FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPECIALIST (CYBER POLICY)

Basic Requirement: Degree: major or equivalent, or a combination of courses totaling 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 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics/quantitative methods. OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OR Experience: four 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. Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-13 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in the Federal Service. For entry at the GS-14 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-13 or higher grade in the Federal Service. For entry at the GS-15 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-14 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-12 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: assisting in advising senior U.S. government civilian leadership on matters affecting strategic-level U.S. national security interests; providing support in the preparation of papers, memos and/or briefings for senior U.S. Government leadership; providing support in the development of policy options and recommendations for senior U.S. Government leadership to support U.S. Government Department or Agency decision-making processes; and experience working cyber and electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO)/electronic warfare (EW) for the U.S. Government, an outside organization (e.g., a think tank or research center) or the private sector. For the GS-14, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-13 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: assisting with the advising of senior U.S. Government leadership on matters affecting strategic-level U.S. national security interests; preparing papers, memos and/or briefings for senior U.S. Government leadership; assisting with the development of policy options and recommendations for senior U.S. Government leadership to support U.S. Government Department or Agency decision-making processes; and experience working cyber and EMSO/EW for the U.S. Government, an outside organization (e.g., a think tank or research center) or the private sector. For the GS-15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-14 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: advising senior U.S. Government leadership on matters affecting strategic-level U.S. national security interests; preparing papers, memos, and/or briefings for senior U.S. Government leadership; developing policy options and recommendations for senior U.S. Government leadership to support U.S. Government Department or Agency decision-making processes; and experience working cyber and EMSO/EW for the U.S. Government, an outside organization (e.g., a think tank or research center) or the private sector. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant’s background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Competencies: Oral Communication, Planning and Evaluating, Policy Development, Strategic Planning, and Writing Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met at the closing date of this announcement.
This position is located in the Office of the Asst. Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, which is responsible for establishing DoD cyberspace policy and strategy, providing oversight on DoD cyberspace activities, and managing DoDs external relationships across the U.S. government, key domestic stakeholders, and our allies and partners. Find out more about OUSDP on our LinkedIn page: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | LinkedIn.