Principal Mitigation and Compliance Advisor (Delegated Examining)

U.S. Department of Commerce; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announces a vacancy for a Principal Mitigation and Compliance Advisor in the Compliance and Adjudication Division (CAD) within BIS.

The position sits in the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) under the Office of the Under Secretary (OUS). Qualified applicants possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14, with capabilities in leading national security risk analysis,

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 in the Federal service.
• Experience leading the analysis or adjudication of national security risks.
• Experience drafting regulatory determinations or advising organizations subject to such determinations.
• Experience developing or negotiating regulatory mitigation agreements or formulating risk mitigation recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis or adjudication of national security risks in a legal or regulatory setting.
• Draft regulatory determinations or advise organizations subject to such determinations.
• Develop or negotiate regulatory mitigation agreements or formulate risk mitigation recommendations.
• Advise on compliance monitoring and/or enforcement actions regarding regulated entities affecting national security.

Skills

National security risk analysis

Regulatory determinations

Regulatory mitigation agreements

Compliance monitoring/enforcement

Job description

This vacancy is for a Principal Mitigation and Compliance Advisor in the Compliance and Adjudication Division (CAD), Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS), Office of the Under Secretary (OUS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce.

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-15 level, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Leading the analysis or adjudication of national security risks in a legal or regulatory setting; and
• Drafting regulatory determinations or advising organizations subject to such regulatory determinations; and
• Developing or negotiating regulatory mitigation agreements or formulating risk mitigation recommendations for regulated entities; and
• Advising on compliance monitoring and/or enforcement actions regarding regulated entities affecting national security.