Foreign Disclosure Specialist

Summary

This position is located at the Defense Technology Security Administration, International Engagement Directorate. The Directorate is the OSW staff element responsible to the USD(A&S) for all matters concerning the formulation, implementation, and oversight of national and Department of War foreign disclosure and security policy; and the foreign disclosure and security aspects of all international bilateral and multilateral cooperative programs and activities.

Duties

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Develops and disseminates foreign disclosure products such as policies, procedures and requirements to monitor performance. Identifies and focuses senior policy leaders' attention on concerns with major defense national security, National Disclosure Policy, or international security implications. Authorizes or denies disclosure of U.S. classified military information originated within organizational elements. Develops and recommends disclosure training courses, promulgates educational material for U.S. Government departments and agencies, and U.S. defense contractors on the disclosure aspects of international security cooperation and assistance activities and assists in the conduct of presentations.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to: (1) Evaluating and making recommendations concerning overall plans and proposals for major agency and interagency security cooperation and assistance activities and programs; (2) Negotiating consensus positions for controversial and contentious concerns; and, (3) Communicating with internal and external stakeholder to relay foreign disclosure policy. You may qualify at the GS-15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability: (1) Executing U.S. policy in Executive Orders, security of information, special treaties, and NATO policy and requirements to support security cooperation and programs; (2) Developing and implementing disclosure guidelines to accommodate any differences; (3) Analyzing and applying foreign disclosure policies; and, (4) Communicating with internal and external stakeholder to relay foreign disclosure policy. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave. Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.