International Relations Specialist

• You will utilize knowledge of Navy strategies, regulations, and policies to provide advice, recommendations, and proposed courses of action to supervisors to support the Foreign Attache Affairs Program.
• You will establish and maintain a broad network of personnel in assigned and related fields to ensure Navy efforts are aligned with the greater Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Government (USG) efforts.
• You will work with foreign naval diplomats and their embassy staff to resolve professional and personal issues that may impact their ability to perform their diplomatic duties.
• You will prepare, provide, and maintain data and files related to the Foreign Attache Affairs Program.
• You will research and draft documents for senior level approval.
• You will maintain control of records of incoming correspondence and action documents and follow-up on work in process to ensure timely reply or actions.
• You will provide guidance to internal and external elements on international relations related matters based on incumbent’s knowledge and experience.
• You will process foreign ship and aircraft clearance requests.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• You must obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Failure to do so may result in the withdrawal of an offer or removal. Indicate the level and date of your clearance in your resume.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You must acknowledge in writing that you are accepting an appointment in the DCIPS (excepted service) which does not confer competitive status, prior to appointment.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statute, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
• This position requires a periodic polygraph examination.
• This position may require a two-year DCIPS trial period requirement.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

1. 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

2. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, in one or more of the social sciences, or in the humanities, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education

   OR

3. 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.

In addition to the Basic Requirements, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GG/GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

1. Use effective verbal and written communication skills to produce products for senior leaders;
2. Apply knowledge of foreign social customs, military customs, and protocol to interact with foreign diplomatic personnel and assist with developing events for that audience;
3. Track multiple data streams and develop products to effectively display the information;
4. Conduct coordination with various Department of Defense (DoD) and external stakeholders to convey policies and processes and respond to information requests.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Additional qualification information can be found from the following DON DCIPS policy website:
https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Naval%20Intelligence%20Activity/Chapter%205%20-%20Employment%20and%20Placement.pdf