Foreign Affairs Officer - Washington, United States - US Department of State - Agency Wide

US Department of State - Agency Wide
US Department of State - Agency Wide
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Washington, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:


  • Serves as a workinglevel point of contact for issue areas pertinent to the assigned portfolio, maintaining currency on legislative and policy developments affecting the USG's stance and reactions.
  • Monitors developing political situations or issues related to conventional arms threat reduction measures as reported or identified in the various notifications received.
  • Analyzes political, economic, and other reporting from a wide variety of sources that include U.S. missions, Non Governmental Organizations, and foreign media in regions of interest to understand the current situation and its implications.
  • Provides informational consultations and orientations to colleagues and management officials in the Department and the interagency arena. Ensures effective communication of US policy developments and guidance to U.S. mission.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
  • Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.

Qualifications:


Applicants must have the required experience or education as described below and meet any selective factors, when specified.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

Have a bachelor's or graduate degree from an accredited college or university in international law, international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities;

OR Have a bachelor's or graduate degree from an accredited college or university that included a combination of courses, with at least 24 semester hours in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities;

OR Have 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics / quantitative methods;

OR Have a combination of education and experience where your coursework was equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, (as shown above),
PLUS appropriate relevant experience OR additional education.


OR Have completed at least 4 years of appropriate experience in one OR more of the fields listed above in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs

(NOTE:

qualifying work experience may have been gained through residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or international relief work, or other experience in foreign countries.)




Note:

If you are qualifying based on education, you MUST submit 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 lose consideration for this position.


IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.


Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

  • Experience monitoring foreign affairs developments/trends and analyzing their significance to U.S. foreign policy; and
  • Experience assisting in the development of political and foreign policy recommendations related to U.S. national security.

OR Have 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to master's degree or master's OR equivalent graduate degree from an accredited college or university. This education demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position to be filled.


OR Have a combination of graduate level education and specialized experience as described above, which is equivalent to the work of the position and to the GS-07 level in the Federal service. This education and experience must meet 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.


Note:

If you are qualifying based on education, you MUST submit 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 lose consideration for this position.



Education:

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.


Additional information:

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Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Bureau/Office listed on this announcement for approximately 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance
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