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Policy Analyst

Department of the Treasury
Treasury, Departmental Offices
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Summary

This position is located at Departmental Offices, Domestic Finance-Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). As a Policy Analyst, you will handle difficult and responsible assignments, including research and analysis of current law, policy and regulatory proposals and understanding the current state of the private sector.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
01/02/2024 to 01/30/2024
Salary
$82,764 to - $153,354 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11 - 13
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
Washington, DC
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - 10%
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
13
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Announcement number
24-DO-266-P
Control number
768404200

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Clarification from the agency

U.S. citizens or U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.

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.

  • Monitor developments in the financial markets, and related legislative, regulatory and policy developments.
  • Conduct research on a wide range of issues, including financial research, legal research, regulatory and policy developments.
  • Summarize findings and research in written products of various types, including tables, charts, short summaries, as well as longer memos, presentations and reports.
  • Assist in preparing written materials, including briefing or issue papers, and memoranda for use by senior Treasury officials, including for the purpose of meetings, speeches, interviews, and testimony.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

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.

Key Requirements:
  1. Please refer to "Conditions of Employment"
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  3. Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
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.

Qualifications

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-13, 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:

  • Experience with U.S. financial regulatory policy, including engagement with financial regulatory agencies. Examples could include reviewing proposed rules or regulations concerning financial regulatory policy and determining its effects on the business/agency and determining its effects on the financial system.; AND
  • Experience preparing written research or analysis for use by management for the development of sophisticated policy decisions, including briefing papers, reports, presentations, and memoranda regarding financial stability, financial institutions, or financial markets. Examples could include drafting presentations and briefing papers on recent financial developments related to regulatory actions.; AND
  • Experience delivering briefings or status updates to management on research or analysis for the development of policy decisions regarding financial stability or economic or financial analysis. Examples could include developing subject matter expertise on emerging financial risks or briefing internal parties on status and conclusions.; AND
  • Experience providing contributions to a team-based project that serves to inform financial regulatory policy makers and/or leading smaller teams on similar research and analysis projects.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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:
  • Experience with U.S. financial regulatory policy, including engagement with financial regulatory agencies. Examples could include reviewing proposed rules or regulations concerning financial regulatory policy and determining its effects on the business/agency including determining its effects on the financial system; AND
  • Experience preparing written research or analysis for use by management for the development of policy decisions, including briefing papers, reports, presentations, and memoranda regarding financial stability, financial institutions, or financial markets. Examples could include preparing or providing comments on presentations or briefing papers on recent financial developments.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
  • Experience researching and analyzing financial markets such as capital markets, commodity markets, or derivatives markets and/or financial institutions such as depository institutions, broker-dealers, investment companies, insurance companies, or central counterparties. Examples could include performing financial, market risk, or credit risk analysis or similar on financial institutions or markets.; AND
  • Experience preparing written research or analysis for the development of policy decisions related to financial markets or financial institutions, including briefing papers, reports, presentations, and memoranda. Examples could include drafts of presentations and/or briefing papers on recent financial market developments or regulatory actions.
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 by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Additional information

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 24-DO-248. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

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 offer opportunities for telework.
  • We 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.
  • 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.
  • File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
  • Undergo an income tax verification.
  • 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: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application includes your resumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Technical, Analytical, and Communication.

Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A (highest quality category), B (middle quality category), or C (minimally qualified category) depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Your application will be reviewed by a Subject Matter Expert.

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.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must be assigned the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

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