Summary The position is located in the Office of Economic and Civil Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO/ECA). IO/ECA is responsible for advancing the Department's priorities and goals in multilateral venues including the G7, G20, and multiple United Nations committees and agencies. Duties Leads the coordination and planning of U.S. engagement in key multilateral fora, including the G7, G20, UN Second Committee (Economic and Financial), UN Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, and Human Rights) and related UN programs. Provides expert negotiation support and strategic advice to senior officials , enabling effective advocacy and representation of U.S. interests during multilateral negotiations and meetings. Conducts outreach and coordinates with interagency partners. Represents the Department at internal and external meetings, workshops, and other outreach activities with senior DoS and other USG senior officials. Monitors, reports, and provides analyses of foreign government positions/policy developments regarding economic, food, health, and social issues and emerging events, developments, and trends that affect U.S. foreign policy and economic priorities. Leads/carries out special studies, projects, and tasks that address critical U.S. foreign policy issues. Qualifications Applicants must meet all the required 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. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. 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-13 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 senior officials on U.S. foreign policy goals related to the UN, G7, and G20 and their member nations. Experience coordinating U.S. government positions within multilateral frameworks and applying the procedures of international conferences. Experience drafting policy documents and negotiating with foreign delegates to advance U.S. interests. 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. Education See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.