POLICY ANALYST

Department Of The Treasury•Washington, DC

34d•$69,923 - $109,975•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a Policy Analyst in the Office of Investment Security (OIS), within the Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury. OIS fulfills Treasury's responsibilities as chair of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or the "Committee"), which is an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security This position serves as a Policy Analyst in the Office of Investment Security (OIS), within the Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury. OIS fulfills Treasury's responsibilities as chair of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or the "Committee"), which is an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security In this role, you will work on cutting-edge policy, legal, and operational issues at the nexus of national security, emerging technologies, and international economics and finance. Applicants to this announcement can be selected for one of Office of Investment Security's three offices: the Office of Review & Investigation, which reviews and investigates transactions to identify and mitigate national security risks; the Office of Monitoring & Enforcement, which oversees and enforces compliance with mitigation agreements and in searching for and identifying non-notified transactions; and the Office of Policy & International Relations, which leads rulemaking activities, private and public sector stakeholder engagement, and coordination with U.S. allies and partners to promote investment screening and national security. 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.

Requirements

Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
All newly appointed employees to the federal service are subject to a probationary period if hired under a competitive service appointment, or a trial period if hired under an excepted service appointment. These periods are designed to evaluate an employee's performance, conduct, and alignment with agency mission and values. These periods are no longer passive transitions to permanent status but serve as formal extensions of the hiring process, requiring affirmative Supervisory certification action.
Must successfully complete a background investigation.
All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment.
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 experience meeting A and B: A. Performing legal, market, financial or economic research; OR Analyzing national security or international financial policy issues; AND B. Communicating results of research and analysis to supervisors.
You may qualify with education 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.
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-09: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience in A and B: A. Assisting with research of market, legal, financial or economic policy; OR Experience with international financial policy issues; AND B. Communicating results of research and analysis to supervisors.
You may qualify with education 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.
You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours may be combined with experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure timely progression and effective monitoring and compliance of cases in coordination with Treasury staff, the interagency, and parties to transactions.
Coordinate with parties to the transaction to ensure the Committee has the information it needs to reach a determination.
Help identify, as appropriate, any national security concerns that arise as result of the transaction.
Negotiate, if necessary, agreements between the U.S. Government and the parties to mitigate national security risk.
Draft memoranda for and brief senior Treasury officials on the issues raised by transactions.
Monitor compliance with national security agreements, review and respond to parties' submissions, conduct site visits, and perform testing of compliance and security controls.
Investigate statutory violations and breaches of the mitigation agreement, condition, or order and pursue enforcement actions, where appropriate.
Perform all-source research and diligence on international transactions.
Engage with foreign governments, investors, interagency Committee members, and foreign and domestic stakeholders.

Benefits

Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.
A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums.
A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions.

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