**Overview**:
Hiring Path:
- Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
For USEFM - FP is 04. Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.
- All Interested Applicants / All Sources
Security Clearance Required:
Public Trust - Background Investigation
Appointment Type
Permanent
Appointment Type Details:
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)
Supervisory Position:
No
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:
No
**Duties**:
The Agricultural Specialist (mid-level specialist) is responsible for representing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Mexico. The incumbent monitors, analyzes, and prepares highly specialized reports on agricultural, marketing and trade policy developments for assigned agricultural commodities. Responsibilities also include working with U.S. and host country government agencies and industries to resolve trade complaints, issues of non-compliance with host country import regulations, and administering market development programs. The incumbent develops and maintains key professional and social relationships (mid-to-high levels) to exchange information and gain cooperation on substantive trade and agricultural policy matters.
**Qualifications and Evaluations**:
- Requirements:
- Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Food and Agricultural Marketing, Agriculture, Agribusiness, International Trade, or a related field is required.
- Evaluations:
LANGUAGE:
English - Fluent level is required. This may be tested
Spanish - fluent level is required. This may be tested.
**To meet the English and Spanish language requirement for this position**:
For English you may submit test results from:
- Stratcomm U.S. Mission to Mexico English Test (Min. score for Fluent is 81%)
- TOEIC Listening & Reading (Min. score for Fluent is 855). Information of a local test center: TOEIC Standard Testing Services, Gauss 9 Int 201-A, Col. Anzures, C.P. 11590, Del. Miguel Hidalgo, México. Tel. (55) 5540-3555 - (55) 5540-3959. The test's fee is the applicant's responsibility.
- TOEFL ITP (Min. score for Fluent is 600).
- TOEFL IBT (Min. score for Fluent is 90).
- IELTS (Min. score for Fluent is 7.0).
- Cambridge CEFR (Min. score for Fluent is C1).
- Duolingo (Min. score for Fluent is 110).
- FSI/ILR (Min. score for Fluent is 3+).
- For Spanish you may submit test results from:
- Stratcomm U.S. Mission to Mexico Spanish Test (Min. score for Fluent is 81%)
- Anglo Eucativo CEFR (Min. score for Fluent is C1)
- FSI Foreign Service Institute /ILR Inter-Agency Language Roundtable (Min. score for Fluent is 3+).
**Skills and Abilities**
**Test for Phase Two**: If you successfully complete phase one of the recruitment process, you will be required to take a proctored test to evaluate your writing, data analysis, and translation proficiency from English to Spanish and vice versa.
**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. Mission in Guadalajara may receive a compensation package that may includes:
- Private Medical and Life insurance;
- U.S. and Mexican holidays (20 per year approximately);
- 12 days of vacation per year starting out. Increases progressively.
- Affiliation to IMSS, AFORE and INFONAVIT;
- Opportunities to travel abroad for training, and more.
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:
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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 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 con
