**Overview**:
Hiring Path:
- Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
For USEFM - FP is 03. Vigente 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**:
- Alternatively, if you already happen to have them, you may submit English and Spanish test results that are less than 5 years old.
- For English you may submit test results from TOEIC Listening & Reading (Min. score is 780), TOEFL ITP (Min. score is 620), TOEFL IBT (Min. score is 95), IELTS (Min. score is 7.5), Cambridge (Min. score is C1 C2), Duolingo (Min. score is 120), or FSI/ILR (Min. score is 3+, 4).
**For Spanish you may submit test results from FSI/ILR (Min score is 3+,4)**
**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 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:
For the current COVID-19 Requirements please visit the following link.
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 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.
**About**:
- Ann

📌 Agricultural Specialist (Guadalajara)
🏢 Consulate Guadalajara
📍 Guadalajara