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Job opening: Foreign Affairs Officer

Salary: $155 700 - 183 500 per year
Published at: Sep 29 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES/O/OPA). OES/O/OPA leads global engagement to advance the economic, security, and environmental interests of the United States in international ocean and polar affairs.

Duties

Develops, coordinates and implements U.S. foreign policy, positions, and initiatives pertaining to Antarctica. Plans, organizes, and directs strategy for promoting U.S. Antarctica policy, domestically and internationally regarding security, marine conservation in the Southern Ocean, science, environmental protection, and Southern Ocean fishery management. Negotiates, addresses, and promotes Antarctic policies around the world with senior interlocutors from members of the Antarctic Treaty System. Serves as a recognized expert on issues related to international policy, providing technical and strategic input in the development of policies and programs Serves as the United States Head of Delegation to the Antarctic Treaty and as the U.S. Commissioner to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

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.
  • Obtain/maintain eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Information
  • 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/

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.) 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-14 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 conducting analysis and providing recommendations on international environmental policy.   Experience coordinating negotiating, and implementing foreign policy positions and initiatives pertaining to international environmental, marine, OR Antarctic policy Experience representing an organization; providing technical and strategic input on issues involving international policy.  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.

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 1999 Dyess Ave. Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United States
  • Name: Elizabeth Rice
  • Phone: 000-000-0000
  • Email: [email protected]

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