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

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Duties:


  • At the GS12 level, the incumbent performs essentially the same duties as outlined; however, the scope and complexity of assignments are of less responsibility and independence and receive closer supervision than at the GS13 level.
  • Monitors political, military, and other developments, trends, and reporting to understand the implications for U.S. interests and achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives.
  • Advises on problems and possible solutions in bilateral and multilateral arms control policy and program implementation.
  • Serves as an initial point of contact for all incoming actions from internal and external sources regarding arms control and disarmament agreements.
  • Liaises with internal and external stakeholders to advance U.S. national security policies and objectives.
  • Determines treaty and operational implications for incoming and outgoing NNRRC messages, correcting and/or translating notifications into English, if necessary.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

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.



  • Experience analyzing arms control issues or developments that impact U.S. national security interests.
  • Experience participating in U.S. foreign policy or program implementation.
  • Experience preparing and presenting briefings.
  • Experience evaluating factors and conditions involved in the development of international arms control policies or operations.
  • Experience making recommendations for the design or implementation of international arms control policies or operations.
  • Experience preparing and presenting briefings.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR:


Note:
This position has a Selective Placement Factor (SPF). The SPF is applied in addition to minimum qualifications. Applicants who do not meet the criteria for the SPF are ineligible for further consideration.


To meet the Selective Placement Factor requirement, applicants must possess a proficiency score of 3 (General Professional Proficiency) in speaking the Russian language and 3 in reading the Russian language as measured by the Foreign Service Institute or equivalent.


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 requirements may vary for such similar positions.

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