Washington, District of Columbia9 days ago
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:The individual will focus on one or more of the following programming areas:Assess proliferation risks and recipient nation vulnerabilities, conducting site visits and evaluating strategic trade control, customs, and border security capabilities; Collaborate with DC-based program manager to establish assistance priorities in line with administration priorities and Department of State goals, draft strategic plans, support out-year budget planning, and draft reporting cables; Engage host government counterparts to build political will for ACN/EXBS priorities and ensure recipient implementation of security assistance programming; Represent ACN/EXBS and broader ACN equities at Post through Country Team meetings, working groups, and bilateral dialogues, ensuring security assistance supports country- and region-specific policies; Coordinate with Embassy leadership, international donors, and U.S. assistance programs to ensure deconfliction, burden-shifting, and complementary implementation of administration priorities; Coordinate with implementers to ensure timely, compliant delivery of ACN/EXBS activities, guiding strategy, approving materials, and overseeing equipment deliveries (including end-use monitoring, site visits, and impact assessments);Supervise local staff and conduct performance evaluations; Complete special projects and perform other related duties as may be assigned. ACN/EXBS advances U.S. national and economic security by strengthening recipient country capabilities for export controls, customs enforcement, points of entry (land, sea, air), and border security operations to identify, disrupt, and prosecute state and non-state transnational proliferation activities involving WMDs, their components, delivery systems, sensitive and emerging technologies, and advanced conventional weapons.