Duties

Summary

Within the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (SIES) is responsible for the direction of the delegated authorities and formulation of programs thereunder. SIES is also responsible for the processing of export license applications for the items transferred from the Department of State's U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List and for coordinating BIS's participation in the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

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Responsibilities

The Director serves as the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary and the Deputy Assistant Secretary on the complex matters relating to defense trade, the defense industrial base, current and emergency plans for the control of production capacity of U.S. industry and emergency preparedness activities delegated to BIS by the Secretary of Commerce and conducted under the provisions of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended; the National Security Act of 1947, as amended; the Safe Water Act; the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; the Selective Service Act of 1948; and the Export Control Reform Act; and related Executive Orders.

Responsibilities include:

-Represents the Department on the National Security Council (NSC), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Homeland Security, and other interagency study groups and committees concerned with industrial and preparedness planning.

-Serves as the U.S. Representative on the Industrial Resources and Communications Service Group of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Department of Commerce representative on the NSC sub-Policy Coordinating Committee on Conventional Arms Trade Policy, and coordinates BIS's participation on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

-Develops regulatory amendments to the Export Administration Regulations designed to control the production and distribution of industrial materials and products.

-Directs the licensing of exports of items transferred from the United States Munitions List to the Commerce Control List.

-Coordinates overall agency activities with respect to the market impact analysis of acquisition or disposal of stockpile materials and excess defense articles.

-Supervises preparation of the annual report on offsets in defense trade.

-Provides general policy and program direction on matters within the purview of the office.

-Manages the BIS emergency preparedness program.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Position may require some travel (25% or less)

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Background and/or Security Investigation required.
• Subject to pre-employment and employment random drug testing.
• Public Financial Disclosure (SF-278 filing within 30 days is required).
• Incumbent may be subject to geographic mobility.

Applicants are required to submit a narrative statement for each mandatory Professional/Technical Qualification (PTQ) and each mandatory Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) listed. If you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and had your ECQs certified by OPM, then you only need to address each mandatory PTQ, and you do not need to submit an ECQ narrative.

All other applicants are required to respond to all ECQs and PTQs, addressing each qualification separately. Please give a complete and detailed answer for each mandatory qualification. Please keep in mind each ECQ and PTQ are unique qualifications. Therefore, duplicate responses are not sufficient in determining if you meet that specific qualification. Do not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer. Applications directing the reader to search within the application or to "See Resume" are considered incomplete and WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Failure to submit a narrative statement or address any of the mandatory ECQs and/or PTQs is also considered incomplete and WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. As a result, you will be rated as "INCOMPLETE".

For detailed guidance on ECQs, applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Executive Qualifications at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp
Example ECQ statements are available at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess all of the mandatory Executive Core Qualifications and Professional/Technical Qualifications listed. These qualifications would typically be acquired through education, senior level experience, and training which reflects progressive development and achievement in leading and managing a comprehensive program in a complex organization. An individual's total experience must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position. Applicants must meet all of the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. ECQ narratives must be no more than ten pages total, PTQs must be no more than six pages total.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
(Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision)

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. (Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building)

ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. (Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility)

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
(Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management)

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
(Competencies: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating)

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (PTQs):

PTQ 1- Demonstrated experience in managing a complex organization consisting of multiple divisions with various missions.

PTQ 2- Demonstrated experience of emergency planning procedures and theory, to include the mobilization system of resource/claimancy, and international emergency planning for industrial resources, especially with respect to NATO.

PTQ 3- Demonstrated experience with export controls on defense articles, defense industrial base issues and international defense trade, including the Defense Priorities and Allocations System, international defense cooperation programs, defense industrial production, and in the national security review of foreign investment in the United States.

Education

This position does not have an educational requirement.

Additional information

Background Investigation: This position requires a Top Secret/SCI security clearance and is designated as special-sensitive, requiring that a background investigation be conducted and favorably adjudicated in order to establish security eligibility.

Financial Disclosure: This position is covered under the Ethics in Government Act, which requires comprehensive financial disclosures from employees. The appointee will be required to file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278), within 30 days after his/her appointment, and then annually thereafter.

Qualifications Approval and Probationary Period: Persons newly selected for career appointment to the Senior Executive Service must have their executive core qualifications approved by an Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board and will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Mobility: Individuals selected for Senior Executive Service positions may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines.

Drug Testing: Applicants tentatively selected for employment in any position are subject to designated and/or random pre-employment and employment urinalysis. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment and/or removed from employment with the Department of Commerce.

The materials you send with your application will not be returned.

Veterans preference and time in grade restrictions are not applicable to positions in the Senior Executive Service. Competitive status is not required.

Pay increases and recognition are based on performance, if applicable

You will be required to enter your full social security number (SSN) only to initially access and create an account at the OPM USAJOBS website; however, only the last four digits will appear in your resume. Please DO NOT put your SSN on pages within your application package. Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.

Signature - Before you are hired, you will be required to sign and certify the accuracy of the information in your application.

False Statements - If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired, you may be fired after you begin work, or you may be subject to fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action.

Selective Service - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

All applicants will be evaluated by an Executive Resources Board (ERB) rating panel of senior managers to determine the degree to which they possess the mandatory executive core and professional/technical qualifications. The ERB will make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority. All applicants will be evaluated on the quality and extent of their total accomplishments, experience, and the Executive (if applicable) and Professional qualification requirements.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk

Trust determination process
Credentialing , Suitability/Fitness , National security

Required Documents

In addition to your online application, the following documents must be submitted and received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of this announcement:

1. Resume (uploaded as attachment or USAJOBS resume created with USAJOBS Resume Builder).

2. For current Senior Executives or individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility: You must submit your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that shows career appointment in the SES.

3. For current Federal employees: You should submit your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that shows your current tenure, position title, series and grade level.

4. For SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) Graduates: You must submit your SESCDP OPM-Certification documentation.

5. Upload ECQs and PTQs using the appropriate documentation heading.

Applicants who fail to submit requested documents WILL NOT receive consideration for this position. Application will result in an "Incomplete" rating.

If you are unable to upload documents, you may FAX your documents using the instructions below. Please fax with the appropriate cover sheet. Please refer to the fax cover sheet for the fax number. Each document must be dialed and faxed in separately as each sheet includes an identification number, which ensures your document is processed correctly.

FAXING INSTRUCTIONS:

Please fax legible documents using the appropriate coversheet. Documents may be faxed at any time during the open period of this announcement by going to http:/www.usajobs.opm.gov

1. Log into MYUSAJOBS

2. Click on "Applications"

3. Locate the vacancy you applied to

4. Under "Applicant Status" column, click on "More Information"

5. Select "View/Generate Fax Cover Sheet" and click "Continue"

Do not submit any additional information that is not required: Extraneous materials such as award certificates will not be considered.

If you do not have access to the internet, please contact the Human Resources Specialist listed on this vacancy announcement.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.