Foreign Affairs Officer

3 weeks ago

Washington, United States U.S. Department of State Full time

Overview
Open & closing dates

05/22/2024 to 05/30/2024

Salary

$163,964 - $191,900 per year

Pay scale & grade

GS 15

Location

**2 vacancies in the following location**:
Washington, DC
2 vacancies
Remote job

No

Telework eligible

Yes—as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Domestic and international travel may be required.

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Promotion potential

15

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

National security

Announcement number

GEC-2024-0017

Control number

792648800
Summary

The Senior Advisor position is located in the Global Engagement Center GEC, under the Office of the Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. The incumbent serves as a primary advisor to the GEC senior leadership team.

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

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Duties
Serves as a senior advisor to the GEC Front Office principals on issues related to the strategic impact of GEC activities. Develops approaches, recommendations, and programs to resolve issues arising from conflicting goals across GEC activities.
Provides policy guidance and expert advice on efforts to advance GEC mission. Provides strategic direction; implements organizational changes; and, identifies ways to adapt and improve operations and services to achieve greater effectiveness.
Coordinates, integrates, and synchronizes complex, mission essential programs; identifies emergent issues that may impact the GEC ability to accomplish its mission; and, devises and implements strategies and processes to address them.
Leads or assists with the planning and development of intra bureau, departmental, and interagency strategic and programmatic efforts and action recommendations. Briefs senior officials on activities and interagency strategy discussions.
Keeps abreast of trends and developments in research, analysis, and strategy formulation related to programmatic design and implementation; identifies best practices that enhance GEC or departmental planning efforts; and, leads their implementation.
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**Requirements**:
Conditions of Employment
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

**Qualifications**:
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.

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