International Partnership Specialist; Title

International Partnership Specialist

As an INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP SPECIALIST (TITLE 32), GS-0301-11, you will plan, coordinate, and execute the State Partnership Program (SPP) initiative between the National Guard of a state and the foreign area partner nation. Major duties include:

• Planning, coordinating, and executing the State Partnership Program between the state and the partner country.
• Ensuring all actions taken are within the framework, support of, and in concert with international agreements such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Charter on a distinctive partnership.
• Developing, coordinating, and obtaining approval for the five year SPP plan based on requests from United States (U.S.) Ambassador to partner country, partner country's Ministry of Defense, and geographic Commander-in-Chief (CINC).
• Coordinating and obtaining approval through The Adjutant General to NGB, CINC, and where warranted to the Interagency Working Group at Secretary of Defense/Secretary of State level.
• Maintaining continual liaison with the partner country through the Military Liaison Team (MLT) and the Defense Attach Office stationed in the embassy of the partner nation.
• Conceptualizing, planning, coordinating, and executing Familiarization Visits to include visits sponsored by the United States America Information Service (USAIS).
• Attention to detail, as well as strict protocol considerations, is of paramount importance.
• Coordinating and executing visits to the partner nation by military members and civilian personnel.
• Coordinating with the U.S. State Department, Department of Defense (DoD), NGB, Commander in Chief of European Command (CINCEUR), embassy staff of both the U.S. and partner nation, and U.S. Transportation Command when military air is utilized for all aspects of the event.
• Serving as the focal point for joint and combined military exercises between the state and the partner nation, which may include other state's partner nations, both in the U.S. and overseas.
• In conjunction with the state command structure and the member nation's military leadership, the SPPC develops scenarios for deployment of the State National Guard soldiers and airmen.