FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. Duties The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as a professional Foreign Affairs Specialist Country Manager in support of Department of Defense (DoD) agencies. Serves as the USAF's subject matter expert and primary point of contact for planning and executing of assigned Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case(s) training requirements including acquisition, contracting milestones, programming, logistics, finance, monitors student requirements and tracking, tracking assigned FMS cases, and training development. FMS cases are contractual agreements between the U.S. Government (USG) and a foreign nation. Involved in every aspect of cases and all work in support of global employment Security Cooperation Education Teams (SCET) pertaining to USAF International training programs. Employee performs work in support of major weapons systems sales, FMS programs, or as part of a country's International Military Education and Training (IMET), or other grant programs (e.g. Counter Terrorism and Force Protections, etc.). Employee will provide services to assigned countries to ensure training package development and provides tracking for all cases and associated manpower requirements. Monitors student requirements and support training program management goals and objectives in achieving successful instructional programs for international partners. Works in concert with the Lead Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) Case Manager and serves as a FMS analyst in support of Department of Defense (DoD) agencies. Coordinates with the International Scheduling office programming and confirming training quotas and training course pipeline and/or track for International Military Students (IMS). Assists the Mobile Training Office by ensuring the appropriate pre-coordination, qualified personnel, positioning requirements, and managerial and fiscal are accomplished for country requested Mobile Training Teams (MTTs), Mobile Education Teams (METs), Extended Training Service Specialists (ETSS) and Language Training Detachments (LTDs). Duties The Case/County Manager (CM) is the focal point for case/country and IMS student activities and manages all aspects of the FMS case(s). The CM serves as USAF focal point for all international student issues in support of the assigned countries' training programs. The CM will be the liaison between managed countries' representatives, SCOs, MAJCOMs, and other USG agencies to ensure implementation of training for and by these agencies. Develops and initiates proper documentation, including estimated training costs, training sequences, and identification of potential problem areas based on factors unique to the requesting countries. Develops official correspondence, messages, and items of interest, staff summaries, sheets, andtalking papers relative to assigned programs. Qualifications Conditions of Employment: (cont'd) Employee must meet the education/experience requirements

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guidelines for the ForeignAffairs Series 0130 Occupational requirements.(Ref: Work occasionally requires global travel away from the normal duty station; travel on military orcommercial aircraft is required. The employee must able to perform multiple, long-term (up to 90-daysormore) TDYs at several global locations to attend training, conferences and meeting with foreignnationals. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions, Foreign Affairs, series 0130.

Basic Requirement or Individual Occupational

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. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

Or Combination of Experience and

EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. Courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. 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. Evaluation of Experience: Qualifying experience may have been through residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or international relief work, or other experience in foreign countries. AND In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of the International/ Foreign Affairs Security Assistance Management Manual and associate responsibilities of a Case/Country Manager (CM) as a USAF's subject matter expert and primary point of contact for planning and executing of assigned Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case(s) including acquisition, contracting milestones, programming, logistics, finance, monitors student requirements, tracking program(s), and training development. Knowledge FMS cases as contractual agreements between the U.S. Government (USG) and a foreign nation. Knowledge of DoD, USAF, and organizational policies, goal, objectives and directives as applicable to foreign assistance laws and statutory requirements associated with Security Cooperation goals and objectives as they apply to planning, obtaining, and executing international student training. Knowledge of procedures for the development, coordination and transmission of planning for the formulation of Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to include cost, schedule, and availability of DoD contractor provided training. Knowledge of policies and procedures of IMS while attending Air Force or DoD contractor provided training. Knowledge of foreign student administration while in USAF training in the U.S., the various training sources available to these students, and the validation process for Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and the various Grant program training requirements.

Federal Time-in-grade

(TIG)

Requirement for General Schedule

(GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE,

Skills and Abilities

(KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of USG International/Foreign Affairs objectives, Arms Export Control Act (AECA), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) processes, and/or understanding of international relations policy obje