SR. LEAHY LAW AND MUNITIONS VETTER 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

• Must have a minimum of a BA degree and 5 years professional experience
• Secret Security Clearance 
• Must be a U.S. citizen 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Use the internet and classified databases to check security forces members’ and/or units’ name and proposed recipients of munitions exports and FMS for derogatory information. If no derogatory information has been uncovered, approve request utilizing INVESTc ,U.S. Exports, or the FMS workflow SOP as appropriate; the State Department’s official systems of record keeping for Leahy vetting, munitions exports, and FMS reviews. If derogatory information is found, inform responsible DRL officer, regional bureau, PM vetting POC, and interagency stakeholders as appropriate and work with relevant offices to verify the derogatory information and identify appropriate courses of action. 
• Complete vetting searches within designate time frames, e.g. within 10 working day of receipt from post for Leahy vetting, 30 days of receipt for applicable export licenses, and one day of receipt for certain FMS cases.
• Compile data on office vetting requests. Provide periodic reports to management on vetting case load. 
• Assist in completing bilateral agreements with foreign governments pursuant to the State Leahy Law as required.
• Develop and provide to applicable stakeholders lists of ineligible units as required.
• Make recommendations on vetting procedures, when requested by management. 
• Participate in bureau and interagency meetings on issues related to human rights vetting and Leahy Law implementation, munitions exports, and FMS.
• Using open source and classified resources, develop foreign country security force organizational charts.
• Map credible allegations of gross violations of human rights, geographically, functionally and in time. Advise which foreign units are ineligible for security assistance, munitions exports, and FMS.
• Provide support to developing individual country Leahy remediation strategies.
• Same-day human rights vetting of below-Congressional notification threshold FMS cases
• Assessing this vetting process and making recommendations to DRL leadership on refining the Department’s FMS review procedures
• Resolution of problematic cases by DRL, PM, regional bureaus, posts, and interagency stakeholders as appropriate
• Conduct policy analysis and research and assist with policy recommendations in support of DRL/SHR policy, including but not limited to security sector assistance, arms sales, and human rights; security force conduct, gross violations of human rights, and accountability for abuses; civilian harm mitigation and civilian casualties; preventing and countering violent extremism; preventing and responding to atrocities; addressing issues related to children and armed conflict; and Women, Peace, and Security. To this end, participate in meetings across the USG and foreign policy community on issues related to security and human rights, and maintain relationships with key USG, civil society, and bilateral stakeholders and counterparts. Draft briefing checklists and talking points for DRL leadership; author congressionally mandated reports on security and human rights concerns; and coordinate with other agencies to schedule roundtable discussions on human rights topics and shared concerns.
• Serve as a DRL/SHR subject matter expert and advisor on laws, policies, and procedures including but not limited to gross violations of human rights, conduct and accountability of security forces, security sector assistance, Leahy vetting, arms sales, civilian casualties, atrocity prevention and early warning, preventing and countering violent extremism, gender-based violence, and child soldiers.

Determination of the content and application of policies and regulations is inherently governmental and must be performed by government employees.

SKILLS & BACKGROUND

• Ability to develop professional working relationships with officers throughout the Department and with other foreign affairs agencies.
• Knowledge of research and analytical methods to validate, evaluate, and interpret information obtained from a variety of sources.
• Skill in oral and written communications to prepare and present analysis, to defend recommendations and proposals, and to participate in meetings and discussions.
• Skill in using open source and classified information sources to map foreign security force units and actions geographically and functionally.
• Familiarity with individuals, organizations, and other sources of expertise in the field of human rights in security assistance activities in the academic and non-governmental sector.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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