About the Position: Join us at the United States Southern Command. We provide direct support to a four-star unified Combatant Commander, but are compact enough that our staff also works with senior leadership representatives of our inter-service, inter-agency and (public and private) international partner organizations. Our contribution to furthering our country's relationships with Caribbean, South and Central American nations and peoples are substantial

Duties

Provide input and prepare CDRUSSOUTHCOM regional policy correspondence to foreign officials, the Joint Staff U.S. Ambassadors, and the Secretaries of State and Defense on Latin America issues. Identify political-military issues for current and future impact on the Command and conduct analysis of their implications and alternatives. Conduct analysis with finished intelligence products to generate political-military fact sheets, information papers, decision papers, and other products for the CDRUSSOUTHCOM and senior staff. Act as the primary political-military affairs expert for the region and countries assigned, analyze message traffic, embassy communications, and open-source information. Act as the political-military staff officer and represent the organization in conferences, exercises, peace talks, treaty negotiations, and other special political-military functions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Applicant will be required to obtain a TOP SECRET SCI clearance.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• Position requires travel up to 20% of the time.
• Due to the nature of this position, employees are required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
• Frequent use of Spanish (Defense Language Proficiency Test equivalent of 2+ in listening, 2+ in reading, and basic conversational ability) to read source material, and infrequently act as interpreter and/or document translator.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. One year of specialized experience which includes experience in analyzing information from a variety of sources to provide political-military and policy advice; in-depth knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of international relations within the organization's area of responsibility; expert on Latin American issues and understanding the perceptions and the peoples of these regions; experience in the areas of political science, international relations, national security, or other strategy-related fields, and experience and knowledge enabling the incumbent to interpret strategy and policy issues and develop appropriate organization policy options and guidance related to political-military assessments of countries in organization's area of responsibility. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communications and MediaPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address FR-APF-W096AA HQ USSOUTHCOM DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk