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The incumbent of this position gives overall direction to the activities of the Office of the Assistant General Counsel (International Affairs).
Learn more about this agency07/01/2020 to 07/15/2020
$131,239 - $197,300 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - Occasional travel is required.
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
Senior Executive
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Yes
No
2020-369SC
572494000
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Individuals who have graduated from an accredited educational institute or certificate program within the last 2 years or 6 years for Veterans.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
All groups of qualified individuals.
The incumbent of this position gives overall direction to the activities of the Office of the Assistant General Counsel (International Affairs). The Assistant General Counsel (International Affairs) is responsible to the General Counsel for the direction of all legal activities of the Department with regard to a broad range of international economic and financial matters, including issues involving the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and other multilateral development banks, international trade and trade finance, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), international investment, and international banking and securities.
The incumbent exercises general supervision over a staff of attorneys and support staff.
The incumbent must be able to plan, direct, and execute professional and technical programs of exceptional difficulty, responsibility, and national significance. He or she is selected by the General Counsel upon the basis of extended training and experience and demonstration of exceptional leadership and attainments in professional practice and activities. He or she must be a graduate of an ABA-accredited law school and a member of a state or the District of Columbia bar.
The incumbent uses the established policies and procedures of the Department as guides. A significant part of the duties involves problems for which there are few or no guides, and incumbent must rely upon his or her own initiative and experience.
The incumbent generally makes the final legal determination on matters within the incumbent’s broad portfolio. Based on established practice and guidance from the General Counsel, the incumbent briefs matters of particular significance to the General Counsel for review. Original thinking is required, not only in matters of law, but also in those fields where recommendations are made in connection with formulation of policy.
The incumbent interacts with the highest level officials of the Department and those of other departments and agencies.
The incumbent of this position is an Assistant General Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel. The General Counsel is responsible for all legal activities in the Treasury Department and serves as head of the Treasury Legal Division.
While assignments among Assistant General Counsels are flexible and the General Counsel may change duties from time to time, the assignments of this
Assistant General Counsel presently include the supervision and direction of legal activities in the following areas: the Treasury Department; and a range of administrative law issues.
Extensive supervision and direction of legal activities associated with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Supervision of attorneys performing legal research and providing legal and practical conclusions in the form of oral advice, briefings, presentations, and legal decision memoranda on extremely complex and difficult factual, legal, and policy issues. Overseeing the preparation or review of legal briefs and other litigation-related matters as well as proposed legislation, regulations, Executive Orders, and other policy-related materials.
The duties normally performed in carrying out these assignments (with reference to the General Counsel where deemed advisable in the opinion of the incumbent or as otherwise directed by the General Counsel) include:
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You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
You must have graduated from an accredited law school.
You must be an active member in good standing of a state or D.C. bar.
You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret-SCI security clearance.
Financial disclosure is required.
Initial appointments are required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
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 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. Competencies: Partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating.
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- Ability to supervise a professional staff engaged in providing legal advice to senior officials.
MTQ 2- Diversified legal experience dealing with highly complex issues.
MTQ 3- Working knowledge of government organizations and relationships with other government entities such as the State Department and the U.S. Department of Justice, in addition to familiarity with international institutions and conventions.
Please upload your responses to the ECQs and MTQs in the document section.
You must be a graduate from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and be an active member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar;
EEO Policy Statement: The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.
Reasonable Accommodation: Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Legal and Regulatory Guidance.
Privacy Act: Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.
Signature: Before you are hired, you will be required to sign and certify the accuracy of the information in your application. False Statements - If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or you may be subject to fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action.
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. The materials you send with your application will not be returned. Send only those materials needed to evaluate your application. Please do not place your application in a notebook or binder. For further information pertaining to the SES, applicants are encourage to visit: SES
Financial Disclosure: All employees of the Federal Government are subject to the conflict of interest statutes and regulations, including the Standards of Ethical Conduct. Upon hire, and on an annual basis thereafter, the incumbent of this position will be required to file a public financial disclosure report. The incumbent may be prohibited from holding certain financial interests.
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.
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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.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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 sherri.coleman@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.
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.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/572494000. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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