Program Manager I

About the role

The Program Manager for the Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) is located in the Special Programs Division/Special Program for Embassy Augmentation and Response (SPD/SPEAR) and is responsible for planning and facilitating a comprehensive program of antiterrorism seminars, training courses, and consultations for senior foreign law enforcement officials for an assigned country or region of the world. Programs range in scope and complexity according to the subject matter and the sophistication level of audience being served; projects developed and coordinated by the incumbent in this position often times require interaction with the most senior members of the foreign and domestic law enforcement and security community in the United States and throughout the world. This position reports to a SPEAR Regional Section Chief. The Program Manager may oversee subordinate Resident and Deputy Resident Program Managers and/or the Mentor to ensure proper prioritizing, planning, and scheduling of work activities.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the development, design, and implementation of comprehensive, country-specific and/or regional, antiterrorism assistance programs;
• coordinates with the various ATA divisions and other offices to identify requirements;
• identifies needed training activities and equipment;
• Conceptualizes the desired outcomes of a program in light of the overall pertinent country and regional policy goals;
• May oversee an ATA team assigned in a Partner Nation (PN) to ensure antiterrorism assistance is delivered efficiently, meets the needs of the PN, ATA, Department of State (DOS), and Federal Statutes and laws;
• responsible for the management of personnel, budgets and resources, to include auditing, of countries that maintain an ATA sponsored training camp;
• has overall oversight for in-country staff human resource and administrative issues;