This position is located in Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA), Research Analysis and Intelligence Dissemination Directorate (RAID). The incumbent serves as a Foreign Affairs Specialist. The primary purpose of this position is to study, review (country and entities technology transfer trends and patterns), development, and adjustment of policies, analysis, and programs required to support OSD and DoD objectives in protecting and maintaining the U.S. technological competitive edge

Duties

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Plays a major role in the study, review, development, and adjustment of policies, strategies, and programs required to support the ASD on complex defense policy, national security (intelligence analysis), technology security, and defense trade issues, both orally and in writing, to a wide variety of audiences on complex analytical issues, both nationally and internationally, in and outside of government. Reviews and develops Policy positions and responses to action originating in other DoD and non-DOD offices or agencies that have implications for national security policy, strategy, and planning. Execute and provides oversight for the development of Defense studies, country and entities trend/pattern analyses, development, adjustment of policies and programs required to support OSD and DoD objectives in protecting and maintaining the U.S. technological competitive edge. Identifies key developments, both domestically and internationally, that impact technology security, export control and defense cooperation efforts. Conducts regional and transnational trend intelligence analysis: identify proliferation and diversion networks. Lead for agency's coordination and responses with domestic and international Intelligence Community agencies and Law Enforcement authorities. Provides expert advice and recommendations to DoD senior leadership regarding our strategic competitors, on such complex developments for use in internal DoD, interagency, including NSC decision-making forums, and international engagements.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment and are subjected to random drug testing.
• Position has been designated as Special Sensitive. Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret with SCI/SAP security clearance.
• The incumbent must adhere to DoD Standards of Conduct

Qualifications

Basic 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. OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. 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 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. This experience must have included either (a) responsibility for the direction and coordination of research, analysis, or other professional work in one or more of the fields listed in A above, or (b) specialized professional work of a high level of difficulty and responsibility in one or more of these fields. This high level experience must have been in such specialized activities as (1) formulation of instructions and policy guidance for United States representatives in international organizations; (2) transport and communication involving knowledge of economic, political, and technical aspects of international aviation, shipping, inland transport, or radio, telephone, and telegraph, etc.; (3) cultural affairs involving formulation and operation of policy on large-scale international cultural exchange programs; (4) occupied area affairs involving problems of occupation of conquered or liberated countries, regions, or zones; or (5) other specialized international affairs such as analyzing public opinion and attitudes, evaluating specific conditions, trends, or forces in a foreign country, formulating policy on problems of petroleum resources or fisheries, etc., representing foreign interests, protecting American property or interests, arranging for conferences, or similar activities. Along with the basic requirement, applicants must meet the following time in grade and specialized experience requirements: For GS-13: Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-13 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-12 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: experience providing advice to supervisors in regards to reports and inquiries received from outside sources; researching technology with potential application to organizational mission,and working as a team to implement new technology. For GS-14: Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-14 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-13 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-13 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: experience communicating policies and issues to senior management; developing responses to actions originating within agency that impact agency missions, and communicating technology applications with national security implications. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Competencies: Communication, Decision Support, International Engagement Assessment & Analysis, and Research Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met at the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GS-13/14 grade levels.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study

To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at the time of application. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services .

Contacts

• Address Defense Technology Security Administration Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]