International Trade Consultant

ICF is looking for an International Trade Specialist (Consultant) to support ICF’s work with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT). The specialist will conduct qualitative research and provide technical input for the ICF research team to identify, review, and analyze U.S. and international trade data specific to ICF meet research project objectives.  The international trade research specialist will need to leverage analysis of trade data with open-source research and original qualitative research to map the international trade of goods deemed to be at risk of being produced with forced or child labor.

This short-term consultancy requires immediate availability for approximately 12 months, with hours ranging from 10 to 20 each week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify production and trade data on select products and independently analyze findings given limitations of data sources
• Produce short research papers on qualitative and quantitative findings
• Ensure high professional quality of assigned deliverables
• Provide ad hoc assistance in qualitative research, developing tables and graphs, and final editing as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in public policy, international development, international trade, business administration, international business, political science, or economics
• 5+ years of experience working on international trade and/or international economic issues
• 2 + years of experience working with trade and tariff databases
• 2+ years of experience using advanced quantitative analysis skills
• 5+ years of experience applying knowledge of the key fundamentals of international trade
• 2+ years of work experience related to international labor, child labor, and forced labor in global supply chains
• Experience writing at least 10 reports related to international trade issues for the U.S. Government agencies.
• Advanced fluency in written and verbal English

Preferred Qualification:

• Foreign language skills in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Chinese

Professional Skills

• Excellent English writing skills

• Ability to follow detailed instructions and produce accurate results, often on a quick turnaround basis
• Ability to conduct work in a professional and courteous manner
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively as part of a team and to be self-motivated

Contact: Please send CV to Megan Spellacy, ICF, Email: Megan.Spellacy@icf.com

Working at ICF

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