Total 68 job vacancies by Department of State - Agency Wide

• Advises on issues and problems related to security assistance to develop and propose resolutions for policy implementation.
• Manages issue areas pertinent to the assigned area (e.g. military grant assistance, military security cooperation).
• Conducts research, analysis, and consultations with U.S. and foreign experts to collect information on problems and possible solutions in policy and program implementation.
• Represents the Bureau and Department at policy discussions with interagency and international partners.
• Monitors political, economic, and other developments, trends, and reporting related to security sector assistance to understand the implications for U.S. interests.

• Serves as a chief action officer for rule of law programming and is the initial point of contact for all incoming actions from Departmental offices, US embassies/posts, other USG agencies, or other sources.
• Proposes and designs specific policy responses to efforts to push back against authoritarianism, including deterring and promoting accountability for acts that counter rule of law.
• Advises policy makers and programming officers to support bureau goals and ensure alignment to broader democracy, human rights, and efforts and strengthens access to justice to promote accountability and trust.
• Performs outreach to U.S. agencies (including law enforcement and intelligence), universities, nongovernmental experts, the private sector, and other stakeholders to develop relationships and gain a deep understanding of their policy issue.
• Advises on foreign assistance program issues and problems relating to rule of law; develops and proposes resolutions of program policy and procedural issues and coordinates implementation of management decisions on assigned program.

• Establishes plans for projects assigned to a team of IT Specialists responsible for Tiered Data Center and Hosting services. Manages plans and conducts a variety of analyses of work processes, operational practices, and end user needs.
• Oversees the implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of hardware/software/firmware products to accomplish the work of the agency through automation.
• Plans and assigns work to be accomplished by team leaders, gives advice and counsel to supervisors, participates in interview and candidate selection for positions, hears and resolves complaints from employees.
• Conducts feasibility studies to develop alternative and cost-effective approaches to satisfying infrastructure and user needs.
• Oversees the implementation of special projects and metrics management throughout the team, to include implementation of hardware, software, services, and standards to support quality management practices within the team.

• Coordinates the prioritization of, approvals for and conduct of surveys of U.S. diplomatic facilities overseas. Advises modifications to survey methodology, scope, collection and dissemination mechanisms. Resolves issues related to survey roll-out.
• Provides expert advice and program assistance to stakeholders. Briefs decision-makers on United States policy and tactics in crisis management abroad; and provides in-depth training to overseas personnel.
• Provides technical support to management to ensure timely, appropriate and effective military assistance is provided during heightened hostilities, crises, and evacuations at high threat overseas posts.
• Facilitates diplomatic passport issuance and ensures compliance with Department policies and procedures pertaining to the issuance and control of Diplomatic Passports. Coordinates the preparation of visa requests.

• Directs engineering staff to evaluate, design, and develop fully tested systems and tools to meet both internal and customer business needs.
• Extensively researches and studies reports and technical journals to keep abreast of state-of-the-art technology and trends which influence revision or development of new concepts or practices.
• Serves as technical advisor in planning, developing, implementing, managing hosted services. Advises stakeholders on industry standards and best practices for the development and deployment of computer systems, network architecture, and applications.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with the Bureau of Information Resource Management and Bureau of Diplomatic Security to ensure solutions meet Department enterprise and security requirements.
• Develops a state-of-the-art, agile, and innovative engineering team focused on modernizing current technologies, identifying future technology needs, and building newly designed solutions with industry best practices and standards, cybersecurity.

E/GP directly supports the administration’s imperative to advance American leadership through balanced engagement, as well as protect America's security and renew its competitive advantage for sustained economic growth and job creation.  E/GP conducts private sector engagement to advance the Department’s top policy priorities and works to institutionalize private sector engagement across the Department.

The Global Partnership Officer is recognized as a Department lead authority on private sector engagement and public-private partnerships, the incumbent provides specialized expertise and authoritative guidance to the Special Representative for Global Partnerships and the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and the Environment.  In close collaboration with senior leadership across relevant bureaus to leverage declining foreign assistance funds through strategic partnerships with credible private sector entities, the incumbent's role is crucial for institutionalizing State's engagement across inter-agency and top-level private-sector stakeholders on key foreign policy priorities.  Additional responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the following:

• Lead the creation and continuous refinement of a department-wide Private Sector Engagement Policy and Strategy, setting new standards for government-business collaboration in diplomacy involving pioneering innovative frameworks for risk-sharing and reward distribution between the Department and private sector partners, creating ambitious and pragmatic cooperation models.  Develop background information, tactics, and approaches for achieving policy positions within and outside the Department on private sector outreach and collaboration to architect groundbreaking policies and strategies that redefine how the Department of State leverages private sector resources, expertise, and markets to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives. 

• As a recognized thought leader who can shape the future direction of public-private engagement in international affairs, and using knowledge of the Department’s policy priorities, the incumbent will liaise with high-level officials within the Department and other USG agencies to discuss proposed programs and agendas, and explore how the Department of State and the USG can leverage private sector engagement and multisectoral partnerships to advance U.S. interests abroad. 

• Forming innovative partnerships that enhance the effectiveness of government resources, the incumbent's recommendations shape how human capital, operational resources, and policy frameworks are deployed across the Department and partner agencies.  Decisions have far-reaching implications for how the U.S. Government leverages its foreign assistance budget and engages with private sector partners to maximize impact and efficiency.  By aligning public funds with private sector capabilities, they create synergies that maximize the impact of every dollar spent.

Student Trainee (Office Administration OA) Duties GS-0399-05/07:

This position is located in the Office of the Executive Director, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), Department of State. The Executive Office provides extensive management, administrative, general services, procurement, financial, security, emergency planning, and information technology services to the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL), the Office of the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary (E/STAS),  and the Arctic Council (AC).

Performs office automation duties using such software applications as electronic mail , desk- top publishing, calendar, spreadsheet, database, and/or graphics, to track Congressional correspondence. Perform other duties as assigned.

The incumbent will plan, organize, supervise, and conduct difficult and complex criminal investigations of alleged violations of Title 18, U.S. Code, such as fraud against the government, bribery, conflict of interest, improper and false claims, collusion, misuse of funds, conversion of government property, embezzlement, kickbacks, and other Federal statutes covering fraudulent activities, and the effects on the operations of the Department/USAGM.

Perform a full range of supervision for an investigative staff consisting of  both supervisory and non-supervisory criminal investigators (special agents) and other support personnel, at or above the full performance level, in the planning, organizing, or conduct of assigned criminal investigations consistent with the employees’ skills and capabilities within an assigned area of responsibility.

Evaluate information reported through developed or reported leads to identify the issues involved and the types of evidence that are needed to prove or disprove the allegation.  Perform record searches, review and analyze contracts and business records, interview witnesses, develop informants, and conduct surveillances to establish the truth of the facts and facilitate the detection, identification, and prosecution of persons who violated or are attempting to violate the law.  Coordinate investigative and prosecutive activities with Federal, state, and local agencies as necessary.  Write detailed reports of findings to be used in criminal, administrative, or civil proceedings.  Testify to investigative findings, as necessary, and assist authorities in the development and execution of judicial and/or administrative plans.

Assist in developing policy and procedures for Office of Investigations operational matters.  Implement new directives arising from changes to Department/USAGM programs and activities.

Prepare written performance appraisals of subordinate employees.  Review applications for vacancies, interview candidates, and make selections.  Determine the need for personnel actions.  Hear and resolve internal grievances and complaints.  Determine and initiate required disciplinary actions.  Approve leave.  Provide advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on administrative and work matters.  Ensure a continuing affirmative application of Department/USAGM policies concerning equal opportunity.

• Serves as the primary contact for foreign journalists and media representatives coming from one or more assigned countries or geographic regions.
• Provides foreign journalists and media representatives with information and guidance, including that provided by the Department of State Press Spokesperson or other U.S. government sources,
• Reviews, interprets, and assesses foreign policy literature and surveys to keep abreast of audience reactions, as well as issues, trends, and developments affecting the dissemination of U.S. foreign policy information to foreign audiences
• Plans, coordinates, and facilitates activities intended to provide foreign journalists with direct access to U.S. government civilian and military, commercial, academic, religious, and other kinds of activities.
• Represents the Foreign Press Center at meetings and conferences related to the dissemination of information to foreign media.

• Serves as the data center and cloud SME for information and cybersecurity compliance, develops SOPs, and operational policies to ensure performance parameters, and policy guidance are implemented.
• Collaborates with managers and staff to support security compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and provides oversight of the organization's implementation of the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Advises management and staff of changes in cyber security systems policies and procedures, and works closely with Hosted Infrastructure (HI) project teams to implement security management enhancements.
• Serves as liaison between project teams and Department stakeholders that include the IT Change Control Board (CCB) to provide authoritative guidance regarding the configuration management process.
• Represents Division in deliberations with IT CCB voting members, and provides expert advice to senior management concerning vital cybersecurity problems and issues.

• Provides authoritative consultation and expert assistance to senior level managers and Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs) within OPR related to procurement objectives and contract administration.
• Independently serves as A/OPR Contract Liaison supporting a full range of contract administration duties to include assisting/advising on preparation of statements of work, market research and independent government cost estimates.
• Tracks and maintains COR training records for all program managers designated as COR and coordinates obtaining and maintaining COR certifications for all program managers, as required.
• Develops/analyzes administrative and program management policies and procedures, establishes criteria to identify and measure accomplishments and implements new administrative and management programs and policies for A/OPR.
• Collaborates and coordinates with OPR project managers and CORs to develop, implement and maintain a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) and ensures QASP development is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

• Researches and analyzes complex official and personal historical documents for their lasting importance as records of major U.S. foreign relations decisions and actions by the United States Government.
• Researches and analyzes technical content for replies to Departmental, interagency, and public inquiries concerning issues and events documented in the Foreign Relations of the United States series and/or related to the incumbent’s specialty.
• Analyzes, organizes, selects, and edits official and personal historical documents for their lasting importance as records of major foreign relations decisions and actions by the United States Government for publication.
• Plans, develops, and carries out complex documentary compiling projects in the field of historical U.S. foreign relations and/or internation topics
• Coordinates with other historians on selected projects.

• Executes a broad range of Human Resources (HR) programs for both Civil Service and Foreign Service, with a particular focus on staffing, classification, performance management, position management, awards, and employee relations.
• Serves as a Client Bureau Liaison (CBL), executing an array of HR operations for the L and H bureaus. Provides consultative, operational, and policy advice and services to managers for a variety of HR activities.
• Develops, drafts, maintains, and analyzes the effectiveness of a broad range of Bureau-specific HR policies and procedures (e.g. Alternate Work Schedules, telework agreements, staffing, training, career development, resource management).
• Serves as an employee and management counselor for various Civil and Foreign Service issues (e.g. promotions, assignments, retirement, evaluation reports, working conditions, equal employment opportunity (EEO), and supervision).
• Coordinates with the awards committees from each bureau to ensure awards are reviewed, approved, and processed in accordance with Department guidelines, providing Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) and Title 5 guidance, as appropriate.

• At the GS-11 level, the incumbent performs essentially the same duties as outlined; however, the scope and complexity of assignments are of less responsibility and independence and receives closer supervision than the full performance level (GS-12).
• Develops CS and FS staffing requirements in order to plan for annual staffing needs, attrition, new position requirements and ensures the bureau remains within its employment and position ceilings and best utilization of staff and resources.
• Advises managers and the Executive Director on conventional issues related to the most beneficial, office specific, approaches to follow in the staffing process relating to recruitment strategies, sources, special programs, and staffing actions.
• Coordinates and monitors HR issues between bureau, employees, HR Service Provider, and/or the HR Service Center relating to staffing, employee relations, position classification, pay, benefits, and technical processing of personnel actions.
• Evaluates and analyzes policies, procedures, and regulations; provides information concerning new or revised policies to client Bureau employees regarding CS and FS systems.

• Directs the work of full time administrative and technical Civil Service federal employees.
• Manages web governance, working with the office director and staff in the division.
• Ensures the division's digital projects are consistent with industry methodologies.
• Ensures the division complies with departmental technology planning processes, engaging stakeholders when planning development.
• Plans work to be accomplished and sets priorities for all subordinate employees in the division. Advises and counsels employees.