Foreign Affairs Officer

Summary

This position is located in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, under the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cuba, Central America, and Migration Affairs, Office of Migration Affairs (WHA/MA). The position serves as a Foreign Affairs Officer and Senior Liaison Officer that facilitates effective coordination between the State Department and Department of Homeland Security component agencies to plan and carry out U.S. migration policy objectives.

Duties

• Advise and coordinates with senior leadership in State and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the development and implementation of U.S. migration policies and programs, including bilateral and multilateral migration-related arrangements Analyzes and evaluates migration-related proposals and their short- and long-term impact on U.S. national security objectives and bilateral relations in the Western Hemisphere.
• Manages one or more complex programs region-wide, including regional migration policy, programs, and arrangements.
• Negotiates agreements and integrates operational objectives across Department offices and USG agencies to develop coherent strategies and positions that account for the implications of each course of action.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.

Required Documents

• All required documents listed below, that are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automated system by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. 1.
• Resume limited to two pages showing relevant work/volunteer experience, education and training. Include the start and end dates (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours per week worked/volunteered.
• Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must support your answers to the completed online assessment questions. Resumes longer than two pages will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered further. 2.
• Transcripts, if applicable and you are qualifying based on education. See the Qualification and Education sections of this announcement for more information. If selected, an official/sealed college transcript(s) will be required to verify education prior to employment. 3.
• Most recent SF-50s (Notification of Personnel Actions), if you are a current eligible DOS employee (per 3 FAM 2313.4(a)(5)), including current employees applying under a non-competitive hiring authority.
• The SF-50s must show: effective date, position title, series, grade, salary, tenure, position occupied, full promotion potential, and name of agency. Multiple SF-50s may be needed to show all required information (e.g., promotion, within-grade increase, and separation SF-50s).
• Award SF-50s often do not show the required information. 4. Performance appraisal, strongly encouraged for current eligible DOS employees.
• Submit a copy of your most recent (i.e., usually within the last 18 months) final (i.e., not a mid-year review) official (i.e., signed by the rating official and in original format) annual performance appraisal for the hiring manager’s consideration.
• If a performance appraisal is not available, you may provide a statement and/or a statement from your supervisor explaining the reason one is not available and your servicing HR Office contact information (name, email address, phone number).
• You may be requested to provide an appraisal to the hiring official if one was not provided with your application.
• To receive a promotion, the employee’s most recent performance rating must be “fully successful” or an equivalent level or higher.
• Employees who are tentatively selected to receive a promotion will be required to provide performance documentation within two business days of request. Servicing HR Offices may be contacted to verify performance ratings. 5. Non-competitive hiring authority eligibility documentation, if applicable.
• If you are a current eligible DOS employee applying under a non-competitive hiring authority (e.g, FS tenured employees, USUN reinstatement eligibles, Schedule A), you must submit proof of non-competitive eligibility with your application.
• For information related to Schedule A hiring authority for individuals with disabilities visit OPM’s hiring information site. 6. CTAP documentation, if applicable (e.g., reduction-in-force (RIF) separation notice, certification of expected separation, etc.).
• In addition submit a copy of your current (or last) performance rating of record which must be at least fully successful or equivalent and submit all required documents listed above that apply to you (e.g., resume, transcripts, SF-50, etc.).