Foreign Affairs Officer - Direct Hire Authority

U S Department of State
US - District of Columbia - Washington
January 5, 2025

This position is located in the Bureau of Political Military Affairs (PM).
PM builds enduring security partnerships to advance U.S.
national security objectives.
The Bureau is the Department of State's principal link to the Department of Defense.
PM provides policy direction in the areas of international security, security assistance, military operations, defense strategy and plans, and defense trade.
For more information about this Bureau, visit:
PM

Duties Leads the development of innovative strategies to enhance policy and resource impact on the advancement of global security partnerships.
Oversees the Bureau's strategic planning and budget management to align resource allocation with policy priorities.
Analyzes political-military policies to identify issues that could impact U.S.
national security.
Liaises with internal and external stakeholders to address political-military issues and recommend solutions.
Leads special projects related to national security to foster new ideas and develop solutions to emerging challenges.

Requirements Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
U.S.
Citizenship is required.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit:
dhs.gov/E-Verify/
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications Applicants must meet all the 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.
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 advising on political-military issues to recommend policy options or strategies.
Experience coordinating strategic or resource planning processes for political-military programs or projects.
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