Within the assigned portfolio, the Foreign Affairs Analyst is expected to: represent ISN/WMDT in policy and program meetings to ensure that WMDT assistance conforms with and supports U.S. nonproliferation and counterterrorism initiatives as well as country- or region-specific strategies; staff ISN leadership to participate in NSC-led policy development and coordination meetings; raise awareness with internal and external stakeholders of how WMDT can support key security priorities; staff ISN leadership for international engagements on WMDT issues; and contribute to office-wide improvement initiatives in areas such as diversity and inclusion, distance learning, monitoring and evaluation, and financial management.

Specifically, the individual(s) shall:

· Research and keep appraised of evolving CBRN terrorism threats, policies, and strategies, and assist in developing WMDT policies and related programmatic efforts designed to reduce terrorist/non-state actor CBRN threats;

· Research and keep appraised of evolving strategic competition policies and strategies, and assist in developing WMDT programmatic and policy efforts that support these efforts;

· Identify science-informed approaches to address CBRN terrorism threats;

· Use the strategic mandate to ensure WMDT program activities and policy efforts support U.S. nonproliferation initiatives as well as priority needs in partner countries;

· Work collaboratively with ISN/WMDT colleagues as well as other State Department offices, U.S. embassy staff, and interagency colleagues to advance WMDT programming and policy efforts;

· Provide oral presentations for senior U.S. government officials and foreign partner interlocutors;

· Prepare memos, policy papers, cables, briefing and background materials, talking points, press releases, reports to Congress, and other documents related to functional and regionally cross-cutting issues. Provide interagency coordination in support of the same;

· Support WMDT and broader ISN leadership when needed;

· Advocate for WMDT cooperation activities;

· Represent WMDT equities on inter- and intra-agency policy and task forces, in addition to developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with counterparts at other international-development agencies, international organizations and non-governmental organizations to share programmatic information and coordinate assistance efforts;

· Travel overseas periodically, as needed; and

· Assist with broader State Department activities, task forces, and initiatives, as WMDT deems necessary, to achieve broader State Department and USG priorities.