Assessment Analyst

• Independently conducts comprehensive qualifications reviews of current and proposed foreign service positions at various ranks/grades and in a broad range of Foreign Service occupations.
• Assesses candidates for Foreign Service Officer positions in various career tracks who have passed the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) or for those who qualify for specialist positions.
• Advises Bureau of Personnel and Training Board of Examiners (PERT/TAC/BEX) Staff Director Deputy Staff Directors and senior Department leadership in PERT on Foreign Service on a range of selection process policies and procedures.
• Conducts comprehensive analyses of Foreign Service assessment and selection processes utilizing a wide variety of fact-finding and analytical techniques to evaluate the effectiveness fairness and compliance of current and proposed procedures.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit: 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:

  • EXPERIENCEevaluating and recommending candidates for placement in accordance with the Foreign Service Selection Process.

  • EXPERIENCEapplying employment laws regulations policies and human resources staffing practices and procedures to Foreign Service recruitment.

  • EXPERIENCE applyingthe practices and techniques for conducting Foreign Service recruitment examination selection and candidate placement and identifying issues or areas for improvement.

  There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

  To be considered well-qualified in addition to meeting minimum qualifications candidates must demonstrate proficiency in some but not all of the major aspects of the position.

  Education

  Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

  Additional information

  • For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at or
  • If eligible situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

  Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

  A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

  In accordance with 5 CFR 890.102 (3) employees serving in a temporary appointment not to exceed one (1) year with an intermittent work schedule (no regular work schedule) limited to a maximum of 1040 hours in an appointment period are not eligible for benefits.

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