The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), through delegations from the Secretary of Commerce, administers a series of major activities pertaining to the management of industrial resources for national defense and energy programs, industrial mobilization, and emergency preparedness planning. Within BIS, the Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (OSIES) is responsible for the direction of the delegated authoriies and formulation of programs thereunder.

Duties

The incumbent serves as the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary on the complex matters relating to defense trade, the defense industrial base, current and emergency plans for the control of production capacity of U.S. industry and emergency preparedness activities including the continuity of government responsibilities delegated to BIS by the Secretary of Commerce and conducted under the appropriate provisions of various laws and related executive orders. Representing, if and as directed, the Department on National Security Council (NSC) and other interagency groups and committees concerned with industrial and preparedness planning. Serving, if and as directed, as: the Co-Chair of the U.S./Canada Emergency Planning Committee for Industrial Production and Materials; and as the Co-Chair of the Interagency Offset Working Group; and the Department of Commerce Representative on the NSC working group on Conventional Arms Trade Policy. Developing regulatory systems designed to prioritize and allocate the delivery of industrial materials and products to support approved national defense programs. Supervising preparation of the annual report on offsets in defense trade. Providing overall general direction to BIS to assure complete integration with interdepartmental defense planning, policies and programs.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive level leadership experience and office management experience directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and their competencies and Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs). The ECQs were developed to evaluate executive experience and potential, not to evaluate technical experience. ECQs measure whether an individual has the broad experience needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. Executive Core Qualifications: The following are the five ECQs and their competencies. The ECQs were developed to assess executive experience and potential, not to evaluate technical experience. ECQs measure whether an individual has the broad experience needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. (Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision) ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. (Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building) ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. (Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility) ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.(Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management) ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. (Competencies: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating) NOTE: Responses to ECQs must not exceed 10 pages typed in 12-point font. Professional/Technical Qualifications: Demonstrated experience in managing a complex organization consisting of multiple divisions with various missions. Demonstrated experience of emergency planning procedures and theory, to include the mobilization system of resource/claimancy, and international emergency planning for industrial resources. Demonstrated experience with the Defense Production Act, international defense cooperation programs and defense industrial production, and in national security review of foreign investment in the United States. For detailed guidance on ECQs, applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Executive Qualifications at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.aspExample of ECQ statements are available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Contacts

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