Department: Department of the Air Force
Location(s): Lakenheath, United Kingdom
Salary Range: $76463 - $99404 Per Year
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Qualifications: Conditions of Employment (cont.): This position has been designated as emergency essential (E-E). In the event of a crisis situation, the incumbent or designated alternate, must continue to perform the E-E duties until relieved by proper authority or personnel. The incumbent or designated alternate, may be required to participate in tests alerts and readiness exercise. This position cannot be vacant during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively. This meets the criteria of an E-E position and requires the incumbent, or designated alternate, be removed from any military recall status. The incumbent must sign DD Form 2365, Civilian Employee Overseas Emergency Essential Agreement before assignment to this position. When the position is designated as Emergency-Essential at a later date, the incumbent must agree by signing the DD Form 2365 to remain in the position to support military combat operations. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions, Foreign Affairs Series 0130. BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: 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. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. Courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR 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. Evaluation of Experience: Qualifying experience may have been 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. AND In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes expert knowledge of treaties unique to the overseas theater including CFE, VDOC 11, OS, CWC and other arms control treaties/agreements necessary to ensure proper implementation in accordance with US Government (USG) treaty obligations while protecting command and US national interests. CFE and VDOC 11 are European only treaties, with no application in the continental United States or any other theater. Expert knowledge requires the attendance at various courses and development programs offered in both CONUS and Europe. Other treaties with more universal application are implemented much differently in theater due to the intricacies of HN laws and policy; Knowledge of cultural, treaty law and governmental structure in the European areas of treaty application to enable development of working relationships with the various HN verification agencies and military formations, as well as knowledge of current social and political issues that impact the arms control mission. Because there is no instruction available for other nation's treaty laws, processes and culture, this knowledge must be gained through contact with HN counterparts, developing the understanding of HN treaty interpretation and application. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of CFE, VDOC 11, OS and CWC treaty texts, issues, and policies. Knowledge of AF doctrine, policy and programmatics in support of arms control and CWMD operations, as well as knowledge of specific host country regulations, policies and laws as they apply to the implementation of treaties and CWMD programs in theater. Skill in organizing multiple program policies, goals, and objectives, developing long range policy, plans, managing and scheduling work to accomplish the mission. Skill in taking broad based policy and guidance from multiple sources, applying analytical reasoning and translating guidance into organizational plans, policy and directives. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to include the ability to develop comprehensive, detailed, and coordinated policy, operations orders and plans. Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships in order to interact and deal with representatives from various nations and cultures for information exchange, problem resolution, liaison, coordination, and implementation of treaty compliance activity. Knowledge of automated information systems to generate reports, briefing materials, and/or comparable documents. Ability to research, analyze, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, policy and procedures. Ability to interpret technical treaty language, assess requirements and implementation measures in vastly varying scenarios. Displays a high level of skill in both written and oral communication during the conduct of official duties. Presents sensitive recommendations concerning critical issues to wing and staff units. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
How to Apply: The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/12/2026 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12955199 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.
Application Deadline: 2026-05-12