This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Terrorist Financing. As an Economist, you will be responsible for policy analysis for all aspects of Treasury's anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) programs, sanctions efforts, and other critical national security issues such as anti-kleptocracy, counter-proliferation financing and counter-insurgency financing initiatives.

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 an Economist, you will: Draft and inform high-quality policy analysis papers, briefing materials, reports, major special studies or continuous projects for management and senior leadership. Lead and support detailed analyses and systematic appraisals of current and future regulatory policies, proposed legislation, and strategies to counter terrorist financing, money laundering, proliferation financing, sanctions evasion, and other financial crime threats using the full range of Treasury tools and authorities. Research AML/CFT legislation, regulation, policies, and international standards to identify improvements in the regimes of the United States and key partner jurisdictions. Perform research to locate new sources of data, analyze and interpret pertinent information, draw conclusions for use in research studies.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience for the GS-14 level: 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 demonstrated experience in ALL of the following: - Experience independently conducting economic or financial analysis with a focus on money laundering, combatting the financing of terrorism, or other illicit finance topics; OR experience independently conducting Regulatory Impact Analyses, including but not limited to experience determining the expected effects of regulatory actions, an analysis on regulatory flexibility, or information collection requirements.; AND - Experience independently gathering, analyzing, and interpreting financial and economic information, particularly as it relates to AML/CFT.; AND - Experience independently communicating complex information, both orally and written, regarding relevant economic issues or legislation to senior leadership or high-ranking officials. Specialized Experience for the GS-13 level: 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 demonstrated experience in ALL of the following: - Experience independently conducting economic or financial analysis with a focus on macroeconomic trends and developments, banking or financial markets, international trade or investment, sanctions, development finance, climate finance, multilateral development, money laundering, combatting the financing of terrorism, or other illicit finance topics; OR experience assisting with Regulatory Impact Analyses, including but not limited to experience determining the expected effects of regulatory actions, an analysis on regulatory flexibility, or information collection requirements,; AND - Experience resolving analytical, technical, and operational issues.; AND - Experience gathering, analyzing, and interpreting financial and economic information.; AND - Experience communicating information, both orally and written, regarding relevant economic issues or legislation. Specialized Experience for the GS-12 level: 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 demonstrated experience in ALL of the following: - Experience working on a team focused on conducting economic or financial analysis with a focus on macroeconomic trends and developments, banking or financial markets, international trade or investment, sanctions, development finance, climate finance or multilateral anti-development, money laundering, combatting the financing of terrorism, or illicit finance topics.; OR experience assisting with Regulatory Impact Analyses, including but not limited to experience determining the expected effects of regulatory actions, an analysis on regulatory flexibility, or information collection requirements,; AND - Presenting clear and concise summary and analysis, both orally and in writing, of technical information related to economic policies and initiatives to senior officials and/or non-technical audiences who lack expertise in the area Specialized Experience for the GS-11 level: 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 demonstrated experience in ALL of the following: - Experience working on a team focused on conducting economic or financial analysis with a focus on macroeconomic trends and developments, banking or financial markets, international trade or investment, sanctions, development finance, climate finance or multilateral anti-development, money laundering, combatting the financing of terrorism, or illicit finance topics; OR experience conducting cost benefit analysis or break-even analysis, AND - Experience preparing memos, talking points, or other materials that communicate results of economic research and analysis. OR - 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education, directly related to the position, leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; 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. 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

Basic Requirements for Economist 0110 series:

A. Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus; OR

B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Candidates must provide sufficient information at the time of application to determine that the following basic requirements, as well as additional requirements, are met. A copy of transcript or list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned is recommended. If selected, you will need to verify that you meet these requirements before appointment. Candidates must meet all eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Examples of qualifying experience include:

(A) Individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation;
(B) Supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; OR
(C) Teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.

Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of work require special care in such determinations:

(a) economic statistics;
(b) industrial surveys;
(c) management of individual business enterprises, including farms;
(d) industrial planning;
(e) writing or editorial work in economic subjects; AND
(f) financial market analysis.


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 Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Terrorist Financing Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]