Duties and Responsibilities
Basic Function of the Position:
- The incumbent is the senior Locally Employed Staff (LE Staff)
in the External Unit in the Africa Bureau’s largest Political Section. The
incumbent supports the Section and the Front Office on the full range of
political reporting, contact development, and other work needed to advance
U.S. interests in Kenya and is the Embassy’s LE Staff expert on defense,
security, and external affairs related political developments in Kenya.
- The incumbent acts independently on instructions from
Washington, advancing USG policy interests under general supervision of
the External Unit Chief, coordinating his or her work as appropriate with
the External Political Officer.
- The incumbent further performs independent research and
analysis, provides policy recommendations, and drafts substantive reports
on political issues, with a particular focus on Kenya’s relationship with
regional states, the People’s Republic of China, regional multilateral
bodies, Quadrilateral Security Dialogue nations, and all strategically
important external actors. In addition to responsibilities on the external
affairs portfolio, the incumbent is also responsible for covering
political-military issues, such as Kenya’s security posture, defense
budget, and military activities.
- The incumbent develops and maintains a wide range of contacts
related to Section interests with both working level and senior officials.
The incumbent backs up the Internal Unit senior LE Staffer as needed.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
Experience:
- Three years of progressively responsible experience in
political analysis and research plus two years of experience with Kenyan
politics and government is required
Job Knowledge:
- Working knowledge of Kenyan foreign affairs, regional issues,
major actors, domestic and regional leaders, and trusted voices on
external affairs and political-military issues.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International
Relations, Journalism, History or Economics is required
Evaluations:
- LANGUAGE: Level IV
English (Fluent, speaking/reading/writing (This may be tested). Kiswahili
IV (Fluent, speaking/reading/writing is required.
- SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Must
have access to high-level contacts in Kenyan government. Solid writing
skills, and the ability to synthesize information quickly in written form.
Must have knowledge of PC and Internet-based software, especially word
processing programs, MSOffice,
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair
and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political
affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Qualifications:
- All applicants under consideration will be required to pass
medical and security certifications.
How To Apply
