Trade and Industry Analyst

Summary

This vacancy is for a Trade and Industry Analyst in the Defense Industrial Base Division (DIB), Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (SIES), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration (EA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce.

Duties

As a Trade and Industry 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. Perform complex analytical business/industry analytical work requiring understanding of, and addressing, foreign policy and national security issues and objectives related to the health and competitiveness of the U.S. industrial base under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, Executive Order 13603, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and the Export Control Reform Act of 2018. Plan, organize, and carry out assignments related to the health and competitiveness of the U.S. industrial base, including Section 232 investigations and reports, defense industrial base surveys and reports, and other industrial studies. Develop new methods, organizational structures, and management processes to meet industrial base enquiry needs of partner agencies and special requests of senior management. Recommend and provide solutions on matters interrelated to industrial reports, statistical data, international commercial and defense trade issues, emergency production and short supply planning activities, foreign investment, counterfeit goods and cyber security processes, and national security programs. Analyze and evaluate a range of significant issues related to the U.S. industrial base, national security, and/or critical technologies and provide/extrapolate information from questionable or incomplete data, validate conclusions in order to prepare finished analytical products. Independently conduct research and analysis that supports the development of national security-policy, regulations, and execution of bureau mission objectives. Prepare and present actions and reports using multiple media formats; develop complex responses for multiple audiences, and interact with other government agencies, private sector elements or the general public on matters requiring a credible and effective spokesperson related to the U.S. industrial base, national security, and/or critical technologies. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Trade and Industry Analyst, GS-1101-11/12, Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-13 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

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/ 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 for a GS-11: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Using software programs to compile and organize data related to trade, industry, national security and/or critical technologies; and Providing written summaries of research and analysis to higher level officials; and Assisting in preparing formal presentations or providing briefings to internal and/or external stakeholders. -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. or LL.M., if related. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of the required experience and education for this grade level. (MUST SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS) To qualify for a GS-12: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Conducting research and analysis related to the U.S. industrial base, trade, national security, and/or critical technologies; and Using data analysis tools to collect, organize, and evaluate technical information or quantitative data to identify key findings and trends; and Drafting written materials and/or visualizations that communicate analytical conclusions and assessments; and Providing briefings to senior leaders, industry representatives, and/or interorganizational partners.

Education

See Qualifications Above. NOTE: Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.