level policy discussions involving key areas of antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy law and policy; organizes FTC participation and also serves as FTC spokesperson in major multilateral organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; organizes the FTC's involvement and assumes leadership roles in the International Competition Network, the International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network, and the Global Privacy Enforcement Network.

Formulates and implements FTC policy and participation in the competition and consumer protection aspects of trade fora and negotiations, such as in the U.S. inter-agency delegations that negotiate bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements, and in trade bodies such as the World Trade Organization.

Plans, organizes, supervises, and evaluates the FTC's participation in technical assistance programs directed to newer competition, consumer protection, and privacy agencies around the world. Develops and implements programs through such measures as: working with USAID and other donors to develop appropriate funding options; assessing and prioritizing the needs of recipient jurisdictions for assistance in the competition and consumer protection fields; identifying appropriately qualified experts from the FTC to deliver assistance; arranging in-country short and long-term assistance programs; providing appropriate experts to participate in competition, consumer protection, and privacy conferences and programs; arranging visits of foreign competition, consumer protection, and privacy agency officials to the FTC; monitoring and evaluating the progress and success of the agency's assistance programs; and administering the logistical and budgetary aspects of the program.

Represents the FTC in working with senior officials in other United States government agencies, including the Departments of Justice, State, Commerce, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to explain and advance FTC positions on competition, consumer protection, and privacy policy, as well as the relationship between competition, consumer protection, and privacy policy and other policies, and will be a key spokesperson for the FTC's international program. Serves as the Commission's liaison to a wide and diverse range of domestic and international governmental and private sector groups, and conduct outreach activities on behalf of the agency, including speeches, briefings, and informal relationships.

Makes recommendations to the Commission with regard to the program areas for which he/she is responsible and keeps the Commission advised of developments in international antitrust, consumer protection, privacy and technical assistance missions.

The incumbent's accountability for the success of Office programs and projects encompasses responsibility for the full range of factors that affect program and project accomplishment. This includes ensuring the Office has the resources necessary to accomplish the program or project, assuming responsibility for their effective use, and dealing with key officials within and/or outside the agency to gain understanding of and support for the program or project. Monitors the Office's progress towards organizational goals and makes appropriate adjustments, including monitoring work status through formal and informal means to evaluate progress towards objectives; assesses the overall effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of the Office; identifies, diagnoses, and consults on problem areas related to implementation and goal achievement; and makes decisions on alternative course of action. Ensures efficient utilization of Office resources in a manner consistent with resource and budget constraints, and is accountable for the success of specific programs and or projects assigned.
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