SECURITY COOPERATION (SC) PROGRAM SPECIALIST

You must have one year Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private/military sector) giving the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position. Experience must be reflected in your resume. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Specialized experience required for this position is: Serves as Security Cooperation (SC) Program Specialist, supporting Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and as applicable, Foreign Military Financing (FMF), Building Partnership Capacity (BPC), and Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) to develop, plan, coordinate, manager, and execute FMS/FMF/BPC cases and activities to maintain capability sustainment. Develops in End Use Monitoring (EUM) Concept of Operations and Standard Operating Procedures, and coordinate partner nation Enhanced End-use Monitoring (EEUM) control plans. Conducts EEUM in accordance with established EUM checklists to verify recipients' compliance with the physical security and accountability provisos annotated in letters of offer and acceptance (LOA)s containing EEUM designated items. Oversees open FMS/FMF/BPC cases, including interaction with appropriate U.S. implementing agencies, the U.S. Geographic Combatant Command (GCC), and other stakeholders. Assists military departments in developing letters of offer and acceptance (LOA), coordinating and supporting site surveys, and assisting with the requirements definition process. INFORMATION FOR OVERSEAS: - Employee may be required to use government provided housing and lodging while overseas, potentially in austere conditions. - Overseas tour of duty for is projected to be 36 months. You may be required sign a Transportation Agreement. - Incumbent may be subject to the 5-year foreign area limitation according to the DoDI 1400.25-V1230, dated 26 July2012. - Applicants who are currently stationed overseas, must have enough time to meet the initial tour stated above. - Applicants who have returned from an overseas tour, and have not been physically present in the United States (CONUS) or Non foreign area for 2 continuous years, may require a waiver. NOTE: If you have not completed 5 years overseas and return to a CONUS assignment, that time spent overseas counts towards the 5 year limitation, unless you have been in the States for at least 2 continuous years. . - Medical Care: Applicants who have family members with special medical needs should ensure that prior to accepting a position overseas their family members' medical needs can be met. Access to care in a military treatment facility may not be available to civilian employees except on a space available basis. Consequently, host nation medical facilities may be the only care available. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location. - Applicants hired from the Continental United States (CONUS) and their family members (who are US citizens) are required to obtain Official Passports prior to departure to the overseas area. - May be subjected to a variety of environmental conditions typical of the overseas areas in which traveling, to include the potential for exposure to acts of terrorism. - Payment for travel and transportation expenses may be authorized. This includes government paid travel transportation, shipment and temporary storage of household goods, and possibly other entitlements based upon the JTR and agency policy. You may be required to sign a transportation agreement. Most civilian permanent change of station travel entitlements are taxable. - For additional information on the tax impact, please visit: https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction.html - For more information on overseas allowances and benefits, please visit: https://aoprals.state.gov/ This position is part of the Department of War. Serves as Security Cooperation (SC) Program Specialist, supporting Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and as applicable Foreign Military Financing (FMF), Building Partnership Capacity (BPC), and Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) Program Manager for the U.S. Embassy Security Cooperation Organization.