Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Security Clearance: You will be required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- Drug Test: Yes - Except as prohibited by law, all applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment, and appointed the incumbent will be subjected to random drug testing procedures.
- Time-In-Grade Requirement - You must meet time in grade by the closing date of the announcement. An SF-50 must be included with the application.
- Two-Page Resume Limit: Resumes must not be more than two standard single-sided pages (or one page if submitting a front and back, hard-copy).
- Multi-hurdle Assessment Process: Applicants will be assessed through the following multi-hurdle assessment processes: Minimum Qualifications, Structured Interview; and Structured Resume Review.
- Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/).
- If 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.
- License required: No
- Pre-employment physical required: No
- Bargaining Unit Position: No
- Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): Yes
- Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will not be paid
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
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/#url=Occupational-Series
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.
Specialized Experience Requirement: To qualify at the GS-14 level you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service performing the following:
- Serving as an expert in U.S export control regulations to perform investigations, monitoring, evaluating or compliance work.
- Performing research to analyze and interpret licensing data.
- Composing a variety of reports to present export control issues to senior officials.
- Cooperating with interagency on export control and enforcement efforts.
The specialized experience can be met from Federal or Non-Federal work experience. It can be from paid or 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.
Please see the "How you will be evaluated" section for additional information.
Education
There is no positive education requirement for this position.
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.
As indicated in the "Requirements" section, above, you will be evaluated through the following multi-hurdle processes:
(1) Minimum Qualifications Review (MQR) - This initial review determines whether you are a current Department of Commerce employee who meets the time-in-grade requirement of 52-weeks at the next lower grade to the advertised position.
(2) Structured Interview (SI) - Applicants who are found to be eligible after the MQR will be forwarded to a panel of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who will schedule a Structured Interview. This hurdle assesses applicant responses to questions that align to the following core job competencies:
- Leadership
- Compliance
- Research and Analysis
- Communication
- Export Control Coordination
(3)
Structured Resume Review (SRR) - During this process, Applicants who are found
Best Qualified (as a result of the structured interview) will be referred to the SME for a resume review to determine technical qualifications based on the required specialized experience. The SME panel will determine the extent to which the professional and/or volunteer experience, education and training, and awards or professional recognition indicates possession of the required experience. SMES will not review additional review information beyond the
two-page resume, e.g. cover letters or any other supporting documentation.
After all of the multi-hurdle reviews are complete, the applicants will be certified and referred to the Hiring Official on a Referral List. There may be an additional (final) interview offered, at the discretion of the Hiring Office.
To preview the minimum qualification questions, click the following link:
https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12769210
How to Apply
Your complete application, including required documents, must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
To apply on-line, you must complete and submit an application by accessing the USAJOBS website at http://www.usajobs.gov. To begin, click the Apply button and follow the prompts to register/sign-in into your USAJOBS account, answer the questions, and submit all required documents.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account at http://www.usajobs.gov and click on "Application Status." Click on the position title, and then select Apply to continue.
For instructions on submitting your application in an alternate format, please contact the Agency Contact listed in this vacancy announcement.
Next steps
You will be notified of your application status through USAJOBS at four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the status of your application by accessing the USAJOBS website at http://www.usajobs.gov and clicking on "Track Your Online Application." The four points of notification are:
- Application Received or Application Incomplete
- Minimum Qualification Requirement Met or Minimum Qualification Not Met;
- Eligible (Application Referred to the Selecting Official) or Ineligible (Application Not Referred to the Selecting Official); and
- Selected or Not Selected.
By submitting your application, you are certifying the accuracy of the information contained in your application. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be terminated after you begin work; or, you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
You will be required to submit official documentation prior to appointment. The agency will then verify the information provided on your application (i.e., degree, veterans' preference, disability, etc.).