Business and Industry Specialist

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a Business and Industry Specialist in the International Trade Administration 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-09 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Assisting in the analysis of financial transactions; and Preparing and summarizing data for senior decision-makers; and Assisting in research, analysis, and interpretation of business finances or industrial related data and information -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B.

or J.D., if related.

-OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

Major Duties:

As a Business and Industry Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Participates as a member of study or project teams analyzing private sector business/industry operations.

Assists in discharge of agency oversight and regulatory responsibilities. Attends meetings, conferences or other events for developmental purposes.

Assists senior specialists in execution of agency programs and operations.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Business and Industry Specialist GS-1101-9, FPL GS-13 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.