Summary

The incumbent serves as the Manager, international Affairs Branch in the Flight Standards Service International Program Division.

Duties

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The incumbent serves as the Manager, International Affairs Branch in the Flight Standards Service International Program Division with responsibility for the routine day-to-day technical and executive direction of the branch. Serves as the primary contact and develops policy for AFS international regulatory affairs and also encourages and fosters relationships with the Civil Aviation Authorities or foreign governments, building reciprocal relationships, to facilitate technical assistance programs and activities. Resolves all but unique problems without the intervention or higher level management. Coordinates and directs all international Flight Standards programs, policies and procedures for highly complex international safety programs.

Defines, plans and organizes assigned budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish objectives for more than one organization programs.

Has discretion to ensure the alignment of projects/programs with the tactical (short-term) objectives of the major subdivision.

Functional responsibilities of the Manager of the International Affairs Branch include:

Serves as a point of contact for the European Aviation Safety Agency, Transport Canada, ICAO, Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation, and other foreign aviation authorities with responsibility for developing, coordinating and monitoring AFS policy, and overseeing government-to-government agreements including regional initiatives, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), etc.

Develops, approves, and managing ICAO-related programs, initiatives and requirements including: Universal Aviation Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP); and initiating notification of US differences to ICAO under Article 38 of the Chicago Convention in coordination with divisions with associated rulemaking responsibilities.

Aids in the development, presentation, and execution of technical assistance and related training programs for foreign civil aviation authorities, including records maintenance of report presentation to document such activities.

Develops and oversees AFS-related Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements and associated implementation procedures.

Serves as the clearance point of contact for Inter-Agency Group on International Aviation (IGIA) for purposes of coordinating U.S. positions and strategies, normally for ICAO proposals and events.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
• Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
• This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
• Please Attach Transcripts (See Required Documents)
• A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference - U.S. Office of Personnel Management the Individual Occupational Requirements for Foreign Affairs Series:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/foreign-affairs-series-0130/

Basic Requirements:

1. Degree: major or equivalent, or a combination of courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; or 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics/quantitative methods.
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2. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
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3. Experience: four years of appropriate experience in one or more of the fields listed above in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs.

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-J, FG/GS-14 in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is: Experience providing guidance in technical, international aviation issues, managing bilateral agreements and developing policy related to international aviation issues.

If you are a current or former Federal employee, and you currently hold or previously held a position classified in the 0130 occupational series, you are not required to submit a college transcript provided you upload a copy of the SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, verifying your classification in the 0130 occupational series.

Applicants, who are not currently in the 0130 occupational series in the Federal Government and fail to provide a copy of an unofficial or official transcript will not receive further consideration for this vacancy. Upon selection, if not currently employed in the 0130 occupational series, you will be required to submit an official transcript prior to appointment. If you do not have an official transcript (original, with the raised seal), you should contact your school immediately to request it.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

Security Requirements: Non-critical sensitive (2): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of a Tier 3 (T3) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained and approved.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.

Position may be subject to a background investigation.

A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) and Leadership and Managerial Dimension narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) and Leadership and Managerial Dimensions.

In lieu of providing a KSA and Leadership and Managerial Dimensions narrative responses in the text boxes listed below each KSA and Leadership and Managerial Dimensions, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA and Leadership and Managerial Dimensions. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA and Leadership and Managerial Dimensions answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and the Leadership and Management Dimensions listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

Interview Policy: One, some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

Current FAA employee: MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2). Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this position.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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