Foreign Affairs Specialist

Basic Requirements 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 the degree section above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OR Experience: four years of appropriate experience in one or more of the fields listed in the degree section above in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs. In addition to the above basic requirements, to qualify at the FG-12 level applicants must demonstrate in their application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11/FG-11/FV-G level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience for the FG-12: experience developing presentations, writing briefing papers, issue papers, reports, speeches and other correspondence on a variety of international activities that summarize technical international issues for management. In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a selective placement factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration. Selective Placement Factor: experience in coordination and implementation of technical issues affecting international aviation. This includes the development and support of complex international programs, such as updating technical documents relating to international affairs/events, drafting bilateral agreements, and analyzing technical issues. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective placement factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration. You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience and the selective placement factor in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. This position may be filled at the FG-11, FG-12, FG-13 or FG-14 level. Identification of promotion in the vacancy announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon the selectee meeting training, qualification requirements, higher level work be available and recommendation by the supervisor.
This position serves as a Foreign Affairs Specialist in the Office of Safety Standards.