Policy Advisor

Department of the Treasury - Treasury, Departmental Offices β€’ Washington, District of Columbia Washington, District of Columbia

Company

Department of the Treasury - Treasury, Departmental Offices

Location

Washington, District of Columbia Washington, District of Columbia

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Summary

This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes. As a Policy Advisor, you will develop and lead implementation of policies and strategies to counter terrorist financing, money laundering, proliferation financing, sanctions evasion, and other financial crime threats using the full range of Treasury tools and authorities.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Key Requirements:

  • Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
  • A one-year probationary period may be required.
  • Must successfully complete a background investigation.
  • All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
  • Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
  • Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
  • If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
  • Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
  • Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
  • Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment.

Qualifications

This is an open continuous announcement with the following cut dates to review application packages:
  • 9/6/2024
  • 9/30/2024
  • 10/31/2024
  • 11/30/2024
  • 12/31/2024
  • 1/30/2025
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience for the GS-13: For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes demonstrated experience in ALL of the following:
-Monitoring developments in illicit activities such as anti-money laundering/counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) and financial issues; AND
-Assist with creating policies on illicit financial threats to the U.S; AND
-Experience communicating results of research and analysis and making policy recommendations to senior decision makers; AND
-Engaging with the public, international organizations, or foreign governments on policy issues

Specialized experience for the GS-12: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes demonstrated experience in ALL of the following:
-Assist with creating policies on illicit financial threats to the U.S; AND
-Experience communicating results of research and analysis; AND
-Engaging with the public, international organizations, or foreign governments on policy issues.

Specialized experience for the GS-11: For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized for this position includes demonstrated experience in ALL of the following:
-Preparing briefings, policies, or finished documents.; AND
-Engaging with the public, international organizations, intelligence community, or foreign governments.
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, if related; OR
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, if related; or LL.M., if related; OR
You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 2 years may be combined with experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Specialized experience for the GS-9: You must have one year of Specialized Experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes demonstrated experience in ALL of the following:

-Preparing briefings, policies, or finished documents;

OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR
LL.B. or J.D., if related.

OR
You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of one year may be combined with experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumΓ©.

Education

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Additional information

OTHER INFORMATION:

  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
  • This is a non-bargaining unit position.
  • A recruitment incentive may be offered.
  • Relocation expenses will not be paid.
  • Student loan repayment may be offered.
  • We may offer opportunities for telework.
  • We may offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
  • This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).


Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:

  • Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
  • Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
  • Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.
  • A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums.
  • A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions.
  • Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits

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09/30/2024

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