Foreign Affairs Officer

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (ACN/CTR).

ACN/CTR is responsible for coordination of security assistance programs, which includes developing, implementing, and managing security assistance in key countries to enforce U.S.

sanctions, protect critical technologies, deploy safe, secure U.S. nuclear reactors, and counter biological and chemical weapons threats.

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.) IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 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 overseeing foreign policy related to international security assistance, threat reduction, and/or technology protection measures.

Experience monitoring and evaluating operational management and risk mitigation for threat reduction security assistance programming.

Experience advising senior officials and interagency working groups on policy recommendations 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:

• Analyzes and develops foreign policy to ensure programming and funds are protected against adversary exploitation, comply with legal and sanctions requirements, align with USG policy, and ensure the security of staff and partners.
• Manages assigned programs, maintaining currency on legislative and policy developments affecting the administration of these programs.
• Evaluates proposals for new projects or programs to determine their consistency with U.S. policy objectives, likelihood of success, and value.
• Provides technical, program policy, and program planning consultations and orientation to coworkers and management officials.
• Participates in interagency working groups and meetings in order to make recommendations to management that will assist in achieving relevant policy and program goals.