Senior Foreign Affairs & Policy Analyst (TS/SCI)

Cherokee Federal; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Other benefits

Job summary

Cherokee Federal is seeking a Foreign Affairs Specialist in Washington, DC to support the Department’s legislative engagement and international security policy efforts. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and expertise in foreign policy, diplomacy, and arms control.

The position involves briefing senior officials, coordinating with interagency partners, and developing policy options across congressional and executive branches. Applicants must be U.S.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with three years of international politics, foreign policy, military/defense, or security cooperation experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of legislative affairs, international diplomacy, and interagency coordination processes.
• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities with strong administrative and organizational skills.
• Experience supporting foreign policy priorities including arms control, counterterrorism, emerging threats, international narcotics and law enforcement, and political-military affairs.
• Ability to interpret data from multiple sources, simplify complex findings, and define policy alternatives.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively within the interagency environment with knowledge of agency goals and objectives.
• Superior knowledge of international diplomatic dynamics for at least one region of the world including AF, EAP, EUR, NEA, SCA, or WHA.
• Knowledge of political, economic, social, legal, and diplomatic aspects of policy options to effectively negotiate and prioritize legislative initiatives.
• Ability to prepare and present classified briefing materials for senior leadership engagements.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must possess and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Department officials for Congressional engagements including preparatory meetings, briefings, hearings, and nominations.
• Process Congressional notifications for appropriated funds and track emerging and enacted legislation affecting State Department equities.
• Respond to Congressional inquiries and support legislative coordination activities.
• Examine, compare, and develop policy options while conducting research to support policymaking officials.
• Prepare briefing materials involving classified information.
• Build and maintain relationships with legislative affairs counterparts across the National Security Council, executive branch agencies, and the Department’s Bureau of Legislative Affairs (H).
• Represent the T Family’s Congressional interests before Congressional committees, member offices, and interagency partners on arms control and international security policy matters.
• Contribute to the recording and dissemination of performance metrics and reporting mechanisms to assess outreach strategy effectiveness.
• Interpret and synthesize complex data from multiple sources to support policy alternatives and strategic recommendations.
• Support interagency coordination efforts involving diplomatic, legislative, and security priorities.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Organizational skills

Policy analysis

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Cherokee Federal is seeking a Foreign Affairs Specialist in Washington, DC to support the Department’s legislative engagement and international security policy efforts. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and expertise in foreign policy, diplomacy, and arms control.

The position involves briefing senior officials, coordinating with interagency partners, and developing policy options across congressional and executive branches. Applicants must be U.S.