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Foreign Affairs Specialist Country Manager

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a professional Foreign Affairs Specialist Country Manager in support of Department of Defense (DoD) agencies. Serves as the USAF's subject matter expert and primary point of contact for planning and executing of assigned Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case(s) training requirements including acquisition, contracting milestones, programming, logistics, finance, monitors student requirements and tracking, tracking assigned FMS cases, and training development. FMS cases are contractual agreements between the U.S. Government (USG) and a foreign nation. Involved in every aspect of cases and all work in support of global employment Security Cooperation Education Teams (SCET) pertaining to USAF International training programs. Employee performs work in support of major weapons systems sales, FMS programs, or as part of a country's International Military Education and Training (IMET), or other grant programs (e.g. Counter Terrorism and Force Protections, etc.). Employee will provide services to assigned countries to ensure training package development and provides tracking for all cases and associated manpower requirements. Monitors student requirements and support training program management goals and objectives in achieving successful instructional programs for international partners. Works in concert with the Lead Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) Case Manager and serves as a FMS analyst in support of Department of Defense (DoD) agencies. Coordinates with the International Scheduling office programming and confirming training quotas and training course pipeline and/or track for International Military Students (IMS). Assists the Mobile Training Office by ensuring the appropriate pre-coordination, qualified personnel, positioning requirements, and managerial and fiscal are accomplished for country requested Mobile Training Teams (MTTs), Mobile Education Teams (METs), Extended Training Service Specialists (ETSS) and Language Training Detachments (LTDs).

Duties:

1. The Case/County Manager (CM) is the focal point for case/country and IMS student activities and manages all aspects of the FMS case(s).
2. The CM serves as USAF focal point for all international student issues in support of the assigned countries' training programs.
3. The CM will be the liaison between managed countries' representatives, SCOs, MAJCOMs, and other USG agencies to ensure implementation of training for and by these agencies.
4. Develops and initiates proper documentation, including estimated training costs, training sequences, and identification of potential problem areas based on factors unique to the requesting countries.
5. Develops official correspondence, messages, and items of interest, staff summaries, sheets, and talking papers relative to assigned programs.

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