Export Control SME

Culmen International is seeking Export Control Subject Matter Experts to provide technical advisory, training, and consultative support to the U.S. Department of State Office of Export Controls and Border Security (EXBS) for activities in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Peru.

About the role

The SME will support partner governments in strengthening strategic trade control systems, drafting and implementing export control legislation and procedures, improving licensing and enforcement readiness, and aligning national frameworks with U.S. standards and international best practices.

Country-specific support includes tailoring technical assistance to each partner-country context:

• Brazil’s focus on catch-all controls and intangible technology transfers
• Chile’s draft export control law and implementing procedures
• Costa Rica’s export control law and control list development
• Mexico’s legislative revisions and implementation procedures
• Peru’s national export control legislation and technical working group development

This is an Independent Consultant (1099) assignment.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance to foreign government counterparts on export control laws, implementing regulations, licensing policies, enforcement procedures, interagency coordination, and government-industry outreach
• Support the development, review, and refinement of draft export control legislation, control lists, catch-all controls, intangible technology transfer provisions, transit/transshipment controls, and related standard operating procedures
• Design and facilitate virtual and in-person technical exchanges, consultations, tabletop exercises, industry outreach engagements, and technical study visits for government and industry stakeholders
• Conduct assessments of partner-country export control systems and identify practical recommendations to address regulatory, licensing, enforcement, and interagency coordination gaps
• Develop and tailor training materials, presentations, case studies, and practical exercises on strategic trade controls, emerging technologies, supply chain security, foreign direct investment screening, internal compliance programs, and international export control best practices
• Engage with ministries, customs authorities, licensing officials, enforcement agencies, legislators, industry stakeholders, and technical working groups in support of country-specific EXBS objectives
• Prepare after-action summaries, technical recommendations, draft procedures, implementation roadmaps, and other written products that support measurable progress toward EXBS program outcomes
• Coordinate with program management and logistics personnel to ensure activities are delivered in accordance with approved schedules, travel requirements, and Federal Travel Regulation requirements