This vacancy is for an Export Compliance Specialist in the Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce.
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Applying knowledge of U.S. export control or national security laws and regulations which govern the investigative and/or compliance and/or law enforcement operations to craft written analysis and/or recommendations; Recording, analyzing, retaining, and disseminating all-source information in accordance with appropriate procedures; and Assisting with developing program strategies and/or contributing to organizations' decisions.
As an Export Compliance Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Conduct research and/or investigations of entities and transactions, evaluate findings, assess evidence for factual and legal sufficiency, and determine whether further investigation is required to support an enforcement action. Serve as an authoritative bureau spokesperson to outside organizations to include diplomatic, military, enforcement, regulatory, and intelligence community counterparts for the purpose of receiving information and providing support to law enforcement investigations. Develop written recommendations for the identification of parties as investigative leads for law enforcement officials, oversee subjects for end-use check verification visits, and target for administrative sanction based on export control violations or acting contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests. Assist special agents and colleagues in more complex investigations: conduct research; develop investigative materials; assist in document review and case-file organization; recommend further action. Individually apply knowledge of at risk technologies, and national security threats while participating in the license pre-screening process and conducting strategic analysis of all-source data. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Export Compliance Specialist GS-1801-13, Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-13 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.