Deputy Director, International Relations

Job Title

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of International Affairs (INT), Washington D.C.

Major Duties

At the full performance level the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Provides strategic leadership for international programs, developing multi-year strategies, annual operating plans, and Departmental positions on international issues.
2. Ensures compliance with laws, regulations, ethics, travel, procurement, information security, and internal controls governing international activities; conducts periodic reviews to mitigate risk.
3. Supervises a multidisciplinary staff, setting priorities, evaluating performance, and managing recruitment, staffing, and workforce planning to support domestic and overseas operational needs.
4. Formulates and manages multi-year budgets and annual funding requests; oversees financial execution, prepares justifications and briefings, and leads risk management and resource stewardship.
5. Develops, negotiates, and manages international agreements-such as MOUs, IAAs, and cooperative agreements-ensuring alignment with mission objectives and compliance requirements.
6. Represents the Department in interagency forums, working groups, and policy discussions; provides expert advice to senior leadership on international and interagency priorities.
7. Plans and leads Department participation in international engagements, preparing briefing materials and ensuring alignment with foreign policy, mission objectives, and diplomatic protocols.
8. Oversees foreign technical assistance and international operations functions, ensuring accountability, fiscal compliance, and alignment with Departmental and U.S. government priorities.

Salary Information GS-15; $169,279 - $197,200 per annum. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level.

This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.

Job Title

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of International Affairs (INT), Washington D.C.

Major Duties

At the full performance level the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Provides strategic leadership for international programs, developing multi-year strategies, annual operating plans, and Departmental positions on international issues.
2. Ensures compliance with laws, regulations, ethics, travel, procurement, information security, and internal controls governing international activities; conducts periodic reviews to mitigate risk.
3. Supervises a multidisciplinary staff, setting priorities, evaluating performance, and managing recruitment, staffing, and workforce planning to support domestic and overseas operational needs.
4. Formulates and manages multi-year budgets and annual funding requests; oversees financial execution, prepares justifications and briefings, and leads risk management and resource stewardship.
5. Develops, negotiates, and manages international agreements-such as MOUs, IAAs, and cooperative agreements-ensuring alignment with mission objectives and compliance requirements.
6. Represents the Department in interagency forums, working groups, and policy discussions; provides expert advice to senior leadership on international and interagency priorities.
7. Plans and leads Department participation in international engagements, preparing briefing materials and ensuring alignment with foreign policy, mission objectives, and diplomatic protocols.
8. Oversees foreign technical assistance and international operations functions, ensuring accountability, fiscal compliance, and alignment with Departmental and U.S. government priorities.

Salary Information GS-15; $169,279 - $197,200 per annum. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level.

This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.

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