Security Cooperation Analyst (Assessment Monitoring and Evaluation)

Summary

About the Position: Incumbent serves an Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AM&E) Program Analyst and subject-matter expert (SME) in the US European Command (EUCOM) Plans, Policy, Strategy, and Capabilities Directorate (J5/8), Security Cooperation (SC) Programs Division. Assesses, evaluates, and reports on SC activities across the command's area of responsibility (AOR), identifying the sustainability of SC cases to maximize return on investment (ROI) and strategic impact.

Duties

• •Conduct comprehensive country-level and regional assessments to evaluate Security Cooperation (SC) effectiveness, partner nation capabilities, and strategic relationships.
• •Coordinate the compilation of highly complex analyses and report, synthesizing multi-source data across the theater to make strategic recommendations.
• •Serve as a command subject matter expert advising leadership on the management, development, and planning of Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AM and E) programs.
• •Establish and maintain a collaborative professional relationship with AME analysts in other combatant commands to keep abreast of developments in the AM and E field.

Qualifications

Term Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a term appointment NTE 2 Years. Term appointments may be extended beyond six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a term appointment will be appointed/converted into a term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Reinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Conducting assessments or evaluations of international security cooperation programs to determine program effectiveness; and 2) Analyzing multi-source data to formulate strategic recommendations; and 3) Delivering formal briefings to senior leaders to support program decision-making. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).