THE BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES (HR), OFFICE OF RECRUITMENT, EVALUATION, AND EMPLOYMENT (REE) IS IN NEED OF F…

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THE BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES (HR), OFFICE OF RECRUITMENT, EVALUATION, AND EMPLOYMENT (REE) IS IN NEED OF FULLTIME HR PROGRAM ASSISTANTS TO ASSIST THE OFFICE WITH VARIOUS FUNCTIONS INTERRELATED TO RECRUITING AND EXAMINATION EFFORTS. EACH YEAR, HR/REE ORGANIZES THE RECRUITING AND SCREENING PROCESS AND HR/REE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (BEX) INTERVIEWS THOUSANDS OF PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR FOREIGN SERVICE (FS) GENERALIST, SPECIALIST, AND LIMITED TERM APPOINTMENT POSITIONS. IN ADDITION, HR/REE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THOMAS R. PICKERING AND CHARLES B. RANGEL FOREIGN AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS BY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND REPRESENT A $7.3 MILLION DOLLAR PER YEAR INVESTMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO HELP ATTRACT DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE CANDIDATES TO FOREIGN SERVICE CAREERS. THE FELLOWSHIPS SELECT 60 STUDENTS EACH YEAR AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH TWO YEARS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE COMPLETION OF THEIR MASTER DEGREE.