International Relations Specialist

Summary

About the Position: Serves as expert strategic advisor and action officer for the U/C/J5 of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and US Forces Korea. Leads command coordination efforts with other experts on staff, in the US interagency, Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff, and collaborates with UNC sending state representatives as well as US and foreign research institutions.

Duties

• Through extensive research and liaison activities, monitors significant political and military developments in the ROK, DPRK, China, Japan, Russia, and international organizations.
• Coordinates and executes product dissemination to include dissemination on multiple systems on multiple classification levels throughout various commands, agencies, and internationally.
• Coordinates, collaborates, and negotiates on behalf of the US Command with USG agencies, OSD-P, US Joint Staff J5, and US PACOM, ROK Ministry of Defense, and ROK JCS.
• Responds to questions or inquiries in an unscripted environment and further represents the Command on these matters at meetings within the Command and with other US government and foreign organizations up to and including at the interagency level.
• Conducts formal and informal briefings and strategic analysis and provides recommendations, reports, studies, and assessments for presentation to the U/C/J5 and the command.
• Develops theater-level diplomatic, informational, and economic aspects of exercise scenarios and facilitates realistic exercise execution from a strategic perspectives.
• Directs and leads in the design, coordination, and some elements of execution of political-military and civil engagement strategies, initiatives, platforms, events, and engagements for UCJ5 Directorate and makes recommendations through the Director.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Required Documents

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• The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment.
• A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.
• As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.
• If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
• Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood.
• The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.