This vacancy is for a Management and Program Analyst in the Strategic Trade (ST), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration (OASEA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce. This position may be filled in one of the following offices within the ST: Office of Nonproliferation and Foreign Policy Controls (NFPC), Office of National Security Controls (ONSC), or Office of Exporter Services (OExS).
As a Management and Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties: The duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of the selected employee. Serves as a senior Special Assistant and principal advisor to the Office Director.
Serve as a senior advisor and recognized authority to executive leadership for guiding comprehensive, high level studies and analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of critical organizational programs and operations; interpret and formulate overarching agency policies, standard operating procedures, streamlines complex operations, and shape long-range highly strategic impactful goals.
Serve as primary consultant and recognized expert providing authoritative guidance on highly complex, sensitive, or controversial issues; overseeing large-scale, long- range organizational analysis, planning, restructuring, and major resource allocation that aid bureau-wide initiatives. Anticipate and identify complex, sensitive, or politically significant issues affecting the Office, subordinate divisions, or Export Administration leadership.
Identify the need for and lead strategic analyses of major issues impacting BIS operations, often advising matrixed teams of functional experts and subordinate staff. Serve as the primary senior liaison for the Office Director, ensuring alignment between Office priorities and Bureau and Department-wide strategic objectives.
Serve as the official representative of the Office Director, conveying office positions and priorities in high-level meetings with senior officials from other Departments and agencies, foreign governments, and industry leaders; provide policy guidance, and advocate for organizational priorities.
Formulate and implement policies, regulations, and procedures; evaluate the impact of newly enacted legislation on agency operations; prepare and complete essential correspondence, memoranda, policy documents, briefings, white papers, and regulatory materials for the Office Director.
If selected 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 Management and Program Analyst, GS-0343-13/14/15, Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-15 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.
There is no positive education requirement for this position.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. 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.
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This position is with Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.
The posted pay range is $121785 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-06.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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