Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer - Direct Hire Authority (Office Director)

Summary This position is in the Bureau of Political Military Affairs (PM) Office of Defense Integration (PM/DI), under the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Programs and Operations (PO). The position reports to the DAS PO. PM builds enduring security partnerships to advance U.S. national security objectives. PM provides policy direction in the areas of international security, security assistance, military operations, defense strategy and plans, and defense trade. Responsibilities Supervises and manages a team of civil service, foreign service, and military experts focused on coordinating plans and activities between the Department of State (DoS) and Department of Defense (DoD) to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives. Formulates and advises on policy options for global political military plans and operations, representing the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and the Department's views on DoS-DoD coordination. Facilitates the integration and coordination of DoD strategy, plans, operations, exercises, and sensitive activities to ensure DoS is fully informed of DoD activities that may have significant foreign policy implications. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors 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. 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.) 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 advising on strategic and operational planning processes to achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives; Experience leading teams to foster innovation and achieve common objectives. 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." Education See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov. [If eligible, telework [and/or remote work] agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. [Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite. REMOVE content, as appropriate, for the position]. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.