Lead Foreign Affairs Officer

Lead Foreign Affairs Officer – Direct Hire Authority

Department of State

Department of State - Agency Wide

Summary

This serves as public notice for the use of an Agency-specific Direct Hire Authority. Applicants will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.

Duties

Manages the legislative and policy developments affecting the administration of the following programs related to the Global Fund: USG representation on the Strategy, Ethics and Governance and Audit and Finance Committees.

Communicates assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, deadlines and time frames for completion.

Estimates and reports to the team on progress in meeting established milestones and deadlines for completion of assignments, projects and tasks, and ensures that all team members are aware of and participate in planning for achievement of team goals.

Consults closely and often with both the leadership and working levels of international partners to avoid any duplication of efforts with existing programs and to ensure a coordinated response from the Global Fund and the U.S. Government.

Leads regular outreach via webinars or cables to personnel in countries and beyond to update them on key policy developments affecting bilateral program implementation.