Located in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). This position serves as a senior Foreign Affairs Officer (FAO) assigned to the anti-corruption team supporting the Department of State’s Coordinator on Global Anticorruption and is a recognized expert in the anti-corruption and foreign affairs fields.

Duties

Develops policy guidance on Bureau, Department, and Administration anti-corruption strategy, doctrine, foreign assistance and diplomatic priorities in the field of anti-corruption and leads efforts to expand anti-corruption expertise and training. Writes a wide range of technical and informational memoranda/letters, prepares Congressional testimony, and drafts bilateral/multilateral agreements in accordance with Department policies and positions. Reviews and analyzes classified intelligence products to understand corruption challenges and develop policy responses in coordination with Department and interagency counterparts; reviews classified sanctions and visa designation packages. Advises the Coordinator, INL leadership, and other Departmental and interagency contacts on anti-corruption policy issues and challenges; develops /proposes resolutions of policy and procedural issues and coordinates implementation of decisions. Serves as the Coordinators chief action officer in an assigned policy area.

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. 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 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 managing and coordinating multilateral activities such as the Summit for Democracy and associated cohorts; Experience representing the United States and the Department in multilateral fora, including at the Summit for Democracy; Experience developing and managing the anti-corruption elements of U.S. national legislation; Experience developing, designing, managing, and strengthening anti-corruption sanctions policies and tools, including enhancements of existing such tools and authorities; and, Experience leading and coordinating U.S. engagement with civil society and nongovernmental organizations with respect to anti-corruption. 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 Reg. Ctr., E119B Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United States
• Name: A. Green
• Phone: 843-952-0115
• Email: [email protected]