Foreign Affairs Officer

Responsibilities

• Responsible for implementing and interpreting the Foreign Missions Act of 1982.
• Coordinate and maintain the reciprocal policies and procedures affecting the activities of the diplomatic communities.
• Serve as the lead on emergency management within the respective region and conduct outreach activities to advance awareness and management of privileges and restrictions that apply to the foreign diplomatic community.
• Prepare reports of the short and long-term impact of new OFM policy initiatives in the region for use by the Regional Director and OFM Washington in policy formulation and implementation.
• Serve as one of the office liaisons with the governmental and non-governmental communities to inform and explain U.S. policies and goals related to the foreign mission community.
• The incumbent of the GS-12 position performs essentially the same duties as the GS-13, under closer supervision and decreased level of complexity.

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants must meet time‑in‑grade and time after competitive appointment requirements. Time‑in‑grade requirements:
Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time‑in‑grade restrictions, per 5

CFR 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.

GS-12 IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 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 assisting with establishing and maintaining key points of contact at foreign missions and federal, state, and local government agencies.
• Experience assisting with planning, coordinating, and conducting outreach activities.
• Experience assisting the liaison between foreign missions and local emergency management agencies during disaster response efforts.

GS-13 IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 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 establishing and maintaining key points of contact at foreign missions and federal, state, and local government agencies.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and conducting outreach activities to foreign missions and federal, state, and local government agencies.
• Experience acting as liaison between foreign missions and local emergency management agencies during disaster response efforts.

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.