Attorney Advisor (International)(Public Notice Flyer)

POSITION DESCRIPTIONS: Asia-Pacific Team: Candidates should have prior legal experience in the project finance, alternative dispute resolution, infrastructure, and/or trade sectors. In this position, the Attorney-Advisor will be expected to be able to converse with a variety of stakeholders on the legal and regulatory frameworks governing infrastructure projects, including investment and project finance, arbitration, and government contracting. Prior legal experience with the administration, drafting, interpretation, and/or enforcement of legal, regulatory, and/or transactional documents in the infrastructure sector, such as: public-private partnership agreements and/or regulations, infrastructure concessions and contracts, or infrastructure project finance documents. Legal experience in the energy/power sectors also welcome. Prior experience and/or familiarity with working with foreign governments and/or development finance institutions is strongly preferred. Regular international travel to Asia will be required, averaging around 6-8 trips per year to the regional teams' country partners. CLDP Attorney-Advisors in this position carry out many of their programs in the host countries around the world, and also bring delegations to the U.S. for study tours. Knowledge of a language spoken in the Asia-Pacific region is preferred, but not required. Europe Team: Knowledge of Russian, Ukrainian, or Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian is not required but is preferred. Candidates should have prior legal experience in trade and investment law including project finance, alternative dispute resolution, government procurement, customs, and intellectual property, and investment security law. Prior experience drafting or implementing trade and investment legislation or regulations is desirable. Prior experience and/or familiarity with working with foreign governments and/or development finance institutions is strongly preferred. Regular international travel is required, averaging around 6-8 trips per year to partner countries. Latin America Caribbean Team: Candidates should have prior legal experience in the project finance, alternative dispute resolution, infrastructure, and/or trade sectors. In this position, the Attorney-Advisor will be expected to be able to converse with a variety of stakeholders on the legal and regulatory frameworks governing infrastructure projects, including investment and project finance, arbitration, and government contracting. Prior legal experience with the administration, drafting, interpretation, and/or enforcement of legal, regulatory, and/or transactional documents in the infrastructure sector, such as: public-private partnership agreements and/or regulations, infrastructure concessions and contracts, or infrastructure project finance documents. Legal experience in the energy/power sectors also welcome. Prior experience and/or familiarity with working with foreign governments and/or development finance institutions is strongly preferred. Regular international travel will be required, averaging around 6-8 trips per year to the regional teams' country partners. CLDP Attorney-Advisors in this position carry out many of their programs in the host countries around the world, and also bring delegations to the U.S. for study tours. Spanish professional fluency is strongly preferred, but not required. Middle East and Africa Team: Candidates should have prior legal experience in the project finance, alternative dispute resolution, infrastructure, and/or trade sectors. In this position, the Attorney-Advisor will be expected to be able to converse with a variety of stakeholders on the legal and regulatory frameworks governing infrastructure projects, including investment and project finance, arbitration, and government contracting. Prior legal experience with the administration, drafting, interpretation, and/or enforcement of legal, regulatory, and/or transactional documents in the infrastructure sector, such as: public-private partnership agreements and/or regulations, infrastructure concessions and contracts, or infrastructure project finance documents. Legal experience in the energy/power sectors also welcome. Prior experience and/or familiarity with working with foreign governments and/or development finance institutions is strongly preferred. Regular international travel will be required, averaging around 6-8 trips per year to the regional teams' country partners. CLDP Attorney-Advisors in this position carry out many of their programs in the host countries around the world, and also bring delegations to the U.S. for study tours. Knowledge of French or Arabic is preferred, but not required. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Attorney Advisor (International)(Public Notice Flyer) GS-0905-12/13/14 FPL-GS-14 positions within the Office of the Secretary in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use of possession of drugs. A trial period may be required. Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/) If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Drug Test Required: Yes License required: Yes, Active Good Standing Bar Membership Bargaining Unit Position: No Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): Yes Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will Not be paid

Must be a law school graduate with a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. See Qualifications Above.

Applicants will be rated based on their education, experience, demonstrated legal research and writing abilities, and performance during the interview process. There are no numerical rating systems through which to apply veterans preference; however, the Office of the General Counsel favorably considers veterans preference eligibility in hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans preference are encouraged to include that information in their cover letter or resume. If selected, additional information may be required.

This position does not confer non-competitive conversion to the competitive service. Acceptance of an excepted service appointment from applicants in the competitive service will require a written statement of understanding when voluntarily leaving the competitive service. Regular international travel will be required, averaging around 6-8 trips per year, to global and occasionally domestic destinations. CLDP Attorney-Advisors in this position carry out many of their programs in the host countries around the world, and also bring delegations to the U.S. for study tours. Please review specialized experience requirements for the regional team you are applying for.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING RESUMES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION Submit required documents email to [email protected] with the following headers depending on the position you are applying for and including at least the following information in the email's body: -"Re: Asia-Pacific Attorney-Advisor Position" -"Re: Eastern Europe Attorney-Advisor Position" -"Re: Latin America Caribbean Attorney-Advisor Position" [PERSON'S NAME] [PERSONS' ADDRESS] [PERSON'S PHONE NUMBER] [PERSON'S EMAIL ADDRESS]

A complete application consists of the following: Cover letter. Address demonstrated interests and qualifications as it relates to the position. Resume no more than 2 pages showing relevant experience. Your resume should list your educational and work experience, including the dates (mm/dd/yyyy) and provide the hours per week, if less than 40. For work in the Federal Service, please include the pay plan and grade level for the position(s). Copy of law school transcript. (Unofficial copy is sufficient, but official copy must be submitted before appointment). You are not required to submit official documents at this time; copies are sufficient. Certificate of bar membership and proof of good standing. Prior to receiving an offer, you will be asked to provide a certificate of bar membership and proof of good standing. Failure to provide documents, if selected, may result in lost consideration. Please DO NOT put your SSN on pages within your application package. Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.