This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence-Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC. As a Sanctions Implementation and Investigation Specialist, you will be assisting, conducting, and supporting sanctions investigations and managing digital records of sanctions targets and the systems and media that implement and store such records.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13. 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. Play a key role in the implementation of the Treasury Department's targeted sanctions investigative programs, and provide support and advice to OFAC personnel on the content and structure of sanctions listings related to terrorist organizations, narcotics trafficking organizations, proliferators of weapons of mass destruction, and embargoed countries/regions and their international trading and financial networks. Work in coordination with the OFAC SDN Team Lead and other OFAC staff, assist with the investigation, development, and publication of the targeted economic sanctions lists (including the SDN List). Conduct and/or support investigations to aid the Office of Global Targeting (OGT) and ensure that target nominees confirm to existing list standards.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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 which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in ALL of the following: Engaging in the implementation of OFAC sanctions programs or anti-money laundering programs, specifically as this work pertains to automated screening for illicit transactions. An example of this type of work could be but is not limited to screening for illicit transactions or assisting in the development of policies that ensure that financial transactions do not flow to geographic regions that are sanctioned; AND Assisting in the preparation of project management plans for the audit and revision of large data sets. An example of this type of work could be, but is not limited to managing the amendment or correction of large flat files of data for eventual loading into a relational database; AND Developing presentation materials for consumption by a significant audience such as the public at large and/or senior policymakers. An example of this type of work could be, but is not limited to working with database administrators, data scientists, and/or data owners to create a consumable, data-driven end-product. 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 which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in ALL of the following: Engaging in the implementation of OFAC sanctions programs or anti-money laundering programs, specifically as this work pertains to automated screening for illicit transactions. An example of this type of work could be but is not limited to screening for illicit transactions or assisting in the development of policies that ensure that financial transactions do not flow to geographic regions that are sanctioned; AND Developing presentation materials for consumption by a significant audience such as the public at large and/or senior policymakers. An example of this type of work could be, but is not limited to working with database administrators, data scientists, and/or data owners to create a consumable, data-driven end-product. Specialized experience 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 which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes ALL of the following: Maintaining an understanding of the implementation of OFAC sanctions programs or anti-money laundering programs. An example of this type of work could be, but is not limited to working for a financial institution as a specialist in sanctions compliance or anti-money laundering; AND Understanding the basic principles of data quality control and maintain excellent attention to detail in order to conduct reviews of structured data. An example of this type of work could be, but is not limited to working for a financial institution to manage the integration of watch list data into internal information systems; AND Balancing multiple workflows and priorities to meet deadlines. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field related to the position; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related to the position; OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Contacts

• Address Terrorism and Financial Intelligence-Office of Foreign Assets Control Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]