This position is located in the Operations Center (S/ES-O). The Operations Center is the Secretary's and the Department's communications/crisis management center. Open 24-hours, 365 days, Crisis Management and Strategy (CMS) monitors and analyzes global events and incidents to anticipate potential hot spots and recommends actions to reduce risk and prepare our diplomatic missions to face any crisis.  

Duties

Supervises the day-to-day work and skill development of the strategic planning crisis management staff, ensuring teamwork and accountability on policy, procedures and practices related to crisis management and strategic crisis planning. Responsible for analyzing and performing research as needed in the formulation and direction of U.S. policy to ascertain where respective risk management efforts could be improved. Provides/oversees a full range of issues including: advancing national strategic objectives and U.S. foreign policy; leading interagency policy/working groups; negotiating Memorandum of Understanding/Memoranda of Agreements. Participates in planning for the evacuation coordination and cooperative efforts with countries to establish comprehensive, effective control systems. Provides expert level analysis and advisory support to senior Department decision makers, as well as senior decision makers of other agencies on policy, procedures and practices related to strategic crisis planning.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required 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. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. 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-13 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 reviewing and/or analyzing international foreign affairs policy problems and issues.-Experience providing risk management, crisis preparedness and/or strategic crisis planning in a foreign affairs environment.-Experience making policy and analysis recommendations on long term crises of wide ranging impact.-Experience developing team priorities and strategic goals. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."

Education

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

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State US Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, District of Columbia 20520 United States
• Name: Lionel Butler
• Phone: 202-485-2735
• Email: [email protected]