Export Compliance Specialist

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

• Conduct research and/or investigations of entities and transactions evaluates 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 targets 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.

• 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 of 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 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

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 Managements website located at: 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-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; and
• Preparing written reports on findings; and
• Making recommendations for further action.