Political Military Specialist

Position description

Kwaan Tech is seeking a highly skilled Political Military Specialist to join our team in support of the Department of State (DOS), Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Office of Afghanistan Affairs (SCA/A). The Political Military Specialist position is a critical role supporting the SCA/A, focusing on policy analysis, program planning, and interagency collaboration. This position requires a TS/SCI clearance with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) eligibility to engage in high-level discussions and sensitive matters of national and international security. Responsibilities include drafting policy materials, coordinating interagency efforts, contributing to NATO engagements, and fostering partnerships with other Department bureaus and the Department of Defense (DoD). The ideal candidate will have a robust academic background, significant experience working in fragile states, and a proven track record of advising senior decision-makers on complex political-military and security issues.

Core Duties:

• Provide policy and program planning consultations to coworkers and management officials in the Department and the interagency
• Develop program implementation goals and milestones
• Participate in regular and ad hoc meetings within the department and the U.S. interagency, and afterwards composes and clears formal, detailed summaries of these meetings
• Draft and formulate guidance, talking points, Congressional reports, and other materials for use by posts and bureaus in the policy process
• Develops background information, and approaches for presenting policy positions in interagency fora
• Coordinate tasking from working groups, develops summaries/evaluations of options, and forges consensus on recommended actions
• Represent the Afghanistan Desk in Department-wide and interagency discussions and events
• Participate in meetings with agencies of other governments and multilateral organizations to contribute detailed analyses and assessments of alternatives to decision makers
• Review NATO documents on Afghanistan and draft or edit guidance for U.S. interventions in NATO meetings on Afghanistan as needed
• Maintain relationships with other Department bureaus and the DoD to facilitate information sharing, collaboration, and joint planning on regional and national security issues
• Perform regular office duties required of all team members, including early morning notes duty on rotation, drafting daily informational and action items for the leadership of the SCA, and compiling other informational items conveyed to post on a nightly basis

Qualifications

Education:

• 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
• 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
• 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

Qualifications:

• Three (3) years or more work experience on fragile states, such as on Afghanistan or states in Central Asia or South Asia, with focus on political-military issues, political transitions, conflict prevention, political risk assessment, or similar areas
• Experience providing advice to senior policy officials in the United States or elsewhere, or to senior decision makers within an international organization or non-governmental organization, on complex political and social issues
• Familiarity with U.S. military structure and organization and/or multilateral institutions such as NATO engaged in issues of international security
• Ability to solve problems and encourage consistent, solid performance
• English language (written and spoken) communications skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, coordinate activities in multiple locations, act decisively in daily work, and work well in a multi-cultural team environment
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and computer skills
• Ability to work independently to assess priorities and manage daily coordination of details with minimal supervision
• Some travel may be required
• Must possess an active TS/SCI and NATO Clearance
• Must have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986

 

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