You will serve as an INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST with the US Indo-Pacific Command. The position is located in Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate (J5), Northeast Asia Policy Division (J51). The duty station is Camp HM Smith, HI.

Duties

You will serve as the Taiwan and Cross Strait Relations Director You will advise on policy matters pertaining to political-military affairs, competition with the People?s Republic of China (PRC), and cross strait issues with Taiwan, the PRC, Hong Kong, and Macau You will provide detailed analysis, summaries, and recommendations pertaining to the formulation, coordination, and execution of national policy in the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility You will develop USINDOPACM positions on political-military issues involving the U.S.-Peoples Republic of China and the U.S. ? Taiwan security relationships You will analyze and assess current INDOPACOM policy in order to ensure relevancy You will develop regional security policies and military strategy You will advise and assist CDRUSINDOPACOM and senior INDOPACOM staff to support high level military and defense talks with China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong You will develop and provide briefings, read ahead materials, information papers, talking points and analyses for USINDOPACOM staff, senior leaders and others

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain/maintain an interim or final Top Secret/SCI security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain/maintain the required clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random test
• Regional travel is required, typically consisting of up to one week every other month.
• You may be required to travel up to 25%
• Crisis action operations can require long hours of concentrated effort, sometimes on short notice at nights and weekends.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required
• You must be able to obtain an official U.S. passport

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position (listed in the Education section of this recruitment), your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional International Relations Specialist using comprehensive knowledge of geopolitical, socio-economic, and/or military operations within Northeast Asia, particularly the People's Republic of China and Taiwan to perform the following: 1) Formulating or advising on positions related to national security and/or regional military strategies specifically to the Northeast Asia region: 2) Developing, implementing, and/or advising on regional strategy and new policies based on analysis of current policies; 3) Developing recommendations and/or providing assessments to senior personnel related to security strategy and objectives; 4) Planning, initiating, coordinating and/or executing research projects, workshops, and events for decision-makers at the highest government agency, inter-agency, and/or private sector or academic levels. 5) Planning, control and evaluation methods for organizational resources, programs, policies, and operations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/international-relations-series-0131/

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must:
Have successfully completed a bachelor's or high degree with a major or equivalent, or a combination of courses totaling 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 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 with courses equivalent to a major that included 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, plus four years of appropriate experience in one or more of the fields in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs or additional education; or 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics/quantitative methods, plus addition education or appropriate experience gained through residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or inter-national relief work, or other experience in foreign countries. (Experience may also have been gained through teaching college-level courses in international relations or problems associated with a specific foreign geographic area).
OR
Have at least four 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.

You must provide transcripts to support claims of education to meet the Basic Requirement.

Contacts

• Address HEADQUARTERS US INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND HQ US Pacific Command Honolulu, HI 96701 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]