Economic and Commercial Specialist

**Duties**:
The position serves as the primary point of contact for Mission France for promotion of U.S. economic and commercial diplomacy across American Presence post (APP) Rennes' area of responsibility. The position is responsible for monitoring, analyzing and contributing to reports on regional political developments. In addition, job holder fulfills numerous administrative duties, and performs back-up emergency American Citizen Services (ACS) work. Job holder serves as back up to the Public Diplomacy Specialist in dealing with local media, coordinating social media, and in implementing all cultural functions as appropriate. Job holder assists with long-term planning and implementation of official high-level visiting delegations. Serves as an APP Rennes principal point of contact for developing and maintaining positive relations with sub-national government entities across the reporting district, including engagement with political leadership at all levels. Identifies important and emerging nongovernmental organizations and develops and maintains relationships with these organizations to advance Mission strategic objectives.

APP Rennes covers Normandy, Brittany, and the Pays de la Loire - an area larger than Portugal with a population of almost 11 million people. APP Rennes' district includes two of the largest cities in France, several major research universities, a high concentration of France's energy sector, multiple French military command elements, one of France's most influential newspapers, as well as the D-Day beaches and American military cemeteries in Normandy and Brittany. Mission France is an overseas staffing model (OSM) 5+ mission with five constituent posts, making it one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world, with complex, diverse bilateral and multilateral policy issues.

**Important notes**:

- Please make sure you enter ALL your work experience(s) and education and ALL your languages (including your native language). Attached Curriculum files **will not **be considered.
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**Qualifications and Evaluations**:

- Requirements:
EXPERIENCE: Five years of experience in a business environment, including government and foreign relations.
- **Must have a valid, current French driver's license for Permis B and have had a valid driver's license for a minimum of 5 years**
- **Must be able to qualify to complete Smith Driver Training**
- **To work after hours and weekends on a fairly regular basis is required**
- Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in any of the following fields: international relations, business management, economics, political science, or American Studies is required.
- Evaluations:
LANGUAGES (THESE WILL BE TESTED):
English: Fluent - speaking/reading/writing, may include the ability to translate

French: Fluent - speaking/reading/writing, may include the ability to translate

**SKILLS AND ABILITIES**:

- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to interact with regional media. Good networking skills
- Ability to perform public speaking in French and English
- Good leadership skills

**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:
**SALARY**: the **annual gross salary includes**: the profit-sharing allowance, the vacation allowance, the bonus allowance and the “Comité d’Entreprise” allowance.

**MEAL TICKETS**: Meal tickets have a face value of EUR 8.25/day. 60% of the daily amount is paid by the U.S. Government. An employee contribution of EUR 3.30 per ticket will be deducted in payroll. The number of meal tickets is limited to 202 workdays per year.

**TRANSPORTATION**:Employees are eligible for a reimbursement of 50% of the cost of public transportation passes purchased for commuting purposes.

**HOLIDAYS**: The U.S. Missions in France observe eleven U.S. holidays per year and up to ten French holidays.

**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 ORDER:
1. AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
2. AEFM / USEFM
3. 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”), Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability dated within the past six months, equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is an