Senior International Policy Advisor

Full Job Description

Become part of the team that safeguards the financial system from the abuses of financial crime.

At the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), we are at the forefront in preventing and detecting terrorist financing, money laundering, and other financial crime.

Serve at the nation's financial intelligence unit and protect the United States financial system from criminals and terrorist financiers.

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

Specialized Experience for the GS-14, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Developing written analyses or memoranda for senior officials regarding international or financial policy issues regarding course of action; AND Designing and implementation of strategic partnerships with foreign counterpart, domestic and international law enforcement, intelligence or regulatory agencies; OR Participating in meetings with foreign regulatory or international bodies such as Egmont Group, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and other similar bodies.

Specialized Experience for the GS-13, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) 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 is defined as: Assisting with the development of written analyses or memoranda for senior officials regarding international or financial policy issues; AND Participating in the design of strategic partnerships with foreign counterparts, domestic and international law enforcement, intelligence or regulatory agencies; OR Participating in meetings with foreign regulatory or international bodies such as the Egmont Group, Financial Action Task Force (TATF) and other similar bodies.

Major Duties:

This position is located in our Regulatory and Strategic Affairs Division: Office of International Engagement and Policy .

As a/an Senior International Policy Advisor, you will: Advance FinCEN's relationships with foreign partners and the international community in furtherance of FinCEN's national security mission to combat global money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crime.

Support U.S. government foreign policy by organizing international and domestic initiatives on the detection, reporting, investigation, and prosecution of illicit finance.

Develop areas of expertise on AML/CFT issues by utilizing public sources, classified systems, domestic and international engagement, and other methods to stay up-to-date on AML/CFT developments.

Advise principals and other employees of FinCEN, Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) and its component offices (including the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFFC), Office of Intelligence Analysis (OIA), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)), and other U.S.

government officials on foreign policy issues related to the incumbent's portfolio. Collaborate with other U.S.

government agencies, industry, regulatory authorities, law enforcement, the intelligence community, and foreign partners to implement international AML/CFT initiatives.

Drive and develop FinCEN and Treasury policy on the incumbent's portfolio, including: bilateral collaboration illicit finance threats opportunities to facilitate and shape information exchange between domestic and international stakeholders (e.g., FIUs, regulators, and law enforcement agencies) capacity building Host high-level meetings between FinCEN and foreign officials, domestic and foreign financial institutions Partner with law enforcement, components of FinCEN, and other agencies as appropriate to assist in investigations and facilitate cross-border requests for information and responses, particularly on those areas within the incumbent's portfolio.