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FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
Office of the Secretary of Defense · Posted 33 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Policy (OUSW(P)). The OUSW(P) serves as the principal advisor and assistant to the Secretary of War for all matters concerned with the formulation of national security and Department policy with particular emphasis on the integration and oversight of Department of War (DoW) policy and plans to achieve national security objectives.
What You'll Do
- →Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Plays a major role in the study, review, and adjustment of the strategies, concepts, programs, and budgets required to support OSW policy and program guidance; focuses senior policy attention on issues with major defense policy, national security, or international security implications.
- →Takes a lead role in managing team projects, including actively encouraging communication, coordination, innovation, and high quality team products; analyses highly complex policy, strategy, and force posture alternatives and implications.
- →Provides expert advice at the ASW or higher level on key strategy and various other matters; reviews and develops Policy positions and responses to action originating in other DoW and non-DoW offices or agencies that have implications for foreign policy and national security policy, strategy, program, planning, and budgets.
- →Represents DoW in delegations to international meetings and conferences; represents DoW positions during contact with Congressional staff; monitors Congressional action on DoW defense strategies, programs, and budget; and develops or contributes testimony or other presentations to the Congress.
Requirements
- ✓There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at these grade levels.
- ✓ARE YOU QUALIFYING BASED ON EDUCATION or A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE?
- ✓You must provide sufficient documentation of your education in your resume.
- ✓You MUST provide a copy of official or unofficial transcripts or degrees in your application package.
- ✓It may also be acceptable to document your applicable course listing in your resume (course number, credits earned, etc.).
- ✓Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.
- ✓Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
- ✓All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency.
- ✓If selected, an official/sealed transcript will be required prior to appointment.
- ✓PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
- ✓GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.
Personality Fit
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