• Job Description

  Req#: 809335600

  This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). As a Sanctions Regulations Advisor, you will be responsible for the management and direction of all operations of the Regulatory Affairs Division in leading and coordinating the planning, development, and implementation of the regulations for U.S. sanctions programs.

  
  

  Duties

  
  

  The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
  
  As a Sanctions Regulations Advisor you will:

  
  

  Requirements

  
  

  
  

  Qualifications

  
  

  You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
  
  
  SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes all of the following:

  • Experience with respect to U.S. economic sanctions programs. Examples of this could include but are not limited to:
    • ensuring a financial institution's or corporation's compliance with economic sanctions;
    • advising clients on sanctions compliance;
    • analyzing economic sanctions regulations;
    • assisting a team in developing sanctions policy or regulations;
    • enforcing sanctions or advising on sanctions enforcement-related matters;
    • reviewing license applications and issuing licenses for sanctioned transactions or drafting or advising on the submission of sanctions-related license requests;
    • researching individuals or entities to assess their sanctions compliance;
    • or advising financial institutions or the public regarding regulatory implementation of sanctions; AND

  • Experience with respect to legal or regulatory writing, including writing for a professional audience. Examples of this could include but are not limited to:
    • assisting a team in creating written analysis of regulations, statutes or case law;
    • drafting legal briefs or pleadings; preparing policy papers;
    • or drafting regulations; AND

  • Experience with effective oral communication of substantive and technical issues. Examples of this could include but are not limited to:
    • providing training or presentations explaining sanctions, regulations, or statutes; or
    • oral argument before a court.

  
  SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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 both of the following:

  • Experience with respect to U.S. economic sanctions. Examples of this could include but are not limited to:
    • assisting a team in ensuring a financial institution's or corporation's compliance with economic sanctions;
    • providing advice to clients on sanctions compliance;
    • researching individuals to assess their sanctions compliance;
    • or advising financial institutions or the public regarding the regulatory implementation of sanctions; AND

  • Experience with effective oral communication. An example of this could include but is not limited to: providing training on sanctions, regulations, or similar material.

  
  SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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:

  • Experience with concepts and principles of U.S. economic sanctions. Examples of this could include but are not limited to:
    • assisting in research or training on economic sanctions;
    • working in a compliance role in the private sector;
    • assisting in advising clients, financial institutions, or the public on sanctions compliance;
    • or assisting in researching individuals or entities to make recommendations on whether or not they meet compliance with sanctions regulations.

  
  
  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 resumé.

• About the company

  The secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with all financial and monetary matters relating to the federal government, and, until 2003, also included several major federal law enforcement agencies. The secretary of the treasury is the principal economic advisor to the president of the United States and plays a critical role in policy-making by bringing an economic and government financial policy perspective to issues facing the federal government. The secretary of the treasury is a member of the United States Cabinet, and is nominated by the president of the United States. Nominees for Secretary of the Treasury undergo a confirmation hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Finance, prior to a vote by the United States Senate.

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