Policy Advisor
Department of the Treasury - Treasury, Departmental Offices
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Washington, District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
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Department of the Treasury - Treasury, Departmental Offices
Location
Washington, District of Columbia Washington, District of Columbia
Type
Full Time
Job Description
Summary
This position serves as a Policy Advisor in the Office of Global Transactions within the Treasury's Office of Investment Security. This new office will house the Outbound Investment Security Program; the Policy Advisor will support efforts focusing on national security risks from global transactions, particularly those related to sensitive technologies and products crucial for military, intelligence, surveillance, or cyber capabilities of countries of concern.
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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.
- File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
- Undergo an income tax verification
- Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
GS-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience for the GS-13 is one year (52) weeks of experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent in either public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
- Conducting market, financial, legal or economic analyses (e.g. due diligence, risk exposure, detailed credit analysis, market analysis) of issues across a range of financial products and activities and relating them to public policy; AND
- Communicating results of research and analysis and making policy recommendations to senior decision makers; AND At least ONE of the following:
1) A range of international financial and investment policy issues; OR
2) Conducting analyses of foreign direct investment to identify economic or national security risks.
GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience for the GS-12 is one year (52) weeks of experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent in either public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
- Conducting market, financial, legal, or economic analyses (e.g. due diligence, risk exposure, detailed credit analysis, market analysis) of issues across a range of financial products and activities; AND
- Experience with a range of international financial and investment policy issues to identify economic or national security risks; AND
- Communicating results of research and analysis to senior decision makers.
GS-11 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience for the GS-11 is one year (52 weeks) of experience at the GS-9 grade level or equivalent in either public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
- Conducting market, financial, legal, or economic analyses (e.g. due diligence, risk exposure, detailed credit analysis, market analysis) of issues across a range of financial products and activities; AND
- Communicating results of research and analysis to senior decision makers; AND
- Experience with a range of international financial and investment policy issues to identify economic or national security risks.
OR
EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR
LL.M., if related.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
GS-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience for the GS-13 is one year (52) weeks of experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent in either public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
- Conducting market, financial, legal or economic analyses (e.g. due diligence, risk exposure, detailed credit analysis, market analysis) of issues across a range of financial products and activities and relating them to public policy; AND
- Communicating results of research and analysis and making policy recommendations to senior decision makers; AND At least ONE of the following:
1) A range of international financial and investment policy issues; OR
2) Conducting analyses of foreign direct investment to identify economic or national security risks.
GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience for the GS-12 is one year (52) weeks of experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent in either public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
- Conducting market, financial, legal, or economic analyses (e.g. due diligence, risk exposure, detailed credit analysis, market analysis) of issues across a range of financial products and activities; AND
- Experience with a range of international financial and investment policy issues to identify economic or national security risks; AND
- Communicating results of research and analysis to senior decision makers.
GS-11 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience for the GS-11 is one year (52 weeks) of experience at the GS-9 grade level or equivalent in either public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
- Conducting market, financial, legal, or economic analyses (e.g. due diligence, risk exposure, detailed credit analysis, market analysis) of issues across a range of financial products and activities; AND
- Communicating results of research and analysis to senior decision makers; AND
- Experience with a range of international financial and investment policy issues to identify economic or national security risks.
OR
EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR
LL.M., if related.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
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.
- We offer opportunities for telework.
- We 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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