Foreign Affairs Officer

3 weeks ago


Washington, United States US Department of State - Agency Wide Full time

**Duties**:

- Develops initiatives to advance multilateral nuclear arms control efforts.
- Represents the U.S. government in international arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament meetings and conferences.
- Advises on the development of Department and interagency policies and positions concerning multilateral arms control.
- Leads the implementation of diplomatic engagement strategies to secure international support for policies and programs.
- Administers contracts and grants with non-governmental organizations and national laboratories to achieve foreign policy objectives.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
- Obtain/maintain eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Information

**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.**

**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 evaluating multilateral nuclear arms control issues to develop policy recommendations;
- Experience advising on diplomatic engagement strategies to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives;
- Experience analyzing project performance data to recommend operational changes.

**Education**:
See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.

**Additional information**:

- **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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**How You Will Be Evaluated**:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following KSAs and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by information in your resume:

- Ability to make policy recommend



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