Policy Advisor

U.S. Treasury - TFI - Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes
  • Location
    Washington, D.C.
  • Sector
    Government
  • Experience
    Mid Career
  • Posted
    Nov 01

Position description

The Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFFC) is responsible for formulating and coordinating comprehensive anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering the financing of proliferation (AML/CFT/CPF) policies and strategies that leverage the Treasury Department's tools and authorities to target national security and foreign policy threats, safeguarding the U.S. and international financial systems from abuse, and leading foreign engagement for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI).

Duties

As an Operations Specialist, you will: 

  • Assist with budget preparation, tracking spending, managing office expenses, and helping with procurement. Helps ensure multiple appropriation and funding streams are properly utilized to support both travel and other office expenditures. 
  • Track and help advance projects and initiatives related to budget, procurement, HR, travel, IT and other resourcing, and space; identify and highlight issues, coordinate resolution of issues to the extent possible, and determine what issues must be addressed by senior management officials. 
  • Develop and implement operational standards, guidance and practices that govern domestic and international travel. Oversee and execute the internal administrative and travel control programs. 
  • Analyze the administrative operations of the office to determine present workflow, procedures, and productivity and make recommendations to establish administrative procedures to enhance productivity and efficiency. 
  • Assist in the development and improvement of internal office procedures, such as procedures for maintaining, tracking, and reviewing documents, to identify deficiencies and improve effectiveness.

 

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. 

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-12 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) 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 working experience independently performing analytical duties in support of planning, development, evaluation and decision-making affecting administrative and operational aspects of office-wide operations; AND Providing advice and assistance on overall division management matters such as work-flow, records management, training, and/or enhanced document production; AND Providing guidance to upper-level management on personnel, human resources, administrative, and organizational issues related to mission requirements. 

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-11 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. 

Specialized Experience for this position includes: Performing analytical duties in support of the planning and development of administrative or operational aspects of a program; AND Analyzing problems and providing recommendations/communications to management; AND Providing guidance to upper-level management on personnel, human resources, and administrative issues related to mission requirements. 

OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for general or 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 by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized 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. 

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-9 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes Performing analytical duties in support of the administrative and personnel/staffing aspects of a program; AND Providing guidance to upper-level management on personnel, human resources, and administrative issues related to mission requirements. 

OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. 

OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized 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 18 semester hours (27 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.

TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-12, you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-11, you must have been at the GS-9 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-9, you must have been at the GS-7 level for 52 weeks.

Application instructions

Please send an email with your resume and proof of NCE to Alex Senger-Clará at [email protected].

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