Foreign Affairs Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration •

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

This position serves as a Foreign Affairs Specialist in the Office of Safety Standards.

Duties

Leads the activities for a geographic region in the world. Incumbent makes recommendation to the AFS-50 Division Management Team, The Executive Director of Flight Standards (AFX-1), the Executive Director Flight Standards Service (AFX-1), the Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety (AVS-1), the Assistant Administrator for International Aviation (APL) and other senior management on the course of action for technical assistance, international training, bilateral agreements, ICAO initiatives, aviation technologies, and other activities.

Develops a strategic plan for the region, whose primary goal is to strengthen the safety oversight organization of the civil aviation authorities. Acts as the senior focal point for monitoring progress on the annual action plan and prepares periodic reports to management and identifies any required budget request to ensure complete of the strategic plan activities.

Coordinate with the Office of the Assistant Administrator for International Aviation (APL) on technical assistance, policy and operational issues affecting Flight Standards (FS) Service areas of responsibility, FAA and foreign civil aviation authority coordination of FS-related Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements (BASA) and affiliated implement procedures/annexes under the BASAs, and representing FS at international forums. Contact are internal and external to the FAA.

Provides international policy guidance to FAA management and field office personnel participating in safety oversight activities involving the countries in the region through coordination with other technical division experts.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
Designated or Random Drug Testing required.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

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.

Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown in the degree section above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Experience: four years of appropriate experience in one or more of the fields listed in the degree section above in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs.

In addition to the above basic requirements, to qualify at the FG-14 level applicants must demonstrate in their application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13/FG-13/FV-I level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience for the FG-14:

Leading and coordinating aviation related activities with U.S. Government agencies, foreign civil aviation authorities and international organizations.

Providing advice and guidance to higher level officials on U.S. civil aviation policies, practices and procedures.

Working collaboratively with international aviation partners (i.e., U. S. aviation industry representatives, Embassies, foreign governments, foreign civil aviation authorities) to promote safety and efficiency in global air transportation systems.

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a selective placement factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.

Selective Placement Factor: experience working collaboratively with international aviation partners (i.e. U.S. aviation industry representatives, foreign civil aviation authorities) to promote safety and efficiency on technical aviation-related matters. This includes analyzing and summarizing international aviation issues and recommending future actions for executive management.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective placement factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience and the selective placement factor in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Education

Applicants who are not currently in or who have not previously served in the 130 occupational series (Foreign Affairs Specialist) in the Federal Government and wish to qualify based on education, must provide a copy of an unofficial or official transcript with their application to receive further consideration for this vacancy.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

Upon selection, if qualified based on education, you will be required to submit an official transcript prior to appointment. If you do not have an official transcript (original, with the raised seal), you should contact your school immediately to request it.

Foreign Education: For additional information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

Forms:

SF-15 : Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $139,395 - $181,216

Job Ident #: 819317100

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