Supervisory International Trade Specialist

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Full-time • Silver Spring, Maryland • $121.79k - $187.09k / year • 5d ago

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Open: May 7, 2026 — Closes: May 13, 2026

Summary

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office for International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce (IATC), Trade and Commerce Division with 1 vacancy in Silver Spring, MD. This position is also announced under vacancy number NMFS IATC-26-12954382-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Major Duties

As a Supervisory International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Advise Trade and Commerce Division Chief and Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce (IATC) Director and Deputy Director on trade and commerce policy issues and priorities. Make recommendations on related management and budget matters, including preparation of policy memoranda, position papers, briefing materials, talking points, and speeches. Supervise Trade and Commerce Policy Branch staff, implementing effective branch-level human capital development, hiring, and performance management. Perform all necessary supervisory tasks and work closely with agency or program officials in the development of overall goals and objectives for assigned staff functions, programs, or program segments. Assist the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and office leadership on engagement with other U.S. agencies and international organizations on trade and commerce-related issues, including the areas of free trade agreements, fisheries subsidies, and trade barriers. Advance and coordinate staffing of international trade policy work for NMFS, including trade, commerce, and market analysis that promote U.S. seafood exports and the competitiveness of the U.S. seafood industry in the global market. POSITION REQUIREMENT: This position will require a security clearance (Secret) as the incumbent will be participating in negotiations of free trade agreements working with USTR and other federal agencies. These negotiations are sensitive and require access to classified and pre-decisional information. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.