Trade and Industry Analyst

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a Trade and Industry Analyst in the Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce.

The announcement will close at 11:59 p.m., EST, after 75 applications have been received or on the closing date (whichever occurs first) 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 level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Utilizing software programs to compile and organize data drawn from a variety of sources related to industrial base and/or national security; and Assisting in preparing formal presentations, documents, and/or written reports.

-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 Trade and Industry Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Researches, analyzes, and interprets trade and industry data and information as they relate to office's Defense Priorities and Allocations System, Offsets in Defense Trade, Department of Defense international agreements review, excess defense article review, NATO, defense trade advocacy, and other National Defense related programs.

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 Trade and Industry Analyst GS-1101-9, FPL GS-12 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

This position is also advertised under BIS-OEA-ST-26-12873020, which is open to Merit Promotion eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.