Program Coordinator

Program Coordinator

Department: Department of State

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $121785 - $158322 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is assigned to the Revocation and Coordination Division, Office of Screening, Analysis, and Coordination, Visa Services Directorate, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/VO/SAC/RC). The incumbent responds to questions and inquiries regarding visa screening and vetting policies and processes, advocates for VO interests on visa screening cases, and coordinates and negotiates between NCTC and State Department on visa screening procedures and specific case outcomes.

Major Duties:

• Serves as the principal subject matter expert on all aspects of visa screening and vetting at the National Counterterrorism Center.
• Provides guidance and recommendations to Department offices and to other members of the intelligence community, including interagency representatives on the National Counterterrorism Center and other counterterrorism entities.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on the full range of policies and procedures affecting visa screening and vetting performed within the National Counterterrorism Center.
• Plans, leads, and conducts in-depth studies and analyses of critical and emerging issues related to the interpretation and application of visa screening and vetting policies and procedures at the National Counterterrorism Center.
• Reviews, advises, and consults with analysts and consular officers at overseas posts in the processing of visa applications and visa revocation requests flagged for security concerns.

Qualifications: Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. 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 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 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 explaining and interpreting visa screening and vetting policies, and procedures. Experience evaluating the results of comprehensive analyses of visa screening and vetting program operations. Experience providing consultation on cases that require in-depth interagency coordination at the highest levels. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

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Application Deadline: 2026-05-22