International Relations Specialist

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Washington, DC seeks an International Relations Specialist to coordinate and advise on foreign policy and international programs. The role requires preparing reports and briefings for agency leadership and managing government-to-government relations.

The position is telework eligible and requires a Secret security clearance; salary range listed on USAJOBS; applications due by the stated deadline.

Qualifications

• College transcript required; transcripts list courses, institution, credits, and grades.
• Official transcript required before reporting to duty; foreign education must be evaluated for US equivalence per OPM guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Participate, advise, and coordinate in the implementation of foreign policy and international and bilateral programs undertaken by NOAA.
• Provide recommendations, guidance and support to the office of the Director and Deputy, agency policy makers and NOAA senior leadership.
• Evaluate matters affecting international policy issues, foreign policies, and international and bilateral programs that may impact government-to-government and agency-to-agency relations.
• Coordinate findings with other specialists and prepare written reports and/or oral briefings for agency, inter-agency, and international partners.
• Negotiate, implement, and analyze agreements with foreign governments and organizations; maintain knowledge of NOAA cooperation with foreign partners.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Department: Department of Commerce
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of the Under Secretary (UNSEC), Office of International Affairs (OIA), with one vacancy in Washington, DC. This position is also announced under vacancy number UNSEC OIA-27-13098189-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Key Responsibilities

As an International Relations Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Participate, advise, and coordinate in the implementation of foreign policy and international and bilateral programs undertaken by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Use knowledge of U.S. foreign policy, science and technology policy, including environmental policy.

Provide recommendations, guidance and support to the office of the Director and Deputy, agency policy makers and NOAA senior leadership. Evaluate matters affecting international policy issues, foreign policies, and international and bilateral programs that may impact government-to-government and agency-to-agency relations. Apply knowledge to form positions and recommendations which have a significant effect on international policy development, negotiations, and agreements.

Develop sources of information. Identify and perform analyses of issues. Coordinate findings with other specialists and prepare written reports and/or oral briefings to present appropriate information in a concise and coherent manner to agency, inter-agency, and international partners.

Exercise responsibility as an independent specialist for planning and coordinating activities with foreign governments and organizations and analyze and advise on changes in policies and/or resources that affect agency objectives. Negotiate, implement, and analyze agreements with foreign governments and organizations. Maintain full performance level knowledge of NOAA cooperation with various foreign government partners and organizations.

Requirements & Education

College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), name of accredited institution, course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume.

You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken. Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work.

An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty. Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $85447 – $133142/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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