This vacancy is for an Investigation and Compliance Specialist in the in the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS), Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce.

Duties

As an Investigation and Compliance Specialist (Direct Hire), you will perform the following duties: Analyze a wide range of situations based on specialized principles, concepts, methods, and domestic/international business and economic practices to make sound recommendations. Research, analyze and interpret financial, statistical, economic and/or accounting data and information. Brief senior management on moderately complex issues in the program area. Manages complex assignments in the program area. Discharges investigative responsibilities. Duties described above 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 selected employee This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Investigation and Compliance Specialist (Direct Hire) GS-1801-9/11/12 Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-12 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

Requirements

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 at the GS-09 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: -Assisting with researching and analyzing financial, statistical, economic, and/or accounting data and information; and -Assisting with the analysis of investigation/compliance cases, regulations, agreements and/or monitoring programs. -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Only graduate education in excess of one year is qualifying for combination. 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: -Applying a wide range of methods, principles, and practices while performing investigative or compliance activities; and, -Assisting in identifying compliance procedural or regulatory violations pertaining to matters such as export/import licensing, telecommunications licensing, and/or authorizations. -OR- 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: Only graduate education in excess of the first two years is qualifying for a combination. 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: -Advising management on compliance procedural or regulatory matters such as, export/import licensing, telecommunications licensing, and/or other federal or state regulatory authorizations; and -Researching, analyzing, interpreting, and verifying financial, statistical, economic, and/or commercial trade data and information.

Education

See Qualifications Above.

Contacts

• Address Bureau of Industry and Security 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 US
• Name: Selima Morgan
• Email: [email protected]