Supervisory Trade and Industry Analyst

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a Supervisory Trade and Industry Analyst in the Defense Programs Division (DPD), Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (SIES), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration (EA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Providing policy guidance in developing and/or implementing business and industry programs related to the United States defense industrial base, critical technologies, and/or economic and trade issues; and Developing analyses, technical information, and/or written products in support of business and industry programs; and Representing an organization in discussions with government agencies, senior level business, industry, and academic officials, and/or congressional staff and committees.

Major Duties:

As a Supervisory Trade and Industry Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Function as the Director of the Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (SIES) Defense Programs Division, responsible for policy and administrative functions on various national security programs.

Define and institute new methods and strategies to meet key agency requirements and program objectives and oversee staff who participate in fulfilling these requirements and objectives.

Provide regulatory or oversight coverage which extends to most or all government agencies or private sector entities involved in the U.S.

industrial base, critical technologies, and economic and trade issues.

Will be responsible for direction and integration of the contributions of senior business and industry professionals both within and outside the employing organization that may impact U.S.

industrial base, critical technologies, and economic and trade issues.

Represent the bureau as an authority and spokesperson to other government agencies, to top business and industry officials and to significant congressional staff and committees.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory Trade and Industry Analyst, GS-1101-15, Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-15 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.