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Policy Analyst

Department of the Treasury
Treasury, Departmental Offices
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Summary

This opportunity is also open to Status eligibles under Announcement 18-DO-435. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

The Office of the Financial Stability Oversight Council seeks a Policy Analyst to analyze the economic, financial, and policy implications of matters before the Council. The Council was created in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act for the purpose of identifying risks to US financial stability, promoting market discipline, and responding to emerging threats to the US financial system. The Council is chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury and has ten voting members, including the heads of the federal financial regulators and five nonvoting members. This position is in the office within the Treasury Department that supports the Council.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
08/03/2018 to 08/31/2018
Salary
$68,036 to - $126,062 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11 - 13
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
Washington DC, DC
2 vacancies
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent - Full-time
Work schedule
Full-time - Career/Career Conditional
Service
Promotion potential
13
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Announcement number
18-DO-455-P
Control number
507056800

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Duties

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The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13. 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.

As a Policy Analyst, you will:

-Monitor developments related to financial stability in financial markets and financial institutions, including relevant legislative, regulatory, and policy developments;

-Prepare various types of written findings, including tables, narrative analyses, and reports;

-Assist other members of the Office of the Financial Stability Oversight Council in advising Treasury’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for FSOC on emerging issues or risks involving financial institutions or financial markets that could impact financial stability;

-Assist in preparing written materials, including briefing papers, for use by senior Treasury officials, including for the purpose of meetings, speeches, and Congressional testimony;

-Assist in maintaining contacts with federal or state financial regulatory agencies or outside parties in connection with the development and implementation of policy proposals.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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  • Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals

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 resume.

Qualifications

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

Specialized Experience:

For the GS-13 level, 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 the following:

-Experience with U.S. financial regulatory policy, including engagement with financial regulatory agencies; AND

-Experience assisting with the preparation of written research or analysis for use by senior officials in the private or public sector including briefing papers, reports, presentations, or memoranda regarding financial stability or economic or financial analysis; AND

-Experience analyzing and monitoring financial markets or institutions and making recommendations to senior officials.



For the GS-12 level, 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 the following:

-Experience monitoring policies, programs, or practices related to financial markets, such as capital markets, commodity markets, or derivatives markets; OR

-Experience monitoring the policies, programs, or practices related to financial institutions, such as depository institutions, broker-dealers, investment companies, insurance companies, or central counterparties.



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 the following:

-Experience performing financial and statistical research and analysis, including financial modeling using Excel, STATA or other statistical tools; AND

-Experience performing research and analysis regarding financial companies or financial markets.

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

Additional information

- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- Relocation expenses will not be paid.
- This is a non-bargaining unit position.
- A recruitment incentive may be offered.
- Student loan repayment may be offered.
- We may offer opportunities for telework.
- We may offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- A one year probationary period may be required.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- 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.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- 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 necessary.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Rating: You must submit a resume and, if you wish, a cover letter describing your qualifications as they relate to the duties of this position. Applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements described above will be ranked by a subject matter expert based on the extent to which they demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Be sure the information you provide in your resume and/or cover letter describes all of your relevant duties and accomplishments related to the KSAs. Failure to do so may result in a lower score than you would otherwise receive. Your application will be evaluated in the following areas:

  1. Financial Institutions, Market Practices, and Policy Issues
  2. Financial/Economic Analysis and Research
  3. Communication of Research, Analysis, and Recommendations
Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category. Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site. If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)) you must be assigned the middle category or better to be rated as “well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

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