This position is located in the Office of Alumni Affairs, which reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), US Department of State. The Office of Alumni Affairs fulfills a vital ECA mission of sustaining USG engagement with nearly two million past participants, or alumni, of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-facilitated international educational and cultural exchange programs.

Duties

Advises overseas Missions on strategic alumni engagement, serving as subject matter expert on alumni programming design and implementation, and ensuring clear links to foreign policy goals and objectives. Works collaboratively to design and lead distance-learning training on alumni engagement for Foreign Service officers and locally employed staff. Develops and implements alumni engagement initiatives, programs, and activities that support U.S. foreign policy goals, reinforce alumni identity, and strengthen alumni networks at home and abroad. Ensure proper expenditure of taxpayer funds by monitoring alumni engagement programs, projects, and budgets, including responsible oversight of institutional grants and cooperative agreements, Informs partners, alumni, and the public about the goals, objectives, outcomes, and impact of alumni programming, and resources available to support it.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/
• Requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.  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.) IN ADDITION to meeting one of the basic entry qualifications requirements listed above, applicants applying for the GS-11 MUST also meet one of the requirements listed below: Have at least 1 year of specialized experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience must be related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience implementing alumni engagement initiatives, programs and outreach. Experience reviewing and analyzing project proposals and budgets to ensure cost effectiveness. Experience establishing liaison relationships with stakeholders, partners, and alumni associations. Experience collecting and analyzing trends, reports, and alumni success stories. OR Have 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. This education must demonstrate 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 which is equivalent to the work of the position and equivalent to the GS0-9 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.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 2200 C Street NW Attn: ECA/EX Washington, District of Columbia 20522 United States
• Name: Beatrice Dabney
• Phone: 202-203-7479
• Email: [email protected]