POLITICAL-MILITARY ADVISOR (SOUTHEAST ASIA)

Your tasks

You will serve as a POLITICAL-MILITARY ADVISOR (SOUTHEAST ASIA) in the PLANS, POLICY, AND DOCTRINE DIRECTORATE of MARITIME OPERATIONS CENTER.

• You will serve as the senior subject matter expert and international relations specialist on Southeast Asia political-military affairs.
• You will maintain awareness of current U.S. Government policies related to naval and maritime defense matters within the fields of foreign affairs and international relations.
• You will plan, coordinate, and conduct travel with the Commander or designated flag level representative on official visits.
• You will be responsible for designing comprehensive COMPACFLT strategies, goals, and objectives for assigned countries and region.
• You will manage administrative requirements, process mission-critical operational clearances, and provide flexible staff support during major exercises, contingencies, and routine headquarters operations.
• You will synchronize naval plans, maritime initiatives, and cooperative programs across the joint military community and with external departments, embassies, and partner-nation security representatives to ensure theater strategy execution.

Requirements

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying knowledge of political-military affairs, international relations, and maritime defense strategies specific to the Southeast Asia/Indo-Pacific region; designing, planning, and executing security cooperation events, bilateral defense dialogues, or theater-wide campaign plans; liaising and collaborating across joint military commands, federal departments, and embassy country teams to synchronize maritime initiatives; providing strategic analysis and brief sheets (e.g. Country Binders, talking points) to Flag Officers, Ambassadors, or executive-level decision-makers. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.