Policy Advisor

Description:

This position is located at Departmental Offices,International Affairs - Investment Security. As a Policy Advisor, you will serve as an expert advisor on a full range of complex policy issues related to the Office's mission by supporting senior Treasury officials and management in all work related to the office's CFIUS and open investment functions including coordination of the interagency process and analysis of transactions, and outbound investments.

Requirements:

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:

• Leading or managing market, financial, legal, or economic analyses (e.g., due diligence, risk exposure, detailed credit analysis, or market assessments) that inform public policy decisions; AND
• Advising senior leadership and making policy recommendations based on research and analytical results; AND
• Addressing international financial, investment, or foreign direct investment issues involving significant economic or national security considerations.

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:

• Independently conducting market, financial, legal, or economic analyses (e.g., due diligence, risk exposure, detailed credit analysis, or market analysis) of issues across a range of financial products and activities; AND
• Developing and communicating analytical findings and recommendations to senior decision makers or interagency partners; AND
• Evaluating a range of international financial and investment policy issues or foreign direct investment to assess and explain potential economic or national security risks.

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:

• Assisting in conducting market, financial, legal, or economic analyses (e.g., gathering and reviewing data for due diligence, risk exposure, or market analysis) of issues across financial products and activities; AND
• Preparing draft reports or summaries of research findings and presenting them to colleagues or supervisors; AND
• Supporting research on international financial and investment policy issues or foreign direct investment to identify potential economic or national security implications.

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 experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. 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.