Export Policy Analyst

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for an Export Policy Analyst 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-14 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Conducting research and analyzing information concerning international relations or U.S. foreign policy, U.S.

national security or economic or trade data; and Utilizing knowledge of international relations or U.S. foreign policy or international economics or U.S.

national security to make decisions or recommendations significantly changing, interpreting, or developing important public policies or programs; and Making authoritative recommendations to supervisor/manager affecting industrial development policy matters; and Developing strategic plans for senior officials on complex and sensitive foreign policy issues.

Major Duties:

As an Export Policy Analyst, you may perform the following duties: Integrates U.S.

industry's economic/regulatory concerns into the Bureau's development of regulations and the Export Control Reform Act. Represents the Bureau and the Department's position at interagency meetings.

Resolves outstanding interagency issues rarely involving senior Departmental officials. Analyzes and processes U.S.

export control license applications involving embargoes, special controls, and items that are controlled for crime control reasons in accordance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) through the use of electronic databases.

Reviews prior cases for license history, approvals, and denials.

Addresses and provides guidance to the export community on export control policies andregulations for proper submission of license applications.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Export Policy Analyst GS-1101-14, GS-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.