Become part of the team that safeguards the financial system from the abuses of financial crime. At the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), we are at the forefront in preventing and detecting terrorist financing, money laundering, and other financial crime. Serve at the nation's financial intelligence unit and protect the United States financial system from criminals and terrorist financiers.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-11. 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 Strategic Policy Specialist, you will: - Research, plan, draft, edit, and present for senior staff review AML/CFT strategic policy findings and judgments, ensuring the written products and presentations are clear, consistent, concise, judgmentally sound, and in support of OSP's development of anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) policies. - Coordinate the clearance of taskings to include memoranda, reports, strategies, and other products intended for senior FinCEN and Treasury officials. - Perform work related to assigned portfolios, to include drafting meeting notes and summaries and monitoring policy developments. - Monitor threat and policy developments by reading unclassified and classified intelligence reports and other analytic products and keeps senior staff appraised of developments and gaps as needed. - Support PD and FinCEN initiatives by providing extra staffing support where needed. Supports PD's Associate Director, Deputy Associate Director, and OSP Director with various duties upon request.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: - Conducting research and analysis of regulations/policies related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), financial crimes, or similar laws; AND - Developing strategies to mitigate threats related to AML/CFT, financial crimes, or similar laws. OR 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 a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first two years 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 at the GS-7 level in the Federal service or equivalent, 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 includes: - Conducting research and analysis of regulations/policies related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), financial crimes, or similar laws. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: - Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. Specialized Experience for the GS-7: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service or equivalent, 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 includes: - Assisting in conducting research and analysis of regulations/policies; OR - Assisting in developing strategies to mitigate threats related to AML/CFT, financial crimes, or similar laws OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: - 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. S.A.A. is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. - Class standing -- Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision based on completed courses. - Grade-point average -- Applicants must have a grade-point average of: - 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or - 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum. OR 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. All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. Attach a copy of transcript or list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned to ensure proper credit. 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 résumé.

Education

Education Requirements: 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.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF STRATEGIC POLICY Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]