Foreign Affairs Officer

Full Job Description

Located in the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, under the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Development, Office of Investment Affairs (EEB/IFD/OIA).

Serves as the Outbound Investment Security Program Policy Lead in the Office of Investment Affairs exhibiting a mastery over the complex interplay among investment and national security, investment promotion, public policy responses, and foreign policy implementation.

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-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 working with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Experience participating in U.S.

interagency coordination on the Outbound Investment Security Program Experience leading U.S.

efforts in multilateral initiatives related to Investment and Investment Security 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:

• Serves as a recognized expert throughout the Department and foreign affairs community in investment security, both inbound investment screening and the Outbound investment Security Program, and other aspects of international investment policy.
• Analyzes cutting edge technology including AI, Quantum, and semiconductor design and production and recommends policies to maintain U.S. technology leadership.
• Formulates, guides, and conducts in-depth research on major political, technological, social, economic, and/or military developments in areas of expertise and prepares analyses intended for use by senior-level officers.
• Drafts, presents, and defends policy- relevant analyses for Department and other Federal officials. Provides briefings and written products to top management officials and serves as a liaison with key Bureau staff.