The Associate Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, heads a major component of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The incumbent reports through the Deputy Director to the Director of OFAC, who in turn reports directly to the Under Secretary, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI). OFAC acts under the President's national emergency powers and authority granted by specific legislation to implement the nation's economic sanctions by imposing controls on financial and trade transactions, enforcing those controls, and freezing foreign assets under U.S. jurisdiction.
The incumbent leads the OFAC Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation Division and the OFAC Enforcement Division, each headed by an Assistant Director. The incumbent supports the Director and Deputy Director by implementing and enforcing compliance with economic sanctions in a manner consistent with U.S. national security and foreign policy goals and applicable laws.
The incumbent directs the enforcement of OFAC's sanctions programs through the investigation of potential sanctions violators and the levying of civil monetary penalties against those entities found to be violating sanctions. This position provides strategic direction and management and serves as the public interface for all of OFAC's enforcement activities. In this capacity, the incumbent is the primary official responsible for investigating apparent violations of U.S. economic sanctions and recommending and implementing appropriate enforcement responses including no action, cautionary letters, criminal referrals and civil penalties. The incumbent establishes standards, methods, practices, policies, and procedures for investigations as conducted by OFAC's Enforcement Division and OFAC’s Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation Division through the Assistant Directors for those divisions. The incumbent's subordinate divisions also serve as liaison and support to other U.S. law enforcement and regulatory agencies.
Summary
The Associate Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, heads a major component of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The incumbent reports through the Deputy Director to the Director of OFAC, who in turn reports directly to the Under Secretary, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI). OFAC acts under the President's national emergency powers and authority granted by specific legislation to implement the nation's economic sanctions by imposing controls on financial and trade transactions, enforcing those controls, and freezing foreign assets under U.S. jurisdiction.
The incumbent leads the OFAC Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation Division and the OFAC Enforcement Division, each headed by an Assistant Director. The incumbent supports the Director and Deputy Director by implementing and enforcing compliance with economic sanctions in a manner consistent with U.S. national security and foreign policy goals and applicable laws.
The incumbent directs the enforcement of OFAC's sanctions programs through the investigation of potential sanctions violators and the levying of civil monetary penalties against those entities found to be violating sanctions. This position provides strategic direction and management and serves as the public interface for all of OFAC's enforcement activities. In this capacity, the incumbent is the primary official responsible for investigating apparent violations of U.S. economic sanctions and recommending and implementing appropriate enforcement responses including no action, cautionary letters, criminal referrals and civil penalties. The incumbent establishes standards, methods, practices, policies, and procedures for investigations as conducted by OFAC's Enforcement Division and OFAC’s Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation Division through the Assistant Directors for those divisions. The incumbent's subordinate divisions also serve as liaison and support to other U.S. law enforcement and regulatory agencies.
1. The Associate Director develops and implements OFAC sanctions enforcement standards, methods, practices, policies, and procedures, managing and supervising two Assistant Directors (for the Enforcement Division and for the Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation Division) whose subordinate staffs conduct enforcement investigations, issue administrative subpoenas, and take enforcement action with respect to apparent violations of U.S. sanctions laws and regulations. Incumbent reviews recommended enforcement actions and works closely with the Office of Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control) to ensure legal sufficiency. Incumbent reviews recommended referrals for criminal prosecution and supports criminal prosecutions at all stages, including the preparation and provision of expert testimony by OFAC Investigators or Officers in support of agencies prosecuting criminal sanctions related cases.
2. The Associate Director exercises management authority over the analysis, assessment, processing, and resolution of all civil monetary penalty and settlement actions by OFAC. The Associate Director oversees, develops, and ensures the uniform and effective application and utilization of OFAC's Enforcement Guidelines to ensure an appropriate agency response to sanctions violations. The incumbent further oversees the collection and debt management of OFAC settlements and civil monetary penalties, which can exceed fees of several million dollars annually. The Associate Director oversees the Office's issuance of administrative subpoenas, cease and desist orders, cautionary letters, and blocking notices, as well as the preparation, vetting, and issuance of OFAC pre-penalty notices, findings of violation, and penalty notices, and the negotiation of settlement agreements. The Associate Director signs and issues OFAC pre-penalty notices and prepares and oversees penalty notice or settlement agreement packages for the Director's approval. These functions require significant coordination with the Office of Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control) and, when required, with the U.S. Justice Department. They also require significant coordination with senior leaders of other OFAC or Treasury Department offices and effective representation of the Office of Compliance and Enforcement in high-level meetings with other government agencies or foreign governments (particularly in the case of joint law enforcement matters or investigations), the private sector, and various industry groups. In addition, the incumbent oversees the proper disclosure of recent OFAC enforcement actions through public announcements on OFAC's Web site and other media.
3. The incumbent works to develop and implement the standards, methods, practices, policies and procedures governing all aspects of OFAC's liaison with law enforcement agencies which support sanctions enforcement or exercise sanctions- or export control-related jurisdiction. This includes providing support for U.S. prosecutions and other domestic law enforcement efforts related to sanctions enforcement. The incumbent works with high-ranking representatives of the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney's Offices throughout the country, the FBI, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, the Bureau of Industry and Security at the Commerce Department, the U.S. Secret Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and IRS/CI on matters related to sanctions enforcement. In cooperation with these agencies, the incumbent protects and promotes OFAC's enforcement equities while developing mutually productive and cooperative relationships. The incumbent facilitates the appropriate flow of information among, and provision of training to, U.S. enforcement and intelligence agencies, located throughout the country, on sanctions matters. The incumbent is also responsible for coordinating efforts within OFAC and among U.S. Government agencies to proactively search for, identify, and secure blocked assets.
4. The incumbent provides management supervision to the Assistant Director, Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, who is responsible for providing sanctions compliance advice to the U.S. public at large as well as to foreign institutions. The Assistant Director and staff provide compliance advice on a daily basis to financial institutions, the trade and services community, and other U.S. businesses and individuals. This includes advice over a toll-free OFAC hotline that averages 325-350 calls per day. The Division uses sophisticated communications technology to participate in web casts and teleconferencing worldwide and also participates in numerous outreach events throughout the country.
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
Initial appointments are required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
Financial disclosure is required.
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Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, candidates must possess specialized experience at a senior level which demonstrates ability to perform the duties described above; including progressively responsible supervisory or managerial experience demonstrating ability to manage people and resources. Candidates are strongly encouraged to address each Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ's) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's) separately. Candidates who choose not to address both the ECQ's and MTQ's separately will not be disqualified; but must ensure their resume addresses each sufficient for evaluation. Your responses and/or resume must demonstrate possession of these qualifications; typically acquired through education, experience or training, and reflect progressive development and achievement in managing the business operations of a large organization. Please provide examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibility, the scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken, and level of contacts. All qualified candidates will be evaluated on the relevance of their experience, education, training, self-development, honors, awards, and outside activities.
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): The ECQs describe the leadership skills needed to succeed in the Senior Executive Service (SES) and are in addition to the specific mandatory technical qualifications listed below. Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications is available at ECQs. Your response must be limited to two pages for each ECQ.
ECQ 1 - Leading Change - The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision.
ECQ 2 - Leading People - The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building.
ECQ 3 - Results Driven - The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility.
ECQ 4 - Business Acumen - The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management.
ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions - The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): The MTQs describe the necessary technical knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Experience must have been at a sufficiently high level of difficulty to show clearly that the candidate possesses the required professional and technical qualifications and core qualification set forth below. Your response must be limited to two pages for each MTQ.
MTQ 1- Comprehensive knowledge of foreign policy and national security issues as they relate to economic sanctions and how they impact U.S. business and financial communities.
MTQ 2- Experience in planning, conducting, coordinating, directing and evaluating investigations of apparent violations of U.S. economic sanctions and recommending and implementing appropriate enforcement responses to civil or criminal matters.
MTQ 3- Familiarity with laws and with the implementation of laws related to U.S. economic sanctions, such as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Trading with the Enemy Act, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.
MTQ 4- Management ability to develop, direct, lead, organize, review and provide technical and administrative supervision for a multi-disciplined staff directly engaged in the investigative and program implementation and administrative work supervised by this position.
Additional information
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated on the basis of your resume and narrative statements reflecting the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education as they relate to the technical and executive qualifications described above. While you are NOT required to provide a narrative statement addressing the Technical Qualifications, candidates are strongly encouraged to address each Technical Qualification in separate statements. Candidates who choose not to address the technical qualifications separately will not be automatically disqualified. Candidates are NOT required to provide narrative response statements to address the Executive Core Qualifications when applying for this vacancy. However, the selectee will be required to address the ECQs before being appointed. Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications is available. To preview questions please click here.
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.
If you are a current, retired or former Federal employee, please provide a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, to verify your status. If you have successfully completed the SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) please provide a copy of your certificate. These documents may be required during the recruitment process.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by email at adrienne.anderson@treasury.gov no later than noon ET on the announcement's closing date. The following outlines our application process: 1. REGISTER (ON-LINE) - You must create a user account at in order to apply. When you select the "Apply On-line" button at the bottom of this page, you will be taken directly to this registration section. If you have already registered, simply log in with your user name and password. 2. RESUME (ON-LINE) - You must create or upload your resume on-line or you will not be considered. Creating your resume using the USAJOBS' Resume Builder allows you to create a uniform resume that provides all of the information required by government agencies. Your registration information and resume will automatically be transferred to the system used by Treasury. 3.RESPOND TO QUESTIONS (ON-LINE) - The first time you apply, you will be asked several general questions before proceeding to the assessment questions for the vacancy you have selected. If you have applied before, you will be given the option either to update the general information, or to proceed directly to the assessment questions. Respond online to the application questions. Check the box indicating you would like a copy of your application emailed to you, and click "Finished". If you have successfully submitted your on-line application, you will see a screen telling you that your application has been sent. If you do not see these words, you have not successfully completed your application. If you wish to edit your application, you may return to USAJOBS and re-apply; previous responses will be saved and can be updated. Be sure to click "Finished" and look for the screen indicating your application was sent. You may edit your information until midnight EST of the announcement close date. 4. SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION - You must email or upload any supplemental documentation requested to the contact listed below. Supplemental materials must be received no later than the closing date of the announcement. Failure to submit the required documentation within the specified time frame will result in loss of consideration. Make sure you include the announcement number for this position. If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
Departmental Offices (DO)
1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20220
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Next steps
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
If you are a current, retired or former Federal employee, please provide a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, to verify your status. If you have successfully completed the SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) please provide a copy of your certificate. These documents may be required during the recruitment process.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by email at adrienne.anderson@treasury.gov no later than noon ET on the announcement's closing date. The following outlines our application process: 1. REGISTER (ON-LINE) - You must create a user account at in order to apply. When you select the "Apply On-line" button at the bottom of this page, you will be taken directly to this registration section. If you have already registered, simply log in with your user name and password. 2. RESUME (ON-LINE) - You must create or upload your resume on-line or you will not be considered. Creating your resume using the USAJOBS' Resume Builder allows you to create a uniform resume that provides all of the information required by government agencies. Your registration information and resume will automatically be transferred to the system used by Treasury. 3.RESPOND TO QUESTIONS (ON-LINE) - The first time you apply, you will be asked several general questions before proceeding to the assessment questions for the vacancy you have selected. If you have applied before, you will be given the option either to update the general information, or to proceed directly to the assessment questions. Respond online to the application questions. Check the box indicating you would like a copy of your application emailed to you, and click "Finished". If you have successfully submitted your on-line application, you will see a screen telling you that your application has been sent. If you do not see these words, you have not successfully completed your application. If you wish to edit your application, you may return to USAJOBS and re-apply; previous responses will be saved and can be updated. Be sure to click "Finished" and look for the screen indicating your application was sent. You may edit your information until midnight EST of the announcement close date. 4. SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION - You must email or upload any supplemental documentation requested to the contact listed below. Supplemental materials must be received no later than the closing date of the announcement. Failure to submit the required documentation within the specified time frame will result in loss of consideration. Make sure you include the announcement number for this position. If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
Departmental Offices (DO)
1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20220
United States
Next steps
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
