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The incumbent of this position is an Assistant General Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel. The General Counsel is responsible directly to the Secretary of the Treasury for all legal activities in the Department and supervision of the Legal Division.
Learn more about this agency09/10/2024 to 10/10/2024
$147,649 - $221,900 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
While assignments among Assistant General Counsels are flexible and the General Counsel changes duties from time to time, the assignments of this Assistant General Counsel presently include the following:
Responsibility for the direction of all legal activities of the Office of General Counsel in the areas of: all aspects of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI), which includes the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (OIA), the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFFC), and Treasury's Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF). The work of TFI includes efforts to protect the U.S. and global financial systems against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, money launderers, narcotics traffickers, and other national security threats through the administration of economic sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), among other laws, and implementation of the Bank Secrecy Act.
Additionally, the work of TFI also includes OIA, an intelligence community element, and TEOAF, which administers certain proceeds of asset forfeiture. Finally, the incumbent supervises and directs legal support for all Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) matters.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The duties normally performed in carrying out these assignments include:
Fundamental Competencies: These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Continual Learning, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Public Service Motivation. The Fundamental Competencies are crosscutting and should be addressed over the course of each ECQ narratives.
When completing Executive Core Competencies, applicants should follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result (CCAR) model outlined in the guide.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
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.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
1) Resume.
2) A separate narrative of 10-pages or less that addresses the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs). Pages beyond the first ten (10) will not be considered in the process. Current and former career Senior Executive Service employees and graduates of a SES Candidate Development Program who have been certified by OPM's QRB are not required to address the ECQs. ECQ narratives are MANDATORY for all other applicants in order to be considered.
3) A separate narrative that addresses each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). It is MANDATORY for all applicants to submit this narrative. The narrative must address each of the MTQs separately and must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Applicants who fail to adhere to the one (1) page per MTQ limit will be disqualified and no longer considered for the position.
4) SF-50 (or other personnel action that verifies civil service). Current Federal employees must submit their most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that documents current tenure, position title, series, and grade level. Current or former SES must submit a SF-50 that documents career appointment status in the SES.
5) Proof of OPM QRB Certification. SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) graduates that have not been appointed to the SES must submit a copy of their OPM QRB Certification. This document should be uploaded under the "other document type" field.
Applicants who fail to submit ALL required documents WILL NOT receive consideration for this position. Application will result in an "Incomplete" rating. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTATION BY 11:59 P.M. EST ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
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/808665300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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