About this role
Job Summary
About the Position
As a Supervisory International Political-Military Affairs Specialist, you will serve as a Branch Chief in the North and West Regional Engagement Division, J5 Directorate, U.S. Africa Command responsible for managing a staff of military Foreign Area Officers (FAO) and civilian International Political-Military Affairs Specialists.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT
A. Degree: major or equivalent, or a combination of courses totaling 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 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics/quantitative methods. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application. OR B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, in one or more of the social sciences, or in the humanities, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OR C. Experience: four 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.
AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
EXPERIENCE:To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that included either
- (a) responsibility for the direction and coordination of research, analysis, or other professional work in one or more of the following fields of work, international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities, associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs, or
- (b) specialized professional work involving a high level of difficulty and responsibility in one or more of these fields.
Specialized experience is defined as
- 1) providing political-military analysis, oversight, and guidance on foreign relations and regional security cooperation matters;
- 2) planning, coordinating, and prioritizing international engagement activities and security sector assistance programs with interagency and foreign military partners; AND
- 3) leading, supervising, or directing the work of assigned personnel.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: International Engagement Assessment & Analysis International Engagement Implementation Managing Human Resources Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).
Major Duties
- Serves as the political-military authority for assigned African regions, providing strategic analysis and recommendations to senior leaders across USAFRICOM, the Department of War, Joint Staff, State Department, and interagency partners.
- Operationalizes the political-military objectives of the USAFRICOM Theater Strategy and Campaign Plan; synthesizes Commander’s intent into executable regional initiatives across assigned areas of responsibility.
- Serves as a regional subject matter expert to the Division Chief, J5 Director, and Commander, USAFRICOM, by providing strategic and operational-level political-military analysis and advice to guide Command-wide decision-making.
- Delivers high-impact briefings to senior leaders across USAFRICOM, the Interagency, and partner nations, clearly conveying complex security activities and resource needs to align operations with the AFRICOM Campaign Plan.
- Plans branch work, sets priorities, and schedules task completion; assigns and monitors subordinate work based on organizational needs, capabilities, and mission complexity.
- Perform full range of supervisory responsibilities including assigning and reviewing work, approving leave and work schedules, evaluating subordinates, and giving advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.