Export Compliance Specialist
Bureau of Industry and SecuritySummary
This vacancy is for an Export Compliance Specialist in the Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce.
Duties
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As a Export Compliance Specialist, you will perform the following duties:
• Conducts highly complex and sensitive compliance data analysis and assessments involving export transactions and all-source information - including trade data, intelligence s
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ources, foreign-government data, privileged government information, and public data - to determine adherence to the Export Administration Regulations, and related laws.
• Provides technical guidance on export control laws, policy recommendations, analytical methodologies, and compliance/investigative frameworks used across the Division and broader interagency processes.
• Serves as a Bureau representative and liaison with corporate leaders, interagency officials, enforcement officers, and BIS Policy makers on sensitive, high-impact export control issues.
• Reviews, curates, analyzes, and extracts data to produce authoritative analytical reports, policy documents, and high-level briefings that support licensing, investigative, compliance, and interagency decision-making.
This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Export Compliance Specialist GS-1801-12/13/14, GS-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• This position requires a SECRET CLEARANCE: Any required investigations and clearances must be completed before the selectee can be placed in the position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
• A probationary period may be required.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/).
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Bargaining Unit Position: No
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: will not be paid
• Drug Test Required: Yes, This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing thereafter.
Qualifications
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 wi