INL Program Coordinator
The U.S. Department of State’s INL Bureau seeks a U.S.-citizen Personal Services Contractor to serve as an INL Program Coordinator at U.S. Embassy San Salvador, El Salvador, supporting programs to combat transnational crime, human smuggling and trafficking, terrorist organizations, gangs, and narcotics while strengthening Salvadoran security and justice institutions. The coordinator will coordinate with Salvadoran government entities, U.S. interagency partners, international organizations, NGOs, and INL colleagues; advise on strategy and implementation; assess partner capabilities; develop security plans; contribute to reporting; and supervise locally engaged staff, contractors, and PSCs. The position is FS-02 equivalent (GS-14), with base pay of $102,409–$150,391 per annum, and the contract period is 12 months from award with four optional one-year extensions. Required training includes the FACT course before arrival, Contracting Officer Representative and EEO/Harassment courses within 120 days or 30 days as applicable, Introduction to Working in an Embassy within the first six months, and INL SOAR orientation per post/INL timeline. Minimum qualifications include U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance (with possible TS upgrade), a bachelor’s degree, at least 10 years of project management/international development/affairs/political science/public administration experience, at least 8 years working on justice or law enforcement programs in Latin America, at least 5 years managing citizen safety/law enforcement/counter-transnational crime programs, and professionally proficient Spanish.