This position serves as the Regional Director of the Office of Western Hemisphere and European Affairs, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO/P/WHA-EUR) and provides leadership, direction and oversight for utilizing the Bureau’s conflict expertise to promote stabilization by developing analytical planning, program strategies, initiatives, and learning tools to anticipate, prevent and respond to violent conflict within the WHA-EUR region.

Duties

Acts as the senior policy advisor and expert for the Western Hemisphere and European regions by providing oversight, leadership, and direction to bureau staff. Collaborates with regional and functional Bureaus, and interagency partners to strengthen their regional expertise and further U.S. Government conflict prevention priorities and stabilization. Carries out duties and responsibilities typical of a second level supervisor: overseeing work, dispute resolution, employee performance, staffing, ensuring DEIA goals are observed, providing guidance and professional development opportunities, etc. Serves as senior subject matter expert and authority regarding stabilization and conflict prevention goals and objectives, formulation of strategic prevention, conflict resolution, and security sector stabilization in WHA and EUR Regions. Develops and maintains close, collaborative and long-term relationships with priority embassies as a means of enhancing country-specific administrative and substantive expertise to anticipate, prevent and respond to conflict in the country.

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.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. 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-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 interpreting and applying policy goals and objectives for global political developments. Experience communicating policy recommendations on complex and controversial conflict issues. Experience leading diplomatic and programmatic initiatives to prevent conflict or facilitate stabilization in the Western Hemisphere and / or European countries. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."

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.) Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United States
• Name: Emily Markley
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]