Foreign Affairs Officer - Direct Hire Authority

Summary

This position is located in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Conventional Arms Threat Reduction (ISN/CATR).

For more information about this office, visit: ISN/CATR

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Overview

* Accepting applications

* Open & closing dates

10/24/2024 to 10/30/2024

* Salary

$139,395 - $181,216 per year

* Pay scale & grade

GS 14

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Location

* Washington, DC 1 vacancy

* Remote job

No

* Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

* Travel Required

Occasional travel - May require domestic and/or international travel.

* Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

* Appointment type

Permanent

* Work schedule

Full-time

* Service

Competitive

* Promotion potential

14

* Job family (Series)

* 0130 Foreign Affairs

* Supervisory status

No

* Security clearance

Top Secret

* Drug test

Yes

* Position sensitivity and risk

Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk

* Trust determination process

* Credentialing

* Suitability/Fitness

* National security

* Announcement number

HRSC/T/ISN-2025-0005

* Control number

815626200

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This job is open to

* The public

U. S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U. S.

Clarification from the agency

This serves as public notice for the use of an Agency-specific Direct Hire Authority. Applicants will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.

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Duties

* Provides advice to interagency policy development bodies on licensing policy.

* Serves as a Senior Licensing Officer responsible for approving Commerce export license applications and coordinating whole-of-State position on licenses.

* Analyzes issues in order to develop and implement dual use export controls as a national security policy tool.

* Advises peers and licensing officers on issues pertaining to export licenses and export control policy.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

* U. S. Citizenship is required.

* Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.

* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

* Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: dhs. gov/E-Verify/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors 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.

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 meeting one of the basic qualifications requirements listed above, applicants applying for the GS-14 grade level MUST also possess 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 developing policy recommendations related to dual-use export controls.

* Experience providing foreign affairs policy analysis related to national security and nonproliferation.

* Experience participating in multi-stakeholder collaborations regarding policy development.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: naces. org/members. php.

Additional information

* For reasonable accommodation at the U. S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) #-# or . @state. gov.

* If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.

* Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Bureau/Office listed on this announcement for approximately 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

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