Senior Trade and Industry Analyst

Senior Trade and Industry Analyst

Department: Department of Commerce

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $121785 - $158322 Per Year

Job Summary: This vacancy is for a Senior Trade and Industry Analyst in the Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (SIES), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration (EA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce.

Major Duties:

• As a Senior Trade and Industry Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Plan and execute complex business/industry programs and functions essential to accomplishment of the employing unit's mission and assume responsibility for higher complex program management or analytical work addressing critical issues or mission objectives. Support the Department's execution and engagement on the and Defense Production Act (ADA) programs and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to include national security reviews of foreign investments, defense trade and advocacy, defense priority allocation orders, and offset programs, and other programs and initiatives at the nexus of trade, investment, national security, and foreign policy. Serve as an expert and provide authoritative information on assigned programs/program segments and within areas of responsibility for CFIUS/ADA programs to stakeholders, colleagues, the Division Director, senior BIS and DOC officials, and interagency partners. Represent the BIS as an authority and spokesperson for assigned programs/program segments to other government agencies, to top business and industry officials, and significant congressional staff and committees. Represent the Division as necessary in interagency CFIUS and other discussions and prepare for and conducts briefings for BIS management. Prepare reports, briefing documents, white papers, memoranda, correspondence, testimony, and other documents for the Division Director and senior Bureau and Department officials. Promotional Potential: This position is being filled below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Senior Trade and Industry Analyst, GS-1101-13, Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

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: To qualify at the GS-13 level, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Advising on programs or policies governing trade and/or foreign investment in the Unites States (e.g., Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, defense trade and advocacy, defense priority allocation orders, offset programs), and/or other programs or initiatives related to trade, investment, national security, and/or foreign policy; and Performing analysis and/or evaluating technical information or quantitative data related to business, industry, trade, investment, and/or foreign policy; and Producing memos, reports, briefing documents, white papers, memoranda, correspondence, testimony, and/or other written documents for management; and Providing briefings to senior leaders, industry, and/or interorganizational partners.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. Note: To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account (https://usajobs.gov). There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-13