Chief Counsel for Industry and Security

The Chief Counsel for Industry and Security is responsible for providing legal services and counsel to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), including the Under Secretary, on all areas of Bureau responsibility. Some of these areas include: export control; anti-boycott laws and regulations; defense industrial base activities; national security advising; and foreign policy.

The position is in the Office of the General Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel for Industry and Security.

Incumbent must have a law degree and an active bar membership in good standing in the bar of a U.S. State, the District of Columbia, or U.S. Territory.

The incumbent is responsible for managing, implementing and directing the performance of legal work and activities, as outlined below, as well as related personnel, training, budgetary and information technology requirements:

• Serves as the legal advisor to the Under Secretary for Industry and Security, the Assistant Secretaries, and Office Directors of the Bureau of Industry and Security concerning the interpretation and application of laws applicable to the Department of Commerce's responsibility for the control and licensing of exports;
• Oversees Office of the Chief Counsel for Industry and Security (OCC/IS) representation of BIS in proceedings before administrative law judges to impose administrative and civil sanctions for export control or antiboycott violations and assists BIS in the referral of appropriate cases for potential criminal prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice;
• Serves on BIS's Administrative Case Review Board, which is responsible for establishing charging and settlement parameters for BIS administrative enforcement cases;
• Provides expert technical legal advice, particularly in connection with criminal export control prosecutions, to U.S. Department of Justice attorneys (including Assistant U.S. Attorneys) regarding laws, regulations and Executive Orders implemented by BIS;
• Coordinates with legal offices of the Executive Office of the President and other Executive Branch departments on matters related to BIS's responsibilities;
• Provides legal advice and assistance in connection with related bilateral and multilateral negotiations and technical exchanges pertaining to BIS's functions;
• Coordinates with the Chief Counsels for International Commerce and Trade Enforcement and Compliance on all international trade-related legal matters that raise issues within their jurisdictions; and,
• Provides legal guidance and support for BIS's Information and Communications Technology Services (ICTS) program.

All candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume should demonstrate that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQ's), listed below.

It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration.

Executive Core Qualifications: The following are the five ECQs and their competencies. The ECQs were developed to assess executive experience and potential, not to evaluate technical experience. ECQs measure whether an individual has the broad experience needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions.

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).

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 of ECQ statements are available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf

Professional/Technical Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated ability to manage, plan and implement the work of a legal office, providing sound and timely legal counsel on export control, economic sanctions, antiboycott, foreign investment review and defense industrial base laws, regulations and Executive Orders, including related administrative enforcement, as well as national security, foreign policy, complex rulemaking activities, administrative enforcement, and international trade legal issues impacting a large security regulation-focused organization.
2. Demonstrated ability to manage, plan and implement all personnel, training, budgetary, and information technology requirements of a legal office, to include communicating across offices, as well as with senior budgetary officials within the organization.
3. Demonstrated ability to be an effective member of a senior legal team by writing effectively, analyzing executive level legal policy and client program issues, and providing comprehensive recommendations, and meeting and dealing effectively with high level U.S. and foreign government officials and representatives of the private sector.

IF SELECTED, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by drafting narratives for 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 draft the ECQs.