Foreign Policy Program Officer

Program Officer (Foreign Policy Program Officer)

Bureau and Office: CDP/SPC/DCCP

Duty Location: Hybrid (DOS Harry S. Truman Bldg. Washington, DC)

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA degree in related field
• Minimum 5 yrs of experience with program management of foreign assistance grants, contracts, interagency agreements, and congressional reporting is required.
• Experience preparing briefing materials and meet timelines with limited supervision; and can work independently and proactively.
• Excellent analytic, interpersonal and communication skills; knowledge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programming, activities, and issues; an understanding of managing for results, preferred

Security Clearance: Secret

The Sr. Program Officer position is in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP), Strategic Planning and Communications (SPC) Unit, and will support the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP).

CDP is a fast paced Bureau that covers a broad range of portfolios with high-level interest within the Department, across the U.S. Government, and with non-government stakeholders.

Will assist in managing DCCP implementing partners' programs, monitoring and evaluating program progress, engaging like-minded donors and external stakeholders, conducting data analysis on regional trends/needs, to include data visualization, and identifying and leveraging opportunities where DCCP programming can have an impact. The candidate will develop program analysis and information to guide the management of resources and participate in team projects, such as annual budget, program planning and allocations, and reporting.

Additional duties include:

• Manage the day-to-day program activities of DCCP funded programs implemented by DCCP and those implemented through Bureau and interagency partners.
• Provide administrative and analytical support to CDP Regional Coordinators and the Grants Officer Representative (GOR) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) in the implementation of the DCCP funded programs.
• Coordinate and assist in developing and implementing all related DCCP program processes.
• Assist CDP Regional Coordinators, Department Bureaus and Post Officers identifying training participants, vetting and provide additional support as required to the deliver activities.
• Attend regional trainings and conferences as appropriate for program oversight.
• Engage and coordinate with State counterparts (regional and functional bureaus, RTOs etc.) and interagency partners to design and leverage program activities.
• Coordinate and leverage CDP/DCCP to advance legislative and Administration initiatives and such as Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), Countering PRC Influence Fund (CPIF), and recently passed CHIPS Act.
• Analyze reports from a wide variety of sources to obtain understanding of current situations and implications for U.S. interests to inform future DCCP programming and monitoring efforts.
• Support the development of a performance management plan and monitoring and evaluation plan. Review program reporting to ensure deliverables are on schedule, conduct quality assurance and data analysis. This includes tracking program data and monitoring for results.
• Draft situational program reports and use data visualization techniques to communicate impact.
• Monitors developments and trends of ICT, cyber and critical and emerging technology regional activities to facilitate efforts and achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives.
• Research and map ICT, critical and emerging technology regional activities.
• Prepare and present DCCP information in writing and/or orally; clears products with relevant Departmental and other organizations.

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