This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorist and Financial Intelligence - Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). OFAC administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals. As a Sanctions Implementation and Investigation Specialist, you will assist, conduct, and support sanctions investigations as well as manage 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. As a Sanctions Implementation and Investigation Specialist you will: 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 Specially Designated National (SDN) Team Lead and other OFAC staff, assisting with the investigation, development, and publication of the targeted economic sanctions lists. conduct and/or support investigations to aid the Office of Global Targeting (OGT) ensuring that target nominees conform to existing list standards; and conduct investigations on OGT's behalf to support the foreign language functionality in OFAC's list maintenance applications and on its public-facing, foreign language publications. be responsible for ensuring that sanctions guidance and materials (including OFAC's various sanctions lists) are available on OFAC's website and are kept up to date. act as a liaison between the OGT, OFAC Counsel and the SDN Team during the list publication process.

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. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - 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. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - 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. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - 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 EDUCATION: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: 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 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. 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.

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.

Contacts

• Address Terrorist 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]