Director Office of National Security Controls Job in Washington, DC

Vacancy No. 25-BIS-12764693-ES Department Bureau of Industry and Security
Salary $150,160.00 to $225,700.00 Grade 00 to 00
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 8/25/2025 Close Date 9/8/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Washington, DC


Summary

The Office of National Security Controls (ONSC) is responsible for policy actions, export license adjudications, commodity classifications, license determinations, and advisory opinions for all categories listed in the Commerce Control List (CCL) and is the focal point for commodity jurisdiction assessments.

Duties

  • The incumbent serves as a principal advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade and Technology Security, and the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on the complex matters relating to dual use national security and deemed export control regulations.
  • The incumbent has primary responsibility for implementing the full range of duties associated with the development, interpretation, implementation, and modification of policy actions that affect U.S. national security, deemed exports, and unilateral export controls.
  • The incumbent oversees a team of approximately 50 export policy analysts, administration specialists, and engineers responsible for the evaluation and disposition of the export and reexport license applications and commodity classification applications involving dual-use goods and technologies controlled for U.S. national security reasons. The incumbent promulgates appropriate guidelines and standard operating procedures for licensing staff and oversees their recruitment and retention, including performance and conduct.
  • The incumbent formulates and monitors the office's budget to reflect the policy and programmatic goals and needs of the organization, makes decisions on long-range strategic and financial plans, acquisition management, and human capital initiatives affecting the office, and ensures the most effective use the office human and financial resources resulting in a high quality of administration.
  • The incumbent establishes and maintains liaison contacts in all areas of the export control community; establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with BIS Export Enforcement, the Departments of State, Defense, and Energy and the intelligence community, when the services of these agencies are required in the evaluation and disposition of export licenses and in export policy development; plans and outlines in detail the type and extent of assistance required; and maintains ongoing contact for the coordination of results.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • All members of the SES are subject to geographic relocation.
  • Must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement
  • Successful completion of pre-employment and random drug testing may be required.
  • Initial Senior Executive Service (SES) career appointees are subject to a one-year probationary period.
  • Successful completion of a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
  • The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

OPM approval is required before appointing any current or former political appointee to a permanent position in the civil service. This includes anyone who has been a political appointee in the last five years.

Qualifications

All candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability.

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), you must clearly articulate and describe within your two (2) page resume evidence of progressively responsible supervisory, managerial, or professional experience which involved management of a program or organization of significant scope and complexity, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume should demonstrate your ability to perform the duties of this position and meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQ's), listed below. Your resume must provide information regarding your professional experience and accomplishments that demonstrate the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs). Your resume must also clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the Professional/Technical Qualification (PTQ). If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible.

If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES (this means you were previously employed as a Career SES employee and you successfully completed a one-year probationary period) or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by OPM, your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification.

Please DO NOT submit separate documents addressing the ECQs or PTQS. Only your resume capped at two (2) pages will be accepted and considered. Any additional documents submitted will not be accepted.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

ECQ 1 - Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding: Demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.
ECQ 2 - Driving Efficiency: Demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.
ECQ 3 - Merit and Competence: Demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
ECQ 4 - Leading People: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.
ECQ 5 - Achieving Results: Demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Additional information about the SES and ECQs can be found on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES Website. As a reminder, your application package must be in your own words. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement, or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Professional/Technical Qualifications:

  1. Demonstrated experience in managing a complex organization consisting of multiple divisions with licensing and policy-making responsibilities and ability to meet organizational goals in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
  2. Demonstrated experience with domestic and foreign policy considerations of the formulation, administration, and compliance elements of export control policies, procedures, and practices for dual-use and emerging technologies, and specifically those guided by the Wassenaar Arrangement and technology transfer to foreign nationals.

IF SELECTED, you will be required to undergo a structured interview related to each of the ECQs and be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program and your ECQs were certified by an OPM QRB, you WILL NOT need to be qualified under the structured interview process.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Additional information

Background Investigation/Clearance: This position is designated as Special Sensitive - Top Secret with SCI.

Financial Disclosure: This position is covered under the Ethics in Government Act, which requires comprehensive financial disclosures from employees. The appointee will be required to file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) within 30 days after his/her appointment and then annually thereafter.

Qualifications Approval and Probationary Period: Persons newly selected for career appointment to the Senior Executive Service must have their executive core qualifications approved by an Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board and will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Mobility: Individuals selected for Senior Executive Service positions may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines.

Application materials: The materials you send with your application will not be returned.

Veterans' preference: VETERAN'S PREFERENCE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO POSITIONS IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.

SSN: You will be required to enter your full social security number (SSN) only to initially access and create an account at the OPM USAJOBS website; however, only the last four digits will appear in your resume. Please DO NOT put your SSN on pages within your application package. Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.

Signature: Before you are hired, you will be required to sign and certify the accuracy of the information in your application.

False Statements: If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired, you may be fired after you begin work, or you may be subject to a fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action.

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

We will review your resume to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the basic qualification requirements, your application will be referred to and evaluated by an executive panel. Highly qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and/or be asked to provide a list of references or additional documents to confirm eligibility.

If the selectee does not have Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certification by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), he/she will be required to undergo an ECQ based structured interview with OPM.

Required Documents

This is a resume-based recruitment. Applicants are required to submit only a resume which must provide detailed evidence of how they meet the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs).

  • Resume that does not exceed the two (2) page limit. (ECQ and PTQ sample experience should be incorporated in the resume and not separately).

You may be asked to provide additional documentation to support your eligibility and the information provided in your application package. For example, we may request transcripts, SF-50s, SES Candidate Development Program certificates, etc. Therefore, we encourage you to have these documents prepared and ready when requested by the agency. If you fail to provide the required documents within the stated time period, we may withdraw a job offer and/or remove you from further consideration. Failure to provide all the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may remove you from consideration.

How to Apply

Applications (resume and application questions) for this vacancy must be received online via USAJOBS by 11:59pm Eastern Time (ET) (Washington, D.C. time) on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online resume, you will not be considered for this position. Requests for extensions will not be granted. If applying online poses a hardship for you, you must speak to someone in the Servicing Human Resources Office listed on this announcement PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE for assistance. Instructions for Applying Online for this Vacancy Announcement:

  1. Click the blue "Apply Online" button.
  2. If you are not a registered USAJOBS user, please create a new account and follow the instructions to complete your application process. If you are a registered user, login to access your existing USAJOBS profile.
  3. As a registered user, select a stored resume and select one or more of your stored documents to attach to your application.
  4. Check the "Certification" box and click the "Apply for this position now!" button located at the bottom of the screen.
  5. Address the eligibility questions as well as the questionnaire containing questions and/or task statements that address the knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or competencies for this vacancy.
  6. Submit the required documents.
  7. If you experience technical difficulties during the online application process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk.
To view the application form, visit:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12764693

Agency contact information

Shannon Thompson
Address
Bureau of Industry and Security
1401 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20230
US

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