Hybrid Export Compliance Specialist at Department of Commerce

Export Compliance Specialist

Department: Department of Commerce

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $84601 - $156755 Per Year

Job Summary: This vacancy is for an Export Compliance Specialist in the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement (EE), Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce.

Major Duties:

• As an Export Compliance Specialist, 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. Conduct research and/or investigations of entities and transactions, evaluate findings, assess evidence for factual and legal sufficiency, and determine whether further investigation is required to support an enforcement action. Serve as an authoritative bureau spokesperson to outside organizations to include diplomatic, military, enforcement, regulatory, and intelligence community counterparts for the purpose of receiving information and providing support to law enforcement investigations. Develop written recommendations for the identification of parties as investigative leads for law enforcement officials, oversee subjects for end-use check verification visits, and target for administrative sanction based on export control violations or acting contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests. Assist special agents and colleagues in more complex investigations: conduct research; develop investigative materials; assist in document review and case-file organization; recommend further action. Individually apply knowledge of at risk technologies, and national security threats while participating in the license pre-screening process and conducting strategic analysis of all-source data. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Export Compliance Specialist, GS-1801-11/12/13, Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-13 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location 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. To qualify at the GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Conducting research and analysis of all-source data; Preparing written reports on findings; and Making recommendations for further action. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (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. To qualify at the GS-12 level: 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 Preparing investigative reports related to export control regulations or national security issues; Performing investigation, enforcement, or compliance work related to export control regulations or national security issues; and Briefing export control or national security issues to senior officials. 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: Applying knowledge of U.S. export control or national security laws and regulations which govern the investigative and/or compliance and/or law enforcement operations to craft written analysis and/or recommendations; Recording, analyzing, retaining, and disseminating all-source information in accordance with appropriate procedures; and Assisting with developing program strategies and/or contributing to organizations' decisions. 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.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. Note: To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account (https://usajobs.gov). There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. After submitting an online application, you will be notified whether or not you are required to take additional online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system. This message will be delivered to you via email notification. The email may be routed to your "Spam" or "Junk" folder. If you are asked to take the online assessments, you will be issued a unique URL via email to access the USA Hire system. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your Assessments. Click here for Computer System Requirements. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement. Note, set aside at least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue at a later time, you can reuse the URL sent to you via email and also found in your USAJOBS account under the "Track my application" link for the corresponding application. To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account at https://www.usajobs.gov. On the Home page, scroll down and locate your job application. Once the job has been located, click the "Track this application" link on the right under the application date. The page will refresh to display the Agency's Application Information page where you can scroll down and review any notifications the agency has sent you. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Application Deadline: 2025-07-29