As an Supervisory Export Compliance Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Plan, manage and direct major and continuing investigations/compliance programs which involve high-priority cases that are central to agency objectives; discharge complex investigative responsibilities.
• Develop, evaluate and implement significant new program strategies; analyze key policy questions in the investigation/compliance area and make significant agency decisions, policy recommendations and positions.
• Prepare overall export control trend reports for senior Bureau management assessing the level of industry compliance with various new policy initiatives; and present high level briefings; develops subject information/white papers; prepare and present staff actions and reports using multiple media formats; and provide input/recommendations for policy initiatives.
• Direct and manage a staff of compliance personnel in the investigations/compliance of case, agreements and or monitoring programs based on the compliance educational outreach efforts to the public.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• This position requires a TOP SECRET/SCI 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 supervisory 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): Yes
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: will not be paid
• License required: No
• Drug Test Required: Yes, This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing thereafter.
• Pre-employment physical required: No
• Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible which do not require time-in-grade/band.

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 will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

To qualify at the GS-15 level you must meet one of the following:

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:

• Interpreting and applying the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to provide authoritative guidance to industry and internal stakeholders on technology compliance, dual-use technology transfers, and licensing requirements; and/or
• Formulating and implementing licensing quality-control mechanisms and providing recommendations to senior leadership on procedural improvements necessary to enhance accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of license adjudication decisions; and/or
• Developing and executing industry engagement strategies, including outreach activities and counseling sessions, to improve industry's understanding of regulatory obligations and support BIS policy development; and
• Directing teams in managing complex projects to ensure adherence to federal export control compliance standards and technology transfer restrictions; and
• Collaborating effectively with internal and external government stakeholders to identify potential violations of EAR licensing conditions and initiating appropriate follow-up actions.