Sanctions Compliance Officer

Position description

As a Sanctions Compliance Officer, you will:

• Engage with the private sector to foster implementation of OFAC sanctions, including producing industry-specific guidance documents.
• Advise the private sector on complex issues related to OFAC compliance.
• Recognize and advise OFAC leadership on sensitive foreign policy issues related to OFAC regulations.
• Interface with key industries for the benefit of OFAC, including the banking, securities, insurance, maritime and shipping, and energy industries.
• Use expert understanding of sanctions regulations to explain OFAC sanctions to the public in plain English.
• Proactively identify areas, topics, or industries where additional guidance is needed.
• Coordinate with all parts of OFAC on sanctions compliance projects and issues.
• Provide written and oral briefings to OFAC and Treasury leadership on sanctions compliance issues.

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Requirements

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
4. Public Trust background investigation will be required

Qualifications

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

Specialized experience for the GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Working in a position that deals with analysis of regulations and related laws concerning economic sanctions and trade controls or other economic measures to advance national security, such as export control or foreign investment regulations; AND
• Working in a position that requires knowledge of banking, securities, and/or other financial and commercial transactions such as international banking, trade finance and securities transactions; AND
• Working in a position that requires excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal relations practices; AND
• Working in a position that requires analysis of sensitive foreign policy issues.

*Examples of where this type of experience could be obtained but is not limited to, a think tank, a federal government agency or banking regulator, a financial institution, a corporate entity, an academic institution, or a non-governmental organization.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Application instructions

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