The Program of Technical Cooperation between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia seeks a Special Programs Manager with Foreign Military...

Position Description Special Programs Manager U.S. Department of State Office of the Under Secretary for Political Affairs (P) Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs (NEA) Program of Technical Cooperation (PTC) All applicants for this position must be U.S. citizens eligible for a security clearance. To apply for this position, please submit your résumé to Steven Valdez at ValdezS@ptc-atc.org clearly indicating that you are a U.S. citizen. Failure to do so will result in your application not being considered further. Introduction: The U.S. Department of State, Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), Program of Technical Cooperation (PTC) is seeking a dedicated individual to serve as a Special Programs Manager (SPM) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The PTC leads collaborative efforts with multiple interagency partners and Saudi government entities to advance joint projects aligned with U.S. national interests and Saudi government goals. Major

Duties and Responsibilities: The Special Programs Manager (SPM) will serve as a subject matter expert and advisor on various foreign military sales, public security, emergency management, infrastructure protection, counterterrorism, and capacity-building projects. Responsibilities include: Identifying strategies for joint training and advisory programs. Coordinating efforts between U.S. and Saudi counterparts and potential implementing agencies. Ensuring contractors and implementing agencies fulfill their commitments. Serving as the primary interagency liaison between PTC and U.S. partners. Preparing draft agreements and supporting documents. Perform other duties as assigned. Knowledge Required by the Position: The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of experience in federal law enforcement or public safety departments, with expertise in areas such as law enforcement, counterterrorism, fire/rescue, military special operations, FMS case management, or emergency management services. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an additional ten years of relevant experience will be considered. Additionally, candidates should demonstrate: Awareness of training and curriculum development processes. Understanding of Foreign Military Sales cases and procedures. Proficiency in management and organizational principles. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Knowledge of federal, state, and local law enforcement and public security agencies. Position Requirements: Applicants must: Understand U.S. Department of State security regulations. Be a U.S. Citizen. Have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. Be able to obtain and maintain a Department of State issued Medical Clearance. Demonstrate proficiency in English communication, both written and oral. Show experience in data visualization and management. Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required - at a minimum in Excel, Power Point, and Word applications. Exhibit the ability to work effectively in an intercultural team environment to support national security objectives. One year of specialized experience equivalent to an FS-03 equivalent, with demonstrated knowledge of the methods and procedures for providing or performing a variety of functions and services applicable to the position to be filled. Qualifying specialized experience should demonstrate one or more of the following: Extensive experience working with a range of public security concepts, programs, and practices needed to advise decision-makers on and to design and plan for program requirements. Experience providing advice and guidance to staff, other agency officials, contractors, and foreign government representatives concerning U.S. Government policies and procedures. Experience with interagency stakeholders in resolving problems. Experience protecting and safeguarding personnel, facilities, classified materials, operations, and processes at locations outside the United States. Experience providing advice and guidance to staff, other agency officials, contractors, and foreign government representatives concerning policies and procedures. Experience analyzing complex issues and experience leading organizational or team actions in accordance with plans, goals, and objectives. Experience working closely with senior leadership of an organization. Experience communicating directly with senior level officials of a host government, overseas. Experience working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, and working accurately under pressure and in difficult circumstances. Experience in the areas of Foreign Military Sales, International Program Office or other similar domains, and include familiarity with Security Assistance programs. Knowledge of the Security Assistance/Security Cooperation programs to include familiarity with the FMS sales process from case development, implementation, execution, to closure, in accordance with the Security Assistance Management Manual. Experience establishing and maintaining effective and constructive working relationships with people of different national and/or cultural backgrounds with respect for diversity. Ability to influence employees to cooperate in the pursuit of common goals. Ability to effectively work as a team in the resolution of conflicting views to promote cooperation and support for national security objectives. Ability to plan and organize activities, prioritize and schedule work, efficiently allocate assigned resources, meet deadlines, work under pressure, and achieve desired results with minimal or no supervision. Ability to identify requirements, establish objectives, develop alternate courses of action based on data-driven analysis and decisions, present policy options, and coordinate execution of policy decisions. Ability to communicate effectively in the English language orally and in writing, defend recommendations, negotiate solutions, and present to senior decision-makers. Supervisory Controls The SPM reports to the Director through the Supervisory Special Programs Manager. The incumbent works daily with senior Saudi officials and is expected to do so with little supervision. The SPM must exercise independent initiative and is fully responsible for the actual planning and carrying out of assignments of the SPM team; resolving linguistic or other problems as they arise; coordinating the work with others as necessary; quality assurance for the SPM team; representing the SPM team in senior leadership meetings; and interpreting policy at his/her own initiative in terms of established objectives, with guidance from the Supervisory Special Programs Manager. Work in some cases is considered definitive and subject to only cursory review, when fully successful. The key exception is in the finalization of international agreements, where the SPM reviews project team recommendations with the Supervisory Special Programs Manager before additional action is taken. Guidelines Guidance, direction, and delineation of policy approaches are broad in nature and jointly developed in conversation with senior PTC officials. The incumbent must exercise initiative and independent judgment in proposing or choosing the appropriate subjects for assessment and developing specific analytical approaches. Department of State guidelines for supervision, writing style and standards, ethical guidelines, and other policies as relevant apply and guide the work. Department of State Foreign Affairs Manuals and Handbooks PTC Standard Operating Procedures Applicable Embassy Riyadh Management and Security Notices U.S. law and regulation Security Assistance Management Manual Scope and Effect The position involves analyzing and advising on public security, emergency management, infrastructure protection counterterrorism, FMS, and capacity building projects. The position involves monitoring programs and determining the necessity for adjustments or changes to current policies. If FMS advisory work is performed, it will not consist of more than approximately 40% of the SPM’s portfolio. This is not a supervisory position. Contacts Regular contacts are with senior U.S. and KSA officials, senior staff of interagency partner organizations, PTC staff members, officials and other personnel from other federal agencies, and personnel from private U.S. and international industry. Contacts occur in a wide variety of planned and unplanned, formal and informal settings, including open meetings and conferences where the incumbent represents the PTC and the Department of State, and may be called upon to explain and defend the agency’s programs and positions. Physical Demands The work is normally sedentary, requiring no special physical demands. The demands associated with travel to and from remote areas, for example occasional site visits within KSA, in restrained time frames over under-developed infrastructure and conveyances, require an average resistance to fatigue and physical hardships. Work Environment The position is duty-stationed in Riyadh, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Work is largely performed in an office setting but may include site visits and other external venues. During travel and site visits within KSA, one will encounter harsh desert climate conditions, with exceptionally high heat and sandstorms and may encounter locations with underdeveloped infrastructure and conveyances. One must be willing and able to abide by the laws, regulations, and requirements of living in the Kingdom, including the social environment of Saudi Arabia. Position Description Special Programs Manager U.S. Department of State Office of the Under Secretary for Political Affairs (P) Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs (NEA) Program of Technical Cooperation (PTC) All applicants for this position must be U.S. citizens eligible for a security clearance. To apply for this position, please submit your résumé to Steven Valdez at ValdezS@ptc-atc.org clearly indicating that you are a U.S. citizen. Failure to do so will result in your application not being considered further. Introduction: The U.S. Department of State, Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), Program of Technical Cooperation (PTC) is seeking a dedicated individual to serve as a Special Programs Manager (SPM) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The PTC leads collaborative efforts with multiple interagency partners and Saudi government entities to advance joint projects aligned with U.S. national interests and Saudi government goals. Major Duties and Responsibilities: The Special Programs Manager (SPM) will serve as a subject matter expert and advisor on various foreign military sales, public security, emergency management, infrastructure protection, counterterrorism, and capacity-building projects. Responsibilities include: Identifying strategies for joint training and advisory programs. Coordinating efforts between U.S. and Saudi counterparts and potential implementing agencies. Ensuring contractors and implementing agencies fulfill their commitments. Serving as the primary interagency liaison between PTC and U.S. partners. Preparing draft agreements and supporting documents. Perform other duties as assigned. Knowledge Required by the Position: The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of experience in federal law enforcement or public safety departments, with expertise in areas such as law enforcement, counterterrorism, fire/rescue, military special operations, FMS case management, or emergency management services. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an additional ten years of relevant experience will be considered. Additionally, candidates should demonstrate: Awareness of training and curriculum development processes. Understanding of Foreign Military Sales cases and procedures. Proficiency in management and organizational principles. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Knowledge of federal, state, and local law enforcement and public security agencies. Position Requirements: Applicants must: Understand U.S. Department of State security regulations. Be a U.S. Citizen. Have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. Be able to obtain and maintain a Department of State issued Medical Clearance. Demonstrate proficiency in English communication, both written and oral. Show experience in data visualization and management. Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required - at a minimum in Excel, Power Point, and Word applications. Exhibit the ability to work effectively in an intercultural team environment to support national security objectives. One year of specialized experience equivalent to an FS-03 equivalent, with demonstrated knowledge of the methods and procedures for providing or performing a variety of functions and services applicable to the position to be filled. Qualifying specialized experience should demonstrate one or more of the following: Extensive experience working with a range of public security concepts, programs, and practices needed to advise decision-makers on and to design and plan for program requirements. Experience providing advice and guidance to staff, other agency officials, contractors, and foreign government representatives concerning U.S. Government policies and procedures. Experience with interagency stakeholders in resolving problems. Experience protecting and safeguarding personnel, facilities, classified materials, operations, and processes at locations outside the United States. Experience providing advice and guidance to staff, other agency officials, contractors, and foreign government representatives concerning policies and procedures. Experience analyzing complex issues and experience leading organizational or team actions in accordance with plans, goals, and objectives. Experience working closely with senior leadership of an organization. Experience communicating directly with senior level officials of a host government, overseas. Experience working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, and working accurately under pressure and in difficult circumstances. Experience in the areas of Foreign Military Sales, International Program Office or other similar domains, and include familiarity with Security Assistance programs. Knowledge of the Security Assistance/Security Cooperation programs to include familiarity with the FMS sales process from case development, implementation, execution, to closure, in accordance with the Security Assistance Management Manual. Experience establishing and maintaining effective and constructive working relationships with people of different national and/or cultural backgrounds with respect for diversity. Ability to influence employees to cooperate in the pursuit of common goals. Ability to effectively work as a team in the resolution of conflicting views to promote cooperation and support for national security objectives. Ability to plan and organize activities, prioritize and schedule work, efficiently allocate assigned resources, meet deadlines, work under pressure, and achieve desired results with minimal or no supervision. Ability to identify requirements, establish objectives, develop alternate courses of action based on data-driven analysis and decisions, present policy options, and coordinate execution of policy decisions. Ability to communicate effectively in the English language orally and in writing, defend recommendations, negotiate solutions, and present to senior decision-makers. Supervisory Controls The SPM reports to the Director through the Supervisory Special Programs Manager. The incumbent works daily with senior Saudi officials and is expected to do so with little supervision. The SPM must exercise independent initiative and is fully responsible for the actual planning and carrying out of assignments of the SPM team; resolving linguistic or other problems as they arise; coordinating the work with others as necessary; quality assurance for the SPM team; representing the SPM team in senior leadership meetings; and interpreting policy at his/her own initiative in terms of established objectives, with guidance from the Supervisory Special Programs Manager. Work in some cases is considered definitive and subject to only cursory review, when fully successful. The key exception is in the finalization of international agreements, where the SPM reviews project team recommendations with the Supervisory Special Programs Manager before additional action is taken. Guidelines Guidance, direction, and delineation of policy approaches are broad in nature and jointly developed in conversation with senior PTC officials. The incumbent must exercise initiative and independent judgment in proposing or choosing the appropriate subjects for assessment and developing specific analytical approaches. Department of State guidelines for supervision, writing style and standards, ethical guidelines, and other policies as relevant apply and guide the work. Department of State Foreign Affairs Manuals and Handbooks PTC Standard Operating Procedures Applicable Embassy Riyadh Management and Security Notices U.S. law and regulation Security Assistance Management Manual Scope and Effect The position involves analyzing and advising on public security, emergency management, infrastructure protection counterterrorism, FMS, and capacity building projects. The position involves monitoring programs and determining the necessity for adjustments or changes to current policies. If FMS advisory work is performed, it will not consist of more than approximately 40% of the SPM’s portfolio. This is not a supervisory position. Contacts Regular contacts are with senior U.S. and KSA officials, senior staff of interagency partner organizations, PTC staff members, officials and other personnel from other federal agencies, and personnel from private U.S. and international industry. Contacts occur in a wide variety of planned and unplanned, formal and informal settings, including open meetings and conferences where the incumbent represents the PTC and the Department of State, and may be called upon to explain and defend the agency’s programs and positions. Physical Demands The work is normally sedentary, requiring no special physical demands. The demands associated with travel to and from remote areas, for example occasional site visits within KSA, in restrained time frames over under-developed infrastructure and conveyances, require an average resistance to fatigue and physical hardships. Work Environment The position is duty-stationed in Riyadh, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Work is largely performed in an office setting but may include site visits and other external venues. During travel and site visits within KSA, one will encounter harsh desert climate conditions, with exceptionally high heat and sandstorms and may encounter locations with underdeveloped infrastructure and conveyances. One must be willing and able to abide by the laws, regulations, and requirements of living in the Kingdom, including the social environment of Saudi Arabia.