Summary

This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). As a Sanctions Investigations Manager, you will manage a team of Sanctions Investigators while administering the development of targets for designation and blocking of assets pursuant to Executive Orders and statutory authority, preparing evidentiary memoranda, and interacting with other US agencies and foreign officials.

Duties

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As a Sanctions Investigations Manager, you will:

• Oversee all steps for designation and petitions investigations, analysis, and development in one or more program areas which may include counter-narcotics, counter-proliferation, counterterrorism, country- and regime-based sanctions programs administered by OFAC, as well as Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
• Coordinate the interagency process and liaison effort with United States Government enforcement agencies, the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, Department of War, and the intelligence community for the purpose of identifying and developing sanctions targets, including all steps to support OFAC decisions to designate persons.
• Coordinate OFAC's involvement with Federal law enforcement, regulatory, and intelligence agencies in designation cases, including all aspects of supporting and implementing OFAC decisions to designate persons based on classified information and supporting and implementing OFAC decisions based on classified information related to petitions for removal of persons from an OFAC List.
• Work closely with other agencies of the U.S. foreign policy, national security, and law enforcement communities in the development, implementation, and evaluation of economic sanctions and embargo programs, administered by OFAC, including decisions to designate persons and decisions related to petitions for removal of persons from an OFAC list.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period. During this time, your performance, conduct, and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated. You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period. Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service. If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends, your appointment will be terminated. You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor, seek feedback, and understand role expectations. Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.
• A one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
• 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.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on, if required.
• Undergo an income tax verification, if required.
• Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For GS-15, you must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience must demonstrate ALL of the following:

-Coordinating civil investigations and preparing documents to support administrative actions that are governed by

regulations concerning U.S. economic sanctions and embargo programs based on delegated Presidential authority; AND

-Applying administrative laws, including procedures, regulations, guidelines, and precedents to designation and petitions cases and the development of targets for designation or delisting; AND

-Analyzing issues, developing findings, and determining conclusions by applying regulatory requirements to prepare evidentiary documents; AND

-Conducting evaluations, examinations, or other fact finding studies to obtain or verify information (e.g., research of administrative, program, or legal issues and application to facts); AND

-Leading, managing, administrating, and supervising principles, policies, practices and methods; leadership experience that reflects effective planning, developing, administering, managing section programs, and coordinating a diverse team.

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.

Additional information

OTHER INFORMATION:

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• This is a non-bargaining unit position.
• Relocation expenses will not be paid.
• We may offer opportunities for telework.
• We may offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
• This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).

Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:

• 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.
• Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: USAJOBS Help Center - Benefits

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.