Summary

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Duties

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This position is in the EXIM, Office of Corporate Affairs, Office of External Affairs (OEA), which manages the agency's external affairs programs. OEA is responsible for planning and executing high-level special events; conducting stakeholder engagement and outreach; providing advance and protocol support for the Office of the Chairman; and overseeing congressionally mandated and agency-established advisory committees and councils.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as EXIM's Chief Protocol Officer and principal advisor on diplomatic and official protocol matters. Leads protocol planning and execution for official visits, diplomatic engagements, delegation visits, signing ceremonies, and other high-profile events involving the Chairman and Board members, senior government officials, ambassadors, foreign dignitaries, and industry leaders. Serves as EXIM's primary liaison with foreign embassies, the U.S. Department of State, and other federal agencies on protocol and diplomatic engagement matters.
• Provides authoritative guidance on protocol matters, including precedence, diplomatic customs and courtesies, ceremonial requirements, gift exchanges, seating arrangements, and cultural considerations. Ensures official engagements are conducted in accordance with diplomatic standards and agency objectives.
• Serves as OEA's lead protocol advisor to the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, and senior leadership. Develops executive briefing materials, protocol guidance, and engagement strategies, and coordinates protocol support for executive travel, stakeholder meetings, delegation visits, and official events. Advises leadership on matters affecting high-profile stakeholder and diplomatic engagements.
• Directs the planning and logistical support for executive travel, official visits, protocol programs, conferences, advisory committees, and stakeholder engagement activities. Coordinates schedules, transportation, security requirements, venue arrangements, vendors, ceremonial requirements, and administrative support necessary to execute high-profile engagements. Develops procedures and resolves complex logistical issues to ensure successful program execution.
• Leads protocol support for EXIM's external affairs programs and events, including conferences, international delegations, signing ceremonies, stakeholder meetings, and other high-visibility engagements. Develops and maintains relationships with foreign embassies, international organizations, trade associations, and other stakeholder groups to support EXIM's outreach objectives. Represents EXIM at meetings, conferences, and events as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background and Security/Suitability Investigation
• Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume
• Current or Former Political Appointees: If you are, or have been employed in the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
• May require financial disclosure of personal and immediate family financial holdings, outside positions, and interests.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):

GS-13: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems. Specialized experience includes:

• Experience planning and executing official visits, diplomatic engagements, executive meetings, conferences, or other high-profile events involving senior government officials, foreign dignitaries, industry leaders, or external stakeholders;
• Experience supporting senior executives or principals by developing briefing materials, coordinating engagements, providing protocol guidance, and facilitating interactions with domestic and international stakeholders;
• Experience coordinating with embassies, federal agencies, international organizations, or external partners to support protocol activities, executive travel, stakeholder engagement, or official events;
• Experience supporting federal advisory committees, councils, boards, or similar stakeholder groups, including coordinating meetings, engaging members, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies; AND
• Experience managing logistics and operational support for executive travel, official visits, conferences, meetings, and stakeholder engagement activities, including scheduling, transportation, security coordination, vendor support, representational activities, and administrative requirements.

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-13 grade level.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:

• Organization/Agency's Name
• Title
• Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
• Start and end dates (including the month and year)
• Number of hours you worked per week
• Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement

If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information:

• http://www.naces.org
• http://www.fceatlanta.com

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by 09/11/2026, the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Current or Former Political Appointees: Pursuant to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) oversight authority under section 1104(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) and section 5.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, OPM requires agencies to seek their approval prior to appointing any current or former political appointee to a permanent position (without time limits) in the civil service. A former or recent political appointee is someone who held a political appointment covered by OPM's policy within the previous 5-year period. OPM's oversight in this area safeguards merit system principles as well as fair and open competition free from political influence. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Please visit the following link for the types of political appointments.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: The following links contain information on the eligibility requirements to be considered under a noncompetitive appointing authority:

• Career Transition (ICTAP/CTAP)
• Primary Appointing Authorities for Career and Career-Conditional Appointments
• Hiring Authorities for Veterans
• People with Disabilities

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Ethical Standards/Financial Disclosure: EXIM is committed to the highest ethical standards. As an employee, you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. You will be required to complete new employee ethics training within 3 months of your appointment.

If this position is subject to financial disclosure requirements (either public or confidential depending upon your position), you will be required to complete a new entrant financial disclosure report within 30 days of your appointment.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above based on the competencies listed above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information, please click here.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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