• Job Description

  Req#: 803105600

  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.

  This position is in the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Communications and Congressional (F-COMMS/CONG) Directorate and works directly for the bureau's Deputy Director to oversee the work of the F-COMMS/CONG team.

  
  

  Duties

  
  

  • Provides day‐to‐day supervision and direction to the four‐person F‐COMMS/CONG team and participates as a critical member of F’s senior leadership team.
  • Oversees tracking and analysis of appropriations legislation and other bills relating to U.S. foreign assistance resources, as well as the release of subsequent F guidance on reporting and other requirements.
  • Prepares senior Department and Bureau officials for Congressional oversight and budget briefings and hearings, as well as external engagements, and organizes follow‐ups as necessary.
  • Engages directly with Congressional staff and Bureau of Legislative Affairs (H) leadership, organizing responses to questions and taskings.
  • Provides strategic direction on the nexus between Congressional engagement, public engagement, and NGO stakeholder engagement to most effectively advance and defend the Department’s foreign assistance priorities.

  
  

  Requirements

  
  

  • 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/

  
  

  Qualifications

  
  

  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.)

  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 leading a team of people, providing regular oversight and direction.
  • Experience providing recommendations and guidance, including written analyses and briefs, to senior officials on legislative initiatives and matters related to appropriations legislation and foreign assistance.
  • Experience understanding, synthesizing, and developing Congressional reporting and other requirements for leadership and staff.
  • Experience working on programs, policies, and/or strategies related to the implementation of U.S. foreign assistance and the use of foreign assistance to advance foreign policy priorities.
  • Experience preparing staff and senior leadership for congressional meetings, briefings and hearings.
  • Experience working with Congressional staff, including House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
  • Experience working with U.S. foreign assistance stakeholders, including NGO stakeholders, press, and U.S. government partners.

  In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities:

  • Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others;
  • Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;
  • Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;
  • Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and
  • Capacity to "see the job through."

• About the company

  The United States Department of State, or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the nation's foreign policy and international relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other nations, its primary duties are advising the U.S. president, administering diplomatic missions, negotiating international treaties and agreements, and representing the U.S. at the United Nations. The department is headquartered in the Harry S Truman Building, a few blocks from the White House, in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; "Foggy Bottom" is thus sometimes used as a metonym.

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