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Announcement Number: LUSAKA-2026-005

Hiring Agency: Embassy Lusaka

Position Title: Global Affairs Specialist

Open Period: 04/15/2026 – 04/29/2026

Vacancy Time Zone: GMT+2

Series/Grade: LE – 1550 10

Salary: ZMW ZK547,911 /Per Year

Work Schedule: Full-time – • 40 HOURS per week

Promotion Potential: LE-10

Duty Location(s): 1 Vacancy in Lusaka, ZA

Telework Eligible: No

For More Info: HR Section 000-000-0000 HR_Lusaka@state.gov

Overview

Hiring Path: • Open to the public

Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency: This position is open to all interested parties.

Security Clearance Required: Public Trust – Background Investigation

Appointment Type: Permanent

Appointment Type Details: • Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period

Marketing Statement: 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.

Summary: The U.S. Mission in Zambia is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Global Affairs Specialist in the Global Affairs Unit of the Political-Economic section.

Supervisory Position: No

Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No

Travel Required: Occasional Travel

Availability and ability travel for up to 10% of the time, including overnight stays at facilities with a wide range of challenges.

Duties

The incumbent serves as central point-of-contact and senior policy advisor to the Front Office and Political-Economic Section staff on infrastructure; anti-corruption; and Environment, Science, Technology, and Health (ESTH) issues. The incumbent communicates and advocates for U.S. government policy policy priorities, and develops short- and long-term partnerships across a wide range of government and non-government contacts in Zambia, including local cooperating partners and NGOs. The Global Affairs Specialist coordinates information-sharing and reporting with the USG interagency community, maintains high-level contacts, and analyzes and differentiates among a broad range of political, legal, and practical factors to identify, develop, and implement policy and project priorities. The incumbent organizes meetings and events, prepares sectoral analysis and wrriten reports, manages a small grants portfolio, and conducts some travels to represent USG interests.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:

• All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a:
• Background Investigation/Public Trust security clearance.
• All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam. Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in public policy, political science, environmental policy, law, or natural sciences is required.

Evaluations:

You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement. You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.You must complete the application form and provide the required documents. Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

Qualifications:

Experience:

Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the infrastructure, environment or science management, public policy, or law fields (including natural science, engineering, water resources, land and water management, natural resource management, environmental policy, environmental law, fisheries and marine sciences, wildlife management, and geography) with duties including program development, management, and evaluation, and/or development of policy analysis, advice, and recommendations is required.

Language:

FLUENT in ENGLISH

GOOD WORKING KNOWLEDGE of BEMBA or NYANJA

Job Knowledge:

Must have knowledge of key institutions and persons involved in infrastructure, corruption, and ESTH policy; the policy-making environment (how policy is made and carried out in the various contexts); and infrastructure, corruption, and ESTH issues (e.g., water resources, sustainable landscapes, carbon markets, timber and wildlife trafficking, etc.)

Skills And Abilities:

Ability to plan, organize, and execute complex research projects; execute programs within the portfolio. Must be able to draft and prepare written analysis and reports, and deliver precise and accurate factual and analytical reports. Ability to use Microsoft Office applications and internet.

• Serve as central point-of-contact and senior policy advisor to the Front Office and Political-Economic Section staff on infrastructure; anti-corruption; and Environment, Science, Technology, and Health (ESTH) issues.
• Communicate and advocate for U.S. government policy priorities.
• Develop short- and long-term partnerships across a wide range of government and non-government contacts in Zambia, including local cooperating partners and NGOs.
• Coordinate information-sharing and reporting with the USG interagency community.
• Maintain high-level contacts.
• Analyze and differentiate among a broad range of political, legal, and practical factors to identify, develop, and implement policy and project priorities.
• Organize meetings and events.
• Prepare sectoral analysis and written reports.
• Manage a small grants portfolio.
• Conduct some travels to represent USG interests.

• Ability to plan, organize, and execute complex research projects.
• Ability to execute programs within the portfolio.
• Ability to draft and prepare written analysis and reports.
• Ability to deliver precise and accurate factual and analytical reports.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications and internet.

• Bachelor’s degree in public policy, political science, environmental policy, law, or natural sciences is required.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the infrastructure, environment or science management, public policy, or law fields (including natural science, engineering, water resources, land and water management, natural resource management, environmental policy, environmental law, fisheries and marine sciences, wildlife management, and geography) with duties including program development, management, and evaluation, and/or development of policy analysis, advice, and recommendations is required.
• FLUENT in ENGLISH
• GOOD WORKING KNOWLEDGE of BEMBA or NYANJA
• Knowledge of key institutions and persons involved in infrastructure, corruption, and ESTH policy.
• Knowledge of the policy-making environment (how policy is made and carried out in the various contexts).
• Knowledge of infrastructure, corruption, and ESTH issues (e.g., water resources, sustainable landscapes, carbon markets, timber and wildlife trafficking, etc.).