Market Compliance Specialist

TTB's mission is steeped in America's history, from the time of the Whiskey Rebellion to the work of agents like Eliot Ness. We are a nationwide team dedicated to collect alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition excise taxes and ensure that alcohol beverages are labeled, advertised, and marketed by law. We rank among the top 15% of agency subcomponents in the 2024 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.

This job does not have an education qualification requirement. This position is located at Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB),Assistant Administrator - Field Operations - Trade Investigations Division.

As a/an Market Compliance Specialist, you will:

• Serve as an expert planner, analyst, and assisting advisor to Trade Investigations Division (TID) and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) management officials via the Market Compliance Office (MCO) on national programs that assess compliance with TTB administered laws and regulations in accordance with the legal or administrative positions set forth by the Bureau.
• Conduct complex analyses on issues related to product integrity or marketplace activities relating to the production, labeling, advertising, and marketing of all domestic and imported alcohol beverages; determines compliance with TTB's regulations and underlying statutes; and recommends and executes appropriate actions to correct or address violations.
• Negotiate effectively with TID management officials/supervisor to accept and implement recommendations, where the proposals involve substantial TTB resources, require extensive changes in established procedures, or conflicts with the desires of the TID or TTB organizational/managerial staffs.
• Develop new procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of programs and to ensure the optimal utilization of resources.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience for the GS-13 is one year of experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent in other public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position, equipping the candidate with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as work experience:
- Interpreting and explaining TTB laws and regulations; OR
- Researching and analyzing compliance issues in a regulatory program area; OR
- Applying laws, regulations, and policies to prepare correspondence, reports, proposals or operating procedures that address compliance issues related to labeling, formulation, product safety, or marketplace activities; OR
- Making recommendations for program improvements to executives and management officials through written or oral presentations.

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12level for 52 weeks.

TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.