Foreign Affairs Officer

The position is located in the Cultural Heritage Center, under the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/P/CH). The mission of ECA is to advance foreign policy goals of the United States by fostering mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Identify and develop programs to implement cultural property agreements and to broadly advance regional cultural heritage protections. Provide expert analysis and assessment of world and/or specific regional contexts, illegal looting and trafficking of cultural property, and efforts to protect and preserve cultural heritage. Draft reports of the findings and recommendations of the President's Cultural Property Advisory Committee, as well as decision-making documents to advance U.S. foreign policy in cultural heritage protection and preservation. Consult with ECA leadership to develop and implement policies for the Department's support of cultural heritage efforts globally, including during and after natural disasters and other complex emergencies. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have the required experience or education as described below and meet any selective factors, when specified. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Have a bachelor's or graduate degree from an accredited college or university in international law, international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; OR Have a bachelor's or graduate degree from an accredited college or university that included a combination of courses, with at least 24 semester hours in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; OR Have 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics / quantitative methods. OR Have a combination of education and experience where your coursework was equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, (as shown above), PLUS appropriate relevant experience OR additional education. OR Have completed at least 4 years of appropriate experience in one OR more of the fields listed above in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs. (NOTE: qualifying work experience may have been gained through residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or international relief work, or other experience in foreign countries.) Note: If you are qualifying based on education, you MUST submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position. IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demons

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