Export Policy Analyst

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. To qualify at the GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Analyzing and applying export control laws, regulations, or policies; AND Performing data analysis and developing analytical products using one or more data analysis tools, such as Excel, Power BI, SQL, R, or Python.; AND Coordinating and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. To qualify at the GS-14 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Analyzing U.S. and foreign trade data, export control risks, or restricted-party screening information to support policy, licensing, and enforcement decisions: AND Developing and applying data models, analytical workflows, and database query methods to identify trends, anomalies, and risk indicators in international trade data; AND Researching the impact of export control and trade policies on industry and organizational operations and recommending policy, regulatory, or procedural changes; AND Collaborating with internal, interagency, and external stakeholders to define analytical requirements and communicate complex findings through reports, dashboards, and decision-support tools.

As a Export Policy Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Leads and coordinates complex data analytics projects involving large, multi-source datasets to analyze and evaluate export control effectiveness policies and identify trade anomalies, diversion risks, and compliance concerns. Identifies data gaps, process inefficiencies, and emerging risks, and proposes innovative solutions to enhance BIS's analytic infrastructure and regulatory responsiveness.

Provides technical experience and mentorship to junior analysts, reviewing and quality-checking analytical outputs, promoting best practices in data analysis and reporting to evaluate risk. Presents analytical findings, policy developments, and policy change recommendations to the Division Director, BIS senior leadership, and external partners through briefings, dashboards, and written products.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Export Policy Analyst GS-1101-13/14, FPL GS-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.