The closing date for this announcement has been amended to 10/14/2024
The position is in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Multilateral Nuclear Security Affairs (ISN/MNSA).
ISN/MNSA's mission is to advance the United States’ efforts to prevent, detect, disrupt, and roll back the proliferation of nuclear weapons and improvised nuclear devices.
For more info about this office, visit: ISN/MNSA
Duties
- Provides policy analysis and advice to strengthen the international nuclear safeguards system which includes verification activities related to countries of proliferation concern.
- Prepares papers, guidance cables, and briefing materials related to nuclear safeguards and Over the Horizon proliferation threats.
- Provides foreign policy analysis and advice related to United States nuclear safeguards policies, objectives, and programs.
- Develops resolutions of policy and procedural issues and coordinates implementation of relevant policy decisions.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit:
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet all the 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.
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 demonstrate the following:
- Experience advising on International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards and U.S. policy related to IAEA safeguards.
- Experience analyzing policies or strategies to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives and programs concerning nuclear proliferation threats or concerns.
- Experience presenting analyses or guidance during briefings and meetings.