Senior International Trade Compliance Analyst

This position serves as a Senior International Trade Compliance Analyst (Senior ITCA). Senior ITCAs remedy unfair trade practices by conducting antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to analyze selling practices of foreign companies and/or subsides granted by foreign governments to determine the appropriate offsetting customs duties.

This vacancy is located in the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Enforcement & Compliance There is no positive education requirement for this position.

See Qualifications Above. As a Senior International Trade Compliance Analyst, you will perform the following duties:

• Enforces U.S. trade laws through the conduct of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) proceedings; and by performing related analysis and research.
• Identifies and selects respondents in AD/CVD proceedings; issues questionnaires, analyzes responses and prepares supplemental questionnaires.
• Serves a leading role in the verification of sales data submitted by interested parties, and performing margin calculations using SAS software and/or the subsidy rate calculations using Excel.
• Provides leadership, training, advice, and assistance to junior analysts.
• Briefs managers and senior decision makers on any issues in assigned AD/CVD cases.
• Reviews and prepares briefing materials, papers, and other communication documents.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Senior International Trade Compliance Analyst GS-1801-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

This position is also advertised under ITA-EC-ST-25-12604676, which is open to Merit Promotion eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

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/

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.

To qualify at the GS-14 the below specialized experience requirement must be met.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Experience conducting Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) casework.
• Experience interpreting and applying U.S. AD/CVD duty laws, precedents, policies, regulations, and international trade agreements.
• Experience performing research and analysis.
• Experience making recommendations and briefing decision makers on AD/CVD cases, and related issues.
• Experience in the calculation of dumping margins using SAS software and/or subsidy rates using Excel, and the preparation of all documents necessary to complete statutory determinations.