Foreign Affairs Officer
What you'd do
This position is located in the Office of Press and Public Diplomacy (PPD) in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA). NEA leads U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa region through carefully administered diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance that advances the interests, safety, and economic prosperity of the American people. PPD and posts use all public diplomacy tools to advance strategic priorities, expand America's network of influence in the region.
Major duties
Serves as the lead action officer in assigned program area/geographic region. Monitors, evaluates, and coordinates program requirements against established implementation goals. Liaises with the department, governmental and multilateral organizations to inform and explain U.S. policies/programs. Drafts policy memoranda and positions papers for senior Departmental officials to use in meetings. Develops and proposes resolutions of program policy and procedural issues; and coordinates implementation of management decisions on the program.
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-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 providing policy advice and guidance to senior officials to advance foreign policy priorities and objectives. Experience drafting and clearing materials, such as policy memoranda, press guidance, briefing material and position papers for senior officials in support of U.S. foreign policy priorities. Experience compiling, analyzing, and presenting information for use in policy formulation.
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