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Duties

The primary purpose of this position is: Serve as Senior Technical Advisor and Chief to SAF/CDM Director of Enterprise Services and the Department of the Air Force on politico-military and security cooperation/security assistance matters, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Title 10 Building Partner Capacity (BPC) programs, and directorate military and civilian personnel issues. Review, analyze, and make recommendations based on the political military, Security Cooperation/Security Assistance budget activities, and strategic policy integration within SAF/CDM and Department of the Air Force. Technical and Senior Civilian Advisor to the Director of Enterprise Services and the Department of the Air Force on political-military and foreign military sales matters in the Mission Partner Environment. Collaborates on DoD-wide efforts to ensure appropriate handling of proposed and ongoing Security Cooperation, Security Assistance in support of the USAF Security Cooperation and Security Cooperation Governance structure At the agency level oversees and responsible for all segments of security cooperation case development for the Director of SAF/CDM Enterprise Services and the Department of the Air Force. Lead for analyzing and examining all aspects of security cooperation case line authorities, various agreements, and building partnership capacity Responsible for implementing and allocating segments Foreign Military Sales and Security Cooperation activities. Plans, organizes, and facilitates the activities of the directorate with the director and serves as the primary advisor on division military and civilian matters Manages all segments of security cooperation SAF/CDM. Represents the Mission Partner Environment with a variety of Department of the Air Force functional area organizations and other executive and legislative branch organizations

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Mobility is a condition of appointment. Employee must sign an Air Force-wide mobility agreement
• This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function with must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions
• Master’s Degree in International Affairs, International Relations, or Strategic Studies is highly desired or over 10 years of experience in International Affairs or Security Cooperation highly desired
• Completion of a Senior Service School (i.e. Air War College, National War College, RAND Fellows, etc.) is highly desirable

Qualifications

Position is designated special-sensitive and requires eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information, or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. A non-disclosure agreement must be signed. This is a Security Cooperation (SC) position due to the nature of the position's duties and responsibilities. Position requires incumbent to attain DoD Security Cooperation Certification in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2017, Title 10 U.S. C., Sect. 384. Incumbent must maintain "good-standing" in an appropriate Area of Concentration (AoC) and certification level as determined by supervisor. Employee must meet DoD Security Cooperation Workforce Certification requirements applicable to the duties of the position. Selectee must meet the education and experience requirements for the designated Certification AoC and Certification Level within one year (Basic-level) or two years (Intermediate-level, Advanced-level and Expert-level) from Security Cooperation Workforce Development-Database entry date to become certified in accordance DoD SC Workforce Certification requirements as outlined in the Implementation Guidelines for the DoD SC Workforce Certification Program signed by the Director, DSCA. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense and Defense Security Cooperation Agency requirements of this certification program. This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain DoD SC certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action. Incumbent is required to maintain 20 hours of Security Cooperation professional development continuous learning every two year period to maintain good standing in the DoD Security Cooperation Workforce Certification Program. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, International Relations series, 0131. BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Degree: major or equivalent, or a combination of courses totaling 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 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics/quantitative methods. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. Courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown above. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR EXPERIENCE: Four 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. Evaluation of Experience: Qualifying experience that provided an intimate knowledge of a foreign country or geographic area may have been gained through residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or inter-national relief work, or other experience in foreign countries. It may also have been gained through teaching college-level courses in international relations or problems associated with a specific foreign geographic area. AND In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-14, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes extensive knowledge of national security, strategic policy, international relations, foreign affairs, foreign assistance programs, and related fields; expert knowledge of DAF of security cooperation and security assistance and foreign military sales programs, US defense alliances, personnel exchange programs, intelligence sharing programs, and US peacekeeping and trade sanction activities; expert knowledge of DAF-wide, long-range programming and personnel planning and placement, Strategic, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (S)PPBE process. Specifically, the Security Cooperation/Security Assistance Program Budget Review (SAPBR) process; expert knowledge in the distinctive relationships between Budget Programming and Formulation, Budget Execution, Post-execution lifecycles, Manpower, and Personnel activities and position development.; appropriately develop, align, and link programming resources to manpower and personnel requirements. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-14 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-15 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Comprehensive knowledge of the USAF Security Cooperation and Security Assistance Governance structure and Security Cooperation Budget Structure and is able to support and execute the full duties of the DAF and SAF/CDM senior leadership in their role coordinating security cooperation and security assistance policy and program issues across the Security Cooperation enterprise and the Mission Partner Environment. Extensive knowledge of US foreign policy, legislation/directives, the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA), and other DoD, Air Force and Space Force directives/regulations governing the sale of military articles and services to foreign governments. Skill and diplomacy in dealing with senior officials in the Federal Government, industry, and the international community. Ability to research and analyze information/situations to provide decision support and recommendations in support of senior Air Force officials' decision-making process. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to develop and coordinate, then justify, defend, present, advocating and advising on security cooperation and security assistance processes, actions, and decisions. Ability to perform work requiring a professional knowledge of the formulation and implementation of foreign policy of the United States in the conduct of the relations, primarily of a political or politico-military nature, of the United States with other governments Continued...

Education

...Cont'd Qualifications

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address AFELM and Other DoD Entities - Pentagon 1720 Air Force Pentagon Washington, DC 20330 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]