This position serves as the Director of the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO), Office of Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DME) and leads the team of experts on programming guidance on the toughest conflict-related foreign policy challenges – from advising a U.S. special envoy on mediation strategy and dealing with non-state armed groups to managing and growing CSO’s foreign assistance budget and evaluating the impact of cutting-edge conflict prevention programming.

Duties

Directs Office provision of high-level conflict research, planning, program design and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) support to CSO and its conflict and stabilization partners. Works with other governments, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations to support the development and implementation of U.S. policy on peace processes, ceasefires, and complex political negotiations. Carries out various duties and responsibilities typical of a second level supervisor. Serves as key member of CSO senior planning and management staff in contributing substantially to the Bureau’s long-range planning and M&E of its conflict and stabilization programs and initiatives. Collects, synthesizes and disseminates lessons learned from USG interventions and carries out related evaluations that inform training for future CSO deployments.

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. 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-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 leading the negotiation of conflict resolution and addressing complex political dynamics in peace processes and complex political negotiations. Experience analyzing a range of issues addressed in complex negotiations and developing authoritative advice to support effective implementation of policies. 

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]