Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer

Department of State Headquarters; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of State Headquarters seeks a senior policy advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. You will counsel senior officials on national and international policy issues and coordinate briefing materials for top leadership.

The role requires leading a small team, ensuring timely delivery of talking points and reports, and adapting to changing priorities in foreign affairs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in international law, international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, anthropology, law, statistics, or humanities; OR 24 semester hours in related fields; OR combined education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Counsel senior officials on political-military policy issues of national and international significance.
• Coordinate and prepare briefing materials, talking points, or reports for senior officials on political-military or foreign affairs issues.
• Lead or supervise the work of others, including task assignment, guidance, and performance evaluation.

Skills

Counsel senior officials

Briefing materials

Supervision of staff

Education

Bachelor's or graduate degree in international law/IR/economics/political science/history/anthropology or related field

Job description

This position is located in the immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM). The PM Bureau includes a staff of Assistant Secretary, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, three Deputy Assistant Secretaries, and twelve offices, including Foreign Service Officers, Civil Service, military detailees, and contractors. For more information about the Bureau, visit: PM

Applicants must meet all the required 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. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. 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 counseling senior officials on political-military policy issues of national and international significance. Experience coordinating and preparing briefing materials, talking points, or reports on political-military or foreign affairs issues for senior officials. Experience leading or supervising the work of others, such as assigning and prioritizing tasks, providing guidance or mentoring, and evaluating the quality of products or performance. 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, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."