Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer
What you'd do
This position is located in the Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Environmental Quality (OES/ENV). OES/ENV leads the development and implementation of United States (U.S.) foreign policy that supports international efforts to reduce the impacts of toxic chemicals, hazadous waste, ozone layer depletion, and air pollution.
Major duties
Represents the Bureau and Office at a variety of high-level environmental policy meetings within DOS and with senior interagency partners regarding environmental topics such as toxic chemicals, hazardous waste, and air pollution. Serves as principal advisor to the Office Director in the formulation, interpretation, and implementation of all environmental policies, programs, and procedures that are within the Offices mandate. Directs the efforts of employees, contractors, and non-career appointment staff, including fellows, paid/unpaid interns, and temporary appointees and determines goals, plans, and resource needs for subordinate subsections. Reviews and clears responses to Congressional requests for information, and oversees the preparation of environmental program reports, recommendations, and other written materials prepared by the divisions for consideration by senior policy makers. The incumbent serves as the full deputy to the Office Director and shares fully with the Director in providing the overall direction, management, and policy guidance for all the environmental functions and activities of the Office.
What you need to qualify
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-14 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 formulating, interpreting and implementing environmental policies, programs and procedures. Experience analyzing and advising senior official on policy issues related to environmental issues through multilateral organizations. Experience coordinating and overseeing the implementation of work plans for environmental cooperation mechanisms with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners. 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, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."
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