Senior Foreign Affairs Specialist

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and other qualifications, if applicable, listed 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. You are required to respond to all of the technical qualifications. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as ineligible. Please limit your written statements to no more than two pages per technical qualification, and must include your name. 1. Extensive education and knowledge in a field pertinent to the conduct of net assessments, including but not limited to, History, International Relations, Regional Studies, and various science and technology disciplines. 2. Extensive experience in operational research topics with emphasis on knowledge of the current trends in military operational concepts and military technology of the United States and its leading adversaries and in cutting-edge science and technology research and development to include the ability to assess foreign operational concepts and military technology developments and their impacts upon national and departmental programs, capabilities, and initiatives. 3. Demonstrated ability to inform and influence senior officials within DoD, the Intelligence Community, Services, Combatant Commands to the long-term implication (20-30 years) of current strategy, operational concepts, and budgetary decisions. Time in grade is not required for Senior Level (SL) position. All qualifications and education (if applicable) must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
The incumbent serves as a Senior Foreign Affairs Specialist (SFAS) for the Office of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The SFAS will be responsible for the Departments comprehensive look at the military competition with adversaries of the U.S. along a 20 to 30 year time horizon with responsibilities to brief their findings to senior officials in the Department, at the National Security Council, the Intelligence Community, Congress, and other government agencies.