Communications skills sufficient to prepare and deliver effective briefings to managers and clients and to write clear and concise interpretive reports. The supervisor defines continuing areas of responsibility and provides guidance on objectives, policy considerations and resource issues. Employee is expected to plan and execute tasks independently and to generate complete and technically sound work products. Controversial questions, external conflicts, administrative problems and similar matters are discussed with the supervisor. Employee observes trade statutes, regulations, agency policies, and various program and functional issuances specific to assignment areas.
Individual situations require the employee to apply judgment to interpret and adapt guidelines.
The employee works on trade programs and problems which require consideration of many different factors and influences. Client businesses may require different approaches to exporting, financing or other functions. Considerable analysis may be required to generate recommended trade positions for assigned industries or countries. The purpose of the work is to plan, develop trade promotion programs and services, and to develop recommendations on trade or negotiating positions and strategies. Work impacts trade plans and activities of U.S. businesses, and contributes to pursuit of agency trade priorities.