Job opening: Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer
Salary: $163 964 - 191 900 per year
Published at: Sep 30 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The position is in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfer (PM/RSAT).
RSAT is the Department's principal entry point for bilateral and regional political-military questions from the U.S. government interagency and foreign governments. RSAT consists of three regional teams (Europe & Western Hemisphere; Middle East & Africa; South, Central, & East Asia) and three functional teams (Third Party Transfer, Foreign Military Sales, and Global Issues).
Duties
Manages a team of approximately 8-15 officers on two regional or functional teams that work on arms transfers issues across the globe.
Exercises supervisory responsibilities involving work assignment and review, as well as the administrative and personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised.
Represents the Bureau and Department at policy discussions with interagency and international partners focused on regional security and arms transfers.
Confers at the leadership level throughout the interagency to finalize decisions, come to resolution on divergent viewpoints, and build consensus for U.S. arms transfer and related foreign policy.
Advises on the development of U.S. policy and strategies concerning the latest regional security and arms transfer developments.
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 developing policy options or strategies to support regional security and arms transfers.
Experience making recommendations for global political-military activities.
Experience negotiating with interagency partners to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives.
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., E119B
Charleston, South Carolina 29405
United States
- Name: Eunice Prikhodko
- Phone: 000-000-0000
- Email: [email protected]
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