You will serve as a International Relations Specialist (Africa)with responsibility for developing both short- and long-range program objectives of the Department of the Interior (DOI) on international issues. Overnight away from home up to 1-2 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Strategic Planning: Contribute to development of short- and long-term objectives for international engagement to benefit operations of Interior and its technical bureaus. Foreign Technical Assistance: Prepare, evaluate, and improve proposals and programs delivering DOI expertise abroad. Select and coordinate DOI technical assistance teams, manage international project work plans, and manage international projects. Interagency Coordination: - - Serve as DOI's primary liaison to State, DOI bureaus, and other interagency partners on international issues and reporting. - - Review talking points, memos, and policy decisions from State Department, Department of Energy, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and other U.S. government counterparts to ensure DOI concurrence and/or compliance International Engagements: - - Represent DOI in negotiations with foreign governments, NGOs, and international organizations to develop and implement programs. - - Manage and oversee international visitor programs and other meetings with international counterparts; prepare guidance and clearances to Interior employees and briefing materials for DOI senior leadership. Agreement Management: Oversee DOI engagement in existing international and interagency agreements. Draft, negotiate, review, and clear MOUs and other agreements with foreign governments and U.S. agencies.
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education. https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification
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