Job opening: Foreign Affairs Officer - Direct Hire Authority
Salary: $163 964 - 191 900 per year
Published at: May 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is in the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability; Office of Multilateral and Nuclear Affairs (ADS/MNA).
MNA leads efforts to develop and implement U.S. policy and participation in multilateral nuclear arms control and disarmament agreements, commitments, and multilateral bodies. These efforts advance U.S. security interests, embody U.S. leadership in UN and other multilateral structures, and preserve and strengthen the multilateral disarmament machinery.
Duties
Develops initiatives to advance multilateral nuclear arms control efforts.
Represents the U.S. government in international arms control, nonproliferation,
and disarmament meetings and conferences.
Advises on the development of Department and interagency policies and positions concerning multilateral arms control.
Leads the implementation of diplomatic engagement strategies to secure international support for policies and programs.
Administers contracts and grants with non-governmental organizations and national laboratories to achieve foreign policy objectives.
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.
- 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/
- Obtain/maintain eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Information
Qualifications
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors 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 evaluating multilateral nuclear arms control issues to develop policy recommendations;
Experience advising on diplomatic engagement strategies to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives;
Experience analyzing project performance data to recommend operational changes.
Education
See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.
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: Eunice Prikhodko
- Phone: 000-000-0000
- Email: [email protected]
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