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COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST

COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST

OPEN TO:  ALL INTERESTED CANDIDATES

POSITION: NCO-MO3 COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST, FSN-10

OPENING DATE: February 11, 2013
CLOSING DATE: February 22, 2013

WORK HOURS: Full time; 40 hours/week.

SALARY: *Ordinarily Resident: $480,699.36 pesos per year (Starting salary, Position Grade: FSN-10

NOTE: ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT APPLICANTS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED WORK PERMIT AND/OR MUST HAVE THE APPROPRIATE RESIDENCY PERMIT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

The U. S. Consulate in Monterrey is seeking an individual for the position of Commercial Specialist for the Foreign Commercial Service Office (FCS)

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

The employee serves as a Commercial Specialist for the U.S. Commercial Service in Monterrey, responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring commercial activities in accordance with the U.S. Commercial Service strategic plan, to support and promote exports of U.S. products to Mexico. The employee provides a variety of services to facilitate the exports of U.S. goods and services to Mexico through sales, licensing, joint venture and other business relationships. The employee provides counseling and advice to U.S. and Mexican companies, industrial associations and Government officials on a myriad of economic and commercial issues.

QUALIFICATIONS

NOTE: All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.

  • Bachelor degree in economics, marketing or business administration or other closely related field of study. Postgraduate degree is desirable
  • From four to six years of progressively responsible experience in economic research, marketing, business management, trade promotion, commercial banking, or other closely related field. If job-related experience is substituted for the educational requirements, eight to ten years of progressively job related experience required.
  • Level IV English and Spanish (Fluent) oral and written is required.
  • The incumbent must be able to provide detailed information on the Mexican economy, industrial and commercial structure, business and industry customs and practices, trade investment laws, regulations and policies in order to provide expert level counseling to U.S. exporters.

SELECTION PROCESS

When equally qualified, US Citizen Eligible Family Members (AEFMs) and U.S. Veterans will be given preference.  Therefore, it is essential that the candidate address the required qualifications above in the application.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST PASS A RIGOROUS SECURITY CERTIFICATION PROCESS

Funds availability limits this position to the Local Employee Staff (LES) local compensation plan- LES ONLY

ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful candidacy.
  • All Locally Employed Staff (LES) who have less than one year working in a position are not eligible to apply.
  • In adherence to the recent guidance from the government of Mexico (GOM) to comply with the Mexican Nationality law, all Mexican-American dual nationals need to be aware that they will be recognized as Mexican nationals by the GOM.  Dual nationals are hereby advised that this may affect their application for employment as well as their application for security certification.  Until further guidance is received from the Legal Office of the State Department, EFMs will continue to be hired under the American Pay Plan; however, should the new policy be implemented, their  appointment may change to the Local Compensation Plan.

TO APPLY

  • Interested applicants for this position MUST submit the following or the application WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED:
  • Universal Application for Employment (UAE) -http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/136408.pdf (English) -http://mexico.usembassy.gov/docs/UAE_form_esp.doc (Spanish)  plus
  • Any other documentation (e.g., copies of High School diploma, school transcripts, certificates, awards, essays) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed in page 1.
  • Candidates who claim U.S. Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214 with their application.
  • NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS: Must present a TOEIC or TOEFL taken within a minimum score of 850/620 respectively.  Test score of English language exam is required from the following institutions:  Instituto Mexicano Norteamericano de Relaciones Culturales de Monterrey AC (IMNRC) Hidalgo 768 Pte. Monterrey N.L. Tel. 8004-9090 ext.132; contact Nora Cadena. (Test’s fee is the applicant’s responsibility).  

CANDIDATES WITH SPANISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: Please contact Human Resources Staff at 8047-3263 or 8047-3301 to schedule your test.

SUBMIT APPLICATION TO

Human Resources Office
American Consulate General in Monterrey
Av. Constitucion 411 Pte. Centro
64000 Monterrey, N.L. Mexico
E-mail: permtr@state.gov
(PLEASE REFER TO POSITION NUMBER IN SUBJECT LINE OF E-MAIL I.E. NCO-MO3 COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST, FSN-10)

DEFINITIONS

  1. Ordinarily Resident (OR): A citizen of the host country or a citizen of another country who has shifted the main residency focus to the host country and has the required work and/or residency permits for employment in country.
  2. Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR): Typically NORs are US Citizen EFMs and EFMs of FS, GS, and uniform service members who are eligible for employment under an American USG pay plan, on the travel orders and under Chief of Mission authority, or other personnel having diplomatic privileges and immunities.

The US Mission in Mexico provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.  The Department of State also strives to achieve equal employment opportunity in all personnel operations through continuing diversity enhancement programs.

The EEO complaint procedure is not available to individuals who believe they have been denied equal opportunity based upon marital status or political affiliation.  Individuals with such complaints should avail themselves of the appropriate grievance procedures, remedies for prohibited personnel practices, and/or courts for relief.