The Office of National Security Controls (ONSC) is responsible for policy actions, export license adjudications, commodity classifications, license determinations, and advisory opinions for all categories listed in the Commerce Control List (CCL) and is the focal point for commodity jurisdiction assessments.
All candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), you must clearly articulate and describe within your two (2) page resume evidence of progressively responsible supervisory, managerial, or professional experience which involved management of a program or organization of significant scope and complexity, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume should demonstrate your ability to perform the duties of this position and meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQ's), listed below. Your resume must provide information regarding your professional experience and accomplishments that demonstrate the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs). Your resume must also clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the Professional/Technical Qualification (PTQ). If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible. If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES (this means you were previously employed as a Career SES employee and you successfully completed a one-year probationary period) or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by OPM, your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification. Please DO NOT submit separate documents addressing the ECQs or PTQS. Only your resume capped at two (2) pages will be accepted and considered. Any additional documents submitted will not be accepted. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): ECQ 1 - Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding: Demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2 - Driving Efficiency: Demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3 - Merit and Competence: Demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4 - Leading People: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5 - Achieving Results: Demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Additional information about the SES and ECQs can be found on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES Website. As a reminder, your application package must be in your own words. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement, or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. Professional/Technical Qualifications: Demonstrated experience in managing a complex organization consisting of multiple divisions with licensing and policy-making responsibilities and ability to meet organizational goals in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Demonstrated experience with domestic and foreign policy considerations of the formulation, administration, and compliance elements of export control policies, procedures, and practices for dual-use and emerging technologies, and specifically those guided by the Wassenaar Arrangement and technology transfer to foreign nationals. IF SELECTED, you will be required to undergo a structured interview related to each of the ECQs and be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program and your ECQs were certified by an OPM QRB, you WILL NOT need to be qualified under the structured interview process.
The incumbent serves as a principal advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade and Technology Security, and the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on the complex matters relating to dual use national security and deemed export control regulations. The incumbent has primary responsibility for implementing the full range of duties associated with the development, interpretation, implementation, and modification of policy actions that affect U.S. national security, deemed exports, and unilateral export controls. The incumbent oversees a team of approximately 50 export policy analysts, administration specialists, and engineers responsible for the evaluation and disposition of the export and reexport license applications and commodity classification applications involving dual-use goods and technologies controlled for U.S. national security reasons. The incumbent promulgates appropriate guidelines and standard operating procedures for licensing staff and oversees their recruitment and retention, including performance and conduct. The incumbent formulates and monitors the office's budget to reflect the policy and programmatic goals and needs of the organization, makes decisions on long-range strategic and financial plans, acquisition management, and human capital initiatives affecting the office, and ensures the most effective use the office human and financial resources resulting in a high quality of administration. The incumbent establishes and maintains liaison contacts in all areas of the export control community; establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with BIS Export Enforcement, the Departments of State, Defense, and Energy and the intelligence community, when the services of these agencies are required in the evaluation and disposition of export licenses and in export policy development; plans and outlines in detail the type and extent of assistance required; and maintains ongoing contact for the coordination of results.