Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world.
At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, respect, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.
Dexis Professional Services (Dexis) is seeking a Regional Affairs Analysts (Level IV) for an opportunity within the Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (PM-DDTC). The purpose of this effort is to perform defense-trade registration, compliance, licensing, policy, end-use monitoring, enforcement, and emerging technology tasks related to the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
This full-time position is located in the Washington, D.C. area and is required to be on-site full time, subject to change if requirements shift.
This position requires a candidate to hold an active SECRET clearance at the minimum. This position is contingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities- Independently initiates Blue Lantern checks, including drafting and clearing cables, with little to no edits required from team lead.
- Independently provides input into papers drafted by other State offices with little to no edits required from team lead.
- Independently drafts papers with little to no edits required from team lead.
- Oversees organization of EUM training and outreach events.
- Supports briefings to senior USG personnel, foreign government officials, industry, and the Hill with advanced knowledge of U.S. defense trade controls.
- Presents State Department positions that pertain to regulatory framework and regional or country-based issues to both foreign and domestic industry experts, subject matter experts, and governmental entities to audiences of at least 150.
- Independently drafts papers with few technical or grammatical errors.
- Independently provides guidance to Post on implementation of Blue lantern checks.
- Independently releases Watch List holds in a timely manner.
- Independently develops denial/RWA/proviso recommendations to DTCL with few edits required from team lead.
- Develop short-notice reports on foreign export control systems and countries’ export/import trends related to munitions.
- Initiate, draft, and assemble DCS “Country Reports.”
- Employs mastery of a professional field to apply experimental theories and new developments to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods.
- Makes decisions or recommendations significantly changing, interpreting, or developing important public policies or programs.
- Isolates and defines unknown conditions, resolves critical problems, or develops new theories.
- Provides products or services that affect the work of other experts, the development of major aspects of administrative or scientific programs or missions, or the well-being of substantial numbers of people.
- Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in International Relations and seven years of experience.
- Ability to deal with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
- Five years of experience in a related career field.
- Possess a minimum Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple projects consistent with established timeframes.
- Excellent ability to synthesize information and develop recommendations for management based on an analysis of the information.
- Excellent judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?
If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!
Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.
As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks.
If you are hired for a position that is paid from the Dexis home office, you will be required to submit proof that you have received the COVID-19 vaccine unless you qualify for a legally recognized medical or religious exception to the vaccine requirement. This does not apply to AL, AZ, FL, KS, MT, NH, ND, or TX residents.
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What We Do
Dexis is a professional services firm that solves the most pressing social challenges in complex environments, paving the way for a more secure and prosperous world. We advance the mission of leading global engagement agencies, including USAID, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. We specialize in stabilization and conflict mitigation, security sector assistance, rule of law, anti-corruption, and inclusive economic growth. Our staff of over 500 full-time employees maintain an active presence across 80 countries. Our ISO 9001-certified quality management system (QMS) makes us a reliable partner with our clients. Established in 2001, Dexis has grown at double-digit rates for over a decade and is now a solidly middle-market company, a feat demonstrated by 2.5% of small government services firms. Dexis’ agile, digital-forward workforce and robust business platforms ensure adaptive management is built into everything we do. As a minority-owned company, we are committed to diversity and inclusion as the foundation of our corporate culture. Women make up seventy percent of staff and half of our executive leadership team. Forty percent of our staff and leadership team are from minority or historically under-represented communities. We are an active member of the communities where we work and provide matching donations to employee-driven social causes. Our employees have top ranked Dexis in Glassdoor as a company with the best growth prospects among its peers.
