Trade and Industry Analyst

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 Trade and Industry Analyst in the Defense Industrial Base Division (DIB), 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 Trade and Industry Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Perform complex business and industry program management and associated functions addressing industrial base assessments, surveying U.S. industry, and national security investigations on the effect of imports; and mission elements such as the health and competitiveness of the U.S. industrial base critical to agency priorities and objectives. Develop and implement significant new program strategies related to the health and competitiveness of the U.S. industrial base under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, Executive Order 13603 and the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Plan, analyze, and provide delivery of major, high-priority services and products which are central to agency objectives; and deliver substantive support, assistance, and government to U.S. businesses and industries or to other government and private institutions for support in assigned program area. This includes the preparation and delivery of presentations in a variety of forums; and explaining complex and contentious issues in briefings or written communications. Analyze and evaluate key business and industry policy questions related to the U.S. industrial base, trade, national security, and/or critical technologies and contribute to significant agency decisions, policy recommendations and positions. Plan and manage delivery of major and continuing agency programs which are central to agency objectives including Section 232 investigations and reports, defense industrial base surveys and reports, and other industrial analyses. Develop and interpret agency policy related to the health and competitiveness of the U.S. industrial base, trade, national security or related issues and objectives. 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 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 related to the health and competitiveness of the U.S. industrial base, and/or other programs or initiatives related to trade, industry, national security, and/or critical technologies; and Performing analysis and/or evaluating technical information or quantitative data related to the U.S. industrial base, trade, industry, national security, and/or critical technologies; 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 representatives, 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: 2026-03-19