FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPECIALIST in Policy and Strategy of OFFICE OF NAVAL POLICY.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience researching and analyzing international security/security cooperation affairs.

Experience planning, managing, or executing security/defense cooperation activities. Experience formulating/recommending positions impacting security policies or strategies.

Experience advising senior leaders/decision makers. Experience reviewing intelligence/information concerning regional trends, organizations, or economic/political decisions.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/foreign-affairs-series-0130/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will serve as policy analyst and advisor to Department of the Navy senior leadership and the Director for International Affairs on political-military affairs, legislative economic matters, and security cooperation strategy.
• You will prepare executive summaries on security cooperation strategies, policies, reforms, and international relations, and prepare documents and briefings to inform and advise senior leadership.
• You will advise senior officials and maintain liaison with various governmental agencies and Executive Departments on international affairs matters.
• You will study and analyze international security affairs, identify items of interest that require action or attention, and formulate and recommend positions on international security/relations and security cooperation affairs.
• You will review and monitor all source intelligence and public information concerning regional trends, organizations, security, economic and political decisions, and developments that affect security relationships with foreign countries.