Job description

Position Overview: AFRL/XPPI Foreign Affairs Specialist / Program Manager

**Must have an Active Secret Clearance**

We are seeking a Program Manager to support the HQ Air Force Research Laboratory

Responsibilities:

• Exhibit and apply knowledge and experience in program management philosophy policies and procedures to DoD, AF, and other Services systems, subsystems, equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their lifecycles.
• Apply a full range of program management philosophy, policies, and procedures to perform a wide range of acquisition management activities in support of the existing and future AFRL programs.
• Exhibit an understanding of current DoD and USAF acquisition regulations, guidelines, and processes.
• Establish, engage, and maintain regular contact with Partner Nation counterpart Action Officers, Military and Defense S&T Research Entities, U.S. Embassy, SAF/IA Action Officers, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
• Process Partner Nation Foreign Visit Requests of visiting delegations and provide needed administrative support.
• Coordinate within AFRL for AFRL S&E interest in new project proposals and draft elements of Project Arrangements (PAs) for SAF/IA review. Coordinate and forward PA packages to SAF/IA.
• Develop and collect appropriate background information and programmatic documents to prepare Leader for engagement with Foreign Partners.
• Support the development of executive summary/briefing for meetings and travel with Foreign Partners.
• Ability to escort General Officers
• Support GO and senior leader hosting of foreign partner nation delegations to include selecting of appropriate venues and planning for lunches, refreshments, and official dinners.
• Direct/guide S&Es to Foreign Disclosure Office to request foreign disclosure to Foreign Partners for proposed topics/projects and supporting documents.
• Develop GO level communications for Partner Nation engagement based upon appropriate guidance.
• Coordinate within appropriate offices for GO level travel planning and scheduling, including country specific requirements including protocol and cultural standards.
• Coordinate with interested S&Es for exploratory meetings and develop portions of required documents.
• Support GO and S&E during CONUS/OCONUS travel.
• Must be able to travel to India.
• Exhibit knowledge with the International Armaments Cooperation (IAC) process that is led from OUSD (A&S) and managed from SAF/IAP for the USAF. The process uses Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Partner Nations in order to develop, approve, and enable desired project collaborations with allies and partners.
• Understanding and ability to troubleshoot Passport / Visa Issues including Business Visas
• Understanding of Geopolitical environment with India preferred.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS
• 10 Years of experience in the respective Technical/ Professional discipline being performed, three (3) of which must be in the DoD

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $95,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• If you are offered this position, how soon would you be able to start?
• Do you have 10 years of relevant experience with minimum of 3 years within the DoD? (Deal Breaker)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Work Location: In person

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