Foreign Affairs Officer

Summary

This position is located in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs , Office of UN Political Affairs (IO/UNP) . IO/UNP develops and implements U.S. policy on political issues in the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, and exercises responsibility for certain UN institutional and reform issues.

Duties

• •Participates in high-level policy decisions affecting the United Nations (UN) operations and the U.S. position in diplomatic matters.
• •Provides authoritative advice and recommendations to the Ambassador on measures to maintain the security of missions to the United Nations and the protection of mission personnel.
• •Serves as IO's point primary negotiator with the FBI, CIA, departmental entities, and other stakeholders on issues related to counterintelligence activities at UN.
• •Negotiates and coordinates policy guidance within the Department and other agencies and with United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN) on host country issues.
• •Provides expert recommendations and resolves complex issues related to aliens seeking to enter the United States in connection with the activities of international organizations.

Qualifications

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 providing strategic foreign policy analysis and advice on complex international issues complex international issues related to conflicts and peace processes overseas. Experience managing a variety of diplomatic issues (this can include, coordinating with the multiple U.S. agencies, including law enforcement, the intelligence community, and overseas missions on sensitive matters involving foreign mission personnel, such as visa processing, travel restrictions, movement controls, accreditation, or privileges and immunities). Experience briefing or representing an organization before senior officials, foreign governments, international organizations, or other high level stakeholders. 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.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. 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. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.