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Job opening: Foreign Affairs Officer-Direct Hire Authority

Salary: $112 015 - 145 617 per year
Published at: Dec 14 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This serves as public notice for the use of OPM's Direct Hire Authority. Applicants who meet the qualification requirements will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. This position is located in the Department of State’s Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs (EAP), Office of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands (ANP). 

Duties

Performs action officer duties for U.S. regional engagement and maintains direct contact with and advances U.S. interests in the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), the Pacific Community (SPC), and other regional mechanisms. Advises Department senior policy-making officials in addressing sensitive and complex policy and resource management issues affecting the accomplishment of key national security and foreign policy objectives within the EAP region. Participates in interagency, embassy, and host government planning and strategy development, represents EAP equities and draws on EAP's body of knowledge. Provides advice and assistance to Dept of State offices and USG agencies developing programs in the Pacific. Represents EAP/ANP on grant review panels as well as at meetings on programs with foreign governments and other implementing partners. Briefs key Congressional staff and others as requested and coordinates ANP's contributions to the Joint Regional Strategy and other strategic planning documents.

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.
  • Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.
  • 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-12 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 developing and refining specific policy recommendations and briefing materials for senior leaders relating to Pacific Islands regional organizations and Pacific Island's regional engagement with international organizations. Experience drafting formal and informal reports for Pacific regional and multilateral meetings on the development and implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy’s focus on enhancing engagement with the Pacific Islands and regional organizations. Experience reporting on foreign assistance program expenditures and achievements in compliance with interagency agreements and requirements. 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: Kimberly Mingo
  • Phone: 771 205-2090
  • Email: [email protected]

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