Job opening: Foreign Affairs Officer
Salary: $139 395 - 181 216 per year
Published at: Apr 09 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The position is located in the Office of Global Change (EGC) in the Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES). EGC leads and coordinates U.S. climate diplomacy and international efforts related to climate change and is responsible for developing programs, allocating funding, monitoring assistance and acquisition awards.
Duties
Serve as grants officer and agreement officer representative performing programmatic, technical and financial functions related to monitoring key Office of Global Change projects and programs.
Provides technical and policy oversight of the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
Serve as a repository for institutional memory of methodology, available processes, and most valid, reliable, and efficient means for the collection of relevant data for reporting.
Lead a range of strategic planning activities that include the timely planning, allocation, notification, and tracking of program funds.
Serve as the bilateral portfolio lead for a key region of interest to the Office of Global Change.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.
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 developing, coordinating, negotiating, and implementing U.S. foreign policy associated with global climate change.
Experience overseeing multilateral organizations including the Green Climate Fund.
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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