Export Compliance Analyst - (497249 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Houston Compliance Department seeks an Export Control Professional to ensure UH compliance with federal and state export control laws.

Under the ECO and Chief Compliance Officer, you will review activities, classify commodities, and coordinate with visa and travel screening to safeguard research and personnel. This is a security-sensitive position requiring a criminal history check. The role emphasizes collaboration with international offices and ongoing training initiatives.

Qualifications

• Education: Requires a 4-year degree or equivalent training in a relevant discipline; education can substitute for experience.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of directly job-related experience; preferred 2 years.
• Certification/Licensing: None.
• All UH System positions are security sensitive and require a criminal history check.

Responsibilities

• Conducts reviews of university activities for deemed exports, end use and end-user restrictions.
• Works with ECO to make accurate commodity classifications and requests for classification to external parties, including DoC and DoS.
• Reviews international shipping request forms, including export control classifications and restricted party screenings.
• Partners with ECO and UH's Office of International Student and Scholars to certify, during visa processes, that incoming foreign nationals will not be exposed to controlled technologies without an export license.
• Reviews international travel requests involving UH-owned equipment or business to recommend safety and security measures.
• Supports the Research Security Program's outreach and training, including materials, liaison with departments, tracking, and website maintenance.
• Maintains detailed records and the export control record-keeping systems.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

Education

4-year degree or equivalent

Job description

Department: ComplianceSalary:Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description:

Works under the direction of the Export Control Officer (ECO)and Chief Compliance Officer to ensure the University of Houston's(UH) compliance with federal and state regulations and lawsrelating to export control and foreign influence prevention.

1. Conducts reviews of university activities for deemed exports,end use and end-user restrictions, trade-related embargoes andsanctions, restricted party screenings, and anti-boycottrestrictions to determine recommendations according to federalregulatory requirements and best practices.

2. Works with the ECO to make accurate commodity classificationdeterminations and requests for classification to external parties,including the Department of Commerce and the Department ofState.

3. Reviews international shipping request forms, includingexport control classifications and restricted party screenings.

4. Partners with the ECO and UH's Office of InternationalStudent and Scholars to certify, as part of the visa applicationprocess, that incoming foreign nationals will not be exposed tocontrolled technologies without an export license.

5. Reviews international travel requests involving UH-ownedequipment or business in order to make recommendations to ensurethe safety and security of the faculty, staff, or students and thematerials with which they are traveling.

6. Supports the Research Security Program's outreach andtraining, including preparing materials, management, liaison withother departments, and tracking, as well as websitemaintenance.

7. Maintains detailed records and the export controlrecord-keeping systems.

8. Performs other job-related duties as required.

MQ:

Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoreticaland practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professionaldiscipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professionaldiscipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtainedthrough a formal, directly job-related 4-year degree from a collegeor university or an equivalent in-depth specialized trainingprogram that is directly related to the type of work beingperformed. Education can be considered in lieu of experience.

Experience: Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directlyjob-related experience. Preferred: A minimum of two (2) years ofdirectly job-related experience.

Certification/Licensing: None.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.