International Relations Specialist

This position is in the Department of Labor (DOL), the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT) in Washington, DC. ILAB Leads DOL's efforts to ensure that workers around the world are treated fairly and are able to share in benefits of the global economy.
This position is inside the bargaining unit.
This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.Qualifications:

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILLNOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

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.

   OR

2. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, in one or more of the social sciences, or in the humanities, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

   OR

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.

In addition to the basic requirements of this position, applicants must also possess 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service or private sector.
Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-11 includes: One Year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade level, GS-09. Specialized experience is defined as assisting in the development of policy recommendations related to issues of child labor, youth workforce development, forced labor, and/or human trafficking; and providing technical support for technical assistance programming to address child labor, youth workforce development, forced labor, and/or human trafficking.
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3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (related to the position to be filled.)
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Combination of education and experience.
Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-12 includes: One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade level, GS-11. Specialized experience is defined as participating in the development of policy or program recommendations related to issues of child labor, youth workforce development, forced labor, and/or human trafficking; and developing and/or overseeing technical assistance programming related to child labor, youth workforce development, forced labor, and/or human trafficking.

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.