Summary

This vacancy is for a Management and Program Analyst in the Strategic Trade (ST), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration (OASEA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce.

This position may be filled in one of the following offices within the ST: Office of Nonproliferation and Foreign Policy Controls (NFPC), Office of National Security Controls (ONSC), or Office of Exporter Services (OExS).

Duties

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As a Management and Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties:

The duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of the selected employee.

• Serves as a senior Special Assistant and principal advisor to the Office Director.
• Serve as a senior advisor and recognized authority to executive leadership for guiding comprehensive, high level studies and analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of critical organizational programs and operations; interpret and formulate overarching agency policies, standard operating procedures, streamlines complex operations, and shape long-range highly strategic impactful goals.
• Serve as primary consultant and recognized expert providing authoritative guidance on highly complex, sensitive, or controversial issues; overseeing large-scale, long- range organizational analysis, planning, restructuring, and major resource allocation that aid bureau-wide initiatives.
• Anticipate and identify complex, sensitive, or politically significant issues affecting the Office, subordinate divisions, or Export Administration leadership.
• Identify the need for and lead strategic analyses of major issues impacting BIS operations, often advising matrixed teams of functional experts and subordinate staff.
• Serve as the primary senior liaison for the Office Director, ensuring alignment between Office priorities and Bureau and Department-wide strategic objectives.
• Serve as the official representative of the Office Director, conveying office positions and priorities in high-level meetings with senior officials from other Departments and agencies, foreign governments, and industry leaders; provide policy guidance, and advocate for organizational priorities.
• Formulate and implement policies, regulations, and procedures; evaluate the impact of newly enacted legislation on agency operations; prepare and complete essential correspondence, memoranda, policy documents, briefings, white papers, and regulatory materials for the Office Director.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Management and Program Analyst, GS-0343-13/14/15,Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-15 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 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 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
• License required: No
• Drug Test Required: Yes. This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing thereafter.
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: will not be paid

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-13 level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Identifying the need for and conducting studies of organizational and/or national security policies or programs to evaluate effectiveness and efficiency of operations; and
• Participating in projects (e.g. drafting project plans, providing information/data input, and/or evaluating the quality of the project results); and
• Developing and maintaining working relationships with multiple stakeholders (e.g., leadership, internal or external stakeholders, and/or interorganizational partners); and
• Drafting correspondence, memoranda, briefings, and/or standard operating procedures to meet Office needs and respond to senior-level taskings related to national security.

To qualify at the GS-14 level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Identifying the need for and conducting studies of actual or proposed organizational national security policies or programs to evaluate effectiveness, efficiency and/or assess operational impact; and
• Coordinating projects, such as assembling and coordinating input from a project team, drafting and managing project plans, and/or monitoring the quality of the project results; and
• Communicating with and/or representing an organization to multiple stakeholders (e.g., leadership, internal or external stakeholders, and/or interorganizational partners); and
• Developing written materials (e.g., correspondence, memoranda, briefings, standard operating procedures) related to national security program policies and/or management activities on behalf of the Office.

To qualify at the GS-15 level:

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:

• Identifying the need for and conducting high-level analyses of actual or proposed organizational national security policies or programs, identifying strategic implications and advising senior leadership on recommended courses of action; and
• Leading projects from initiation to completion, including assembling and leading a project team, drafting, and managing project plans, and monitoring the quality of the project results; and
• Communicating authoritatively with and/or representing an organization to multiple stakeholders to advance an organizational position (e.g., leadership, internal or external stakeholders, and/or interorganizational partners); and
• Developing written materials (e.g., correspondence, memoranda, briefings, standard operating procedures) related to national security program policies and/or management activities on behalf of the Office.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Additional information

The following links provide information on various hiring authorities that do not fall under competitive examining procedures; however, they may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures, or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment.

1. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
2. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)

ICTAP and CTAP Eligibles: CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: Employee Guide to Career Transition

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Reasonable Accommodations (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.