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Policy Advisor

Treasury, Departmental Offices

Department of the Treasury

Fresh

Location

Salary

$85,447 - $133,142

per year

Type

Closes

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves creating and carrying out plans to fight financial crimes like money laundering and terrorist funding, using government tools to protect national security.

You'll work with partners inside and outside the U.S. government, write reports and speeches for leaders, and represent the Treasury in important meetings.

It's a great fit for someone with experience in policy, international relations, and security issues who enjoys teamwork and strategic thinking.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, including assisting with policies or strategies on national security threats
  • Experience communicating research and analysis results
  • Engagement with the public, international organizations, or foreign governments on policy issues
  • Ability to draft policy papers, briefings, reports, and testimony
  • Representation in interagency meetings, such as National Security Council
  • Collaboration with U.S. interagency partners like State, Justice, Defense, and Intelligence Community
  • Ph.D., equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years of graduate education (or combination with experience) as alternative to GS-11 experience

Full Job Description

This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes.

As a Policy Advisor, you will develop and lead implementation of policies 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.

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

Specialized experience for the GS-12: 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 demonstrated experience in ALL of the following: - Assisting with creating policies or strategies related to national security threats to the U.S; AND - Communicating results of research and analysis; AND - Engaging with the public, international organizations, or foreign governments on policy issues.

Specialized experience for the GS-11: 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 demonstrated experience in ALL of the following: - Preparing briefings, policies, or finished documents.; AND - Engaging with the public, international organizations, intelligence community, or foreign governments.

OR You may substitute education for 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 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.

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. Major 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.

Develop and lead implementation of policies 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.

Implement counter illicit finance strategies with external stakeholders, including USG interagency partners, foreign government officials, private sector, and civil society/non-profit organization partners.

Draft high-quality policy papers, briefing materials, reports, public remarks, and/or testimony for senior Treasury officials. Represent Treasury in U.S.

interagency meetings including National Security Council (NSC) meetings. Work with the U.S.

interagency, including agencies such as the State Department, Justice Department, Defense Department, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce, and U.S. Intelligence Community.

Participate in regional and international bodies relating to AML/CFT, sometimes as the head of U.S. Delegation, head of Treasury delegation, or as TFI's sole representative.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/17/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/18/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-DO-12896334-DH