This serves as public notice for the use of OPM's Direct Hire Authority. Applicants who meet the qualification requirements will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. The position is in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' Cultural Heritage Center. This position serves as an expert resource for U.S. embassies, helping to design and implement cultural heritage initiatives.

Duties

Designs and manages CHC initiatives, projects and programs that support cultural heritage preservation the assigned region(s) and partner countries. Identifies and develops programs to implement cultural property agreements and to broadly advance regional cultural heritage protections. Provides or obtains research and analysis pertaining to cultural property agreements with foreign governments. Plays a leading role in supplementing and expanding CHC’s capacity to provide technical and other expertise on international cultural heritage issues to other ECA programs, departmental entities, Embassies, and across the interagency. Liaises on behalf of the Department, ECA and the CHC on cultural heritage issues, trends, and developments worldwide with U.S. and international stakeholders including foreign government officials.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the 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.  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.) IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 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 supporting research and management of foreign assistance cultural heritage projects. Experience gathering data from a wide variety of sources and researching and analyzing trafficking of cultural property. Experience with policies, regulations, laws, and international conventions and UN goals related to cultural property protection and cultural heritage preservation. 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. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 2200 C Street C101 Attn: ECA/EX Washington, District of Columbia 20008 United States
• Name: Yvonda Price
• Phone: 202-571-7239
• Email: [email protected]