Job Description

Hiring Path:

• Excepted service
• Open to the public

Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency: All Interested Applicants / All Sources
For USEFM - FP is 05. Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.
Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation Appointment Type Permanent Appointment Type Details:

• Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period.

Marketing Statement:

We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.

Summary:

The work schedule for this position is: Full Time (40 hours per week).

Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (+4 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Supervisory Position: No Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No Travel Required: Occasional Travel

travel within Indonesia and to other ASEAN Member States to attend ASEAN-related meeting

Duties

Incumbent serves as the U.S. Mission to ASEAN’s subject matter expert on energy, transportation, infrastructure, and digital economy including cybersecurity, and to a lesser degree trade, investment, and finance as it relates to ASEAN. The incumbent conducts research on ASEAN policies and initiatives; tracks economic engagement with ASEAN by nonmember states; and monitors macroeconomic developments throughout Southeast Asia. The incumbent provides advice and support to the USASEAN’s Economic Officer and to the Director of U.S.-ASEAN Connect, and supports implementation of U.S.-ASEAN Connect Programs. The Incumbent is charged with regular reporting and research duties and maintaining excellent relations with the ASEAN Secretariat and other outside contacts, particularly within the U.S. private sector, and with counterparts in the Economic sections of all ASEAN Member States and Dialogue Partner Missions in Jakarta.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:

EXPERIENCE: A minimum of five years of general or project management experience in an economic think tank, international organization, NGO, government agency or corporation.

JOB KNOWLEDGE: Strong comfort level with general economic and business concepts and practices, including, micro and macroeconomics, trade, tariff and non-tariff barriers, investment and finance; e-commerce; regulatory barriers to economic growth, ASEAN economic integration through the ASEAN Economic Community, etc. Should have a working knowledge of the history of ASEAN; organizational developments in the region; major business and economic trends in the region; knowledge of ASEAN countries beyond Indonesia; understanding of ASEAN's institutions and organizational structure.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, or other business-related degree required.

Evaluations:

LANGUAGES (these may be tested): Native fluency in English is required (minimum Level IV English). Must be able to write and speak in English
without significant editing by native English speakers. Level IV Bahasa Indonesia.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission 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.

Qualifications:

All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

Benefits and Other Info

Benefits: Agency Benefits:

Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Bi-Mission in Indonesia and ASEAN, Jakarta, may receive a compensation package that may include health, separation, and other benefits.

For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.

The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.

Other Information:

HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS: Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference.

HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER:

• 
  AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*

• 
  AEFM / USEFM

• 
  FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **

• 
  IMPORTANT: Applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”), equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.

** This level of preference applies to all Foreign Service employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.

For more information (i.e., what is an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH, etc.?) and for additional employment considerations, please visit the following link.

COVID-19 Requirements for Eligible Family Members
As required by Executive Order 14043, Eligible Family Members who will be employed on a Family Member Appointment (FMA) or a Temporary Appointment (TEMP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee’s duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected for the position, the agency will provide you additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a medical or religious accommodation.

Eligible Family Members who will be employed on a Personal Services Agreement and compensated under the USG pay plan will be required to attest to their vaccination status using the Vaccine Attestation Form. If you are not fully vaccinated or decline to provide this information, you will be required to demonstrate proof of a negative COVID-19 test completed within 72 hours of entry to a Mission facility and comply with enhanced COVID-19 mitigation protocols. If selected for the position, the agency will provide you additional information regarding these requirements.

COVID-19 Requirements for Local Candidates
Candidates who will be employed on either a Personal Services Agreement or a direct hire appointment and compensated under the Mission’s Local Compensation Plan will be required to follow all Mission COVID-19 policies applicable to Locally Employed Staff. If selected for the position, the agency will provide you additional information regarding these requirements.

How to Apply

How to Apply:

All candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust - Background Check clearance.

To apply for this position click the “Submit Application” button. For more information on how to apply visit the Mission internet site.

Required Documents:

In order to qualify based on education, you MUST submit the requested diploma and/or transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you will not be considered for this position.

• 
  Educational proof (minimum bachelor degree certificate)
• 
  Proof of citizenship (identification card)
• 
  Copy of Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent) - applicable to USEFM only
• 
  DD-214 - Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)
• 
  SF-50 (if applicable)

Next Steps:

Applicants who are invited to take a language or skills test, or who are selected for an interview will be contacted via email.

For further information - the complete position description listing all of the duties, responsibilities, required qualifications, etc. may be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Office.

Thank you for your application and your interest in working at the U.S. Bi-Mission to Indonesia and ASEAN, Jakarta.