Lead Export Compliance Specialist

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/ 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. GS-14: Specialized Experience: To qualify at the GS-14 grade level one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level; or its non-Federal equivalent that included experience: Knowledge of applying U.S export control regulations to perform investigations, enforcement, or compliance work; Performing research to analyze and interpret trade and licensing data; Composing a variety of reports to present export control issues to senior officials
This vacancy is for a Lead Export Compliance Specialist in the Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce (DOC) .