Job Description
Foreign Affairs Officer
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Department of State - Agency Wide
Open & closing dates
07/15/2020 to 07/22/2020
This job will close when we have received 150 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Service
Competitive
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Salary
$102,663 to $133,465 per year
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time - Full Time
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Location
Washington, DC
Many vacancies
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Telework eligible
Yes as determined by agency policy
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This job is open to
The public
U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
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Announcement number
SMEQA-2020-0002
Control number
571853700
Duties
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Summary
You can make a difference in the world with a career at the Department of State! We are hiring many experienced Civil Service Foreign Affairs Officers (FAOs) across the Department in various regional and functional Bureaus. Positions are located in the Washington, D.C. metro area and may require a Secret security clearance or higher. If eligible, applicants will be referred to similar FAO vacancies across the Department for an extended time period.
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Responsibilities
Interprets the significance of events or developments to U.S. foreign policy aims, assessing them against a broad, but in-depth knowledge of an assigned geographic area and/or program.
Evaluates program effectiveness as evidenced by improvement or deterioration in the political, economic, or social conditions.
Provides informational consultations and orientations to colleagues and management officials and the interagency arena.
Advises on assigned country, region, and/or programmatic-specific issues and problems; develops and proposes resolutions of policy and procedural issues and coordinates implementation of policy decisions.
Communicates policy interests in dealing with specific Foreign Assistance program proposals and other USG activities focused on or affecting assigned countries or programs; advocates adjustments in program funding.