Foreign Affairs Officer

Full Job Description

This job is in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of the Executive Director, Post Analysis and Support Staff (CA/EX/PAS). CA/EX/PAS supports consular operations at embassies and consulates.

CA/EX/PAS comprises a Regional Team, the Staffing and Assignments Branch, and the Global Support Strategy Program Management Team. This job provides Consular services on an intermittent basis.

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-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 dealing with regional and other factors causing U.S.

citizens and aliens to use fraudulent travel documentation to travel to and enter the United States Expert experience in applying evolving laws, regulations and policies governing the adjudication of passports, visas and eligibility for federal benefits; Experience in applying laws, regulations, and policies in international relations 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. Major Duties:

• Receiving, reviewing, and adjudicating applications for non-immigrant visas
• Serves as advisor who conducts research, analysis, and assists in overseas site visits; works on issues pertinent to geographic areas in support of U.S. government's stance and reactions.
• Provides informational consultations and orientations to colleagues and management officials in the Department and the inter-agency arena.
• Develops and proposes resolutions of policy and procedural issues and coordinates implementation of policy decisions.