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(FEATURED!) FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICER
Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Office of Economic Policy
Department of State

Overview

Open & Closing Dates
04/17/2024 to 04/23/2024

Pay Scale & Grade
GS11, GS12 per year

Work Schedule
Full-Time

Promotion Potential
GS13

Appointment Type
Other

Location

City
Washington, DC

State
DC Metro Area

Duties

Summary
This position is located in the Department of State (DOS), Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Office of Economic Policy (EAP/EP)

This serves as public notice for the use of an Agency-specific Direct Hire Authority. Applicants will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.

Responsibilities
Develops and implements regional economic policy issues related to Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Participates in and supports multilateral negotiations and serves as the U.S. and/or Department of State representative to designated APEC steering and working groups.

Collaborates within Department of State and with other U.S. government agencies with APEC-related issues and supports senior officials on relevant regional issues, as well as backing up colleagues on various portfolios.

Monitors developing international economic situations and issues; evaluates economic information gathered and assessments by interested organizations and entities.

Analyzes funding requirements and budget proposals for resource implications, prepares justification memoranda for review and appropriate approval; and evaluates program effectiveness.

At the 11 and 12 level, the incumbent performs essentially the same duties as outlined; however, the scope and complexity of assignments are of less responsibility and independence and receive closer supervision than at the GS 13 level.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
U.S. Citizenship is required.

Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/

Security Clearance

Required
Top Secret
Applicants must meet all the 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.

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.)

Required Application Materials

Resume

Application Instructions

Please see the USAJobs link to view the full posting and to apply.
Apply at the following website or click Apply below: usajobs.gov/job/786892800

Additional Notes

NSEP award recipients who have not yet completed their service requirement in full have two special hiring authorities available to them: Schedule A (r) and NDAA’13. Awardees with these special hiring authorities can advertise their non‐competitive eligibility in both their resume and in the “Additional Information” section of job applications.

When claiming non‐competitive eligibility and applying to jobs which are Open to the Public, please be sure to also submit a Letter of Certification with applications. The best way to do this is to either upload the Letter of Certification along with other supporting documentation, or send the Letter to the hiring official email listed on the job announcement directly. Letters of Certification can be requested through NSEPnet.org.

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