Sanctions Regulations Advisor

Sanctions Regulations Advisor

Department: Department of the Treasury

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $102415 - $187093 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located at Departmental Offices,Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Office of Foreign Assets Control. As a Sanctions Regulations Advisor, you will assist the Assistant Director, Regulatory Affairs (AD RA) in the formulation and implementation of OFAC regulations implementing economic and trade sanctions imposed by the United States.

Major Duties:

• The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. 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. Play a pivotal role in developing new regulatory frameworks and updating existing ones to reflect U.S. national security and foreign policy priorities. Your work will shape sanctions programs targeting adversarial governments, human rights abusers, narcotics traffickers, international terrorists, illicit financial networks, and more. Develop clear, actionable regulations, general licenses, and determinations that complement OFAC's designation actions and underlying Executive orders to implement sanctions programs in a manner that meets urgent foreign policy and national security objectives while providing practicable information to the regulated public. Determine the critical priorities, goals, timeframes, and management objectives for projects involving the drafting of new regulations or amendment of existing regulations. In doing so, you will help define the roadmap for impactful policy initiatives that safeguard U.S. interests worldwide. Tackle some of the world's most complex financial and legal challenges related to sanctions. Work across multiple domains-including trade, finance, fintech, and national security-to resolve issues that require regulatory creativity and strategic thinking. Serve as a key advisor to senior Treasury officials, including OFAC's leadership, represent OFAC on interagency task forces focused on developing and implementing sanctions programs, and engage with international partner counterparts to advance U.S. sanctions objectives

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 ALL of the following: -Experience independently drafting, reviewing, and analyzing U.S. economic sanctions programs. (Examples of this could include but are not limited to: ensuring a financial institution's or corporation's compliance with economic sanctions regulations; advising clients on sanctions compliance; analyzing economic sanctions regulations; assisting a team in developing sanctions policy or regulations; enforcing sanctions or advising on sanctions enforcement-related matters; reviewing license applications and issuing licenses for sanctioned transactions or drafting or advising on the submission of sanctions-related license requests; researching individuals or entities to assess their sanctions compliance; or advising financial institutions or the public regarding regulatory implementation of sanctions); AND -Experience with respect to advanced legal or regulatory writing, including writing for a professional audience. (Examples of this could include but are not limited to: assisting a team in creating written analysis of regulations, statutes, or case law; drafting legal briefs or pleadings; preparing policy papers; drafting regulations; or preparing internal guidance documents, public-facing reports, or memos for senior leadership or the public); AND -Experience with effective oral and written communication of substantive and technical issues. (Examples of this could include but are not limited to: providing training or presentations explaining sanctions, regulations, or statutes; drafting informational or decision memoranda for executives or senior leadership; drafting licensing applications or voluntary self-disclosures relating to economic sanctions; oral argument before a court or relevant sanctions agency; or leading discussions, conducting outreach to stakeholders, or advising industry groups on regulatory changes.) 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 ALL of the following: - Experience with respect to U.S. economic sanctions regulations. (Examples of this could include but are not limited to: assisting a team in ensuring a financial institution's or corporation's compliance with economic sanctions; providing advice to clients on sanctions compliance; researching individuals to assess their sanctions compliance; advising financial institutions or the public regarding the regulatory implementation of sanctions; analyzing economic sanctions or advising on sanctions enforcement-related matters; reviewing license applications and issuing licenses for sanctioned transactions or drafting or advising on the submission of sanctions-related license requests); AND - Experience with effective oral and written communication. (An example of this could include but is not limited to: providing training or drafting analytical memoranda, legal briefs or pleadings, or policy papers on sanctions, regulations, or similar material.) 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 ALL of the following: - Experience with concepts and principles of U.S. economic sanctions. (Examples of this could include but are not limited to: assisting in research or training on economic sanctions; working in a compliance role in the private sector; assisting in advising clients, financial institutions, or the public on sanctions compliance; or assisting in researching individuals or entities to make recommendations on whether or not they meet compliance with sanctions regulations.) 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.

How to Apply: DO has partnered with the Treasury Common Services Center (TCSC) to provide certain personnel services to its organization. TCSC's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers. 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. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date. Are you unsure how to write your federal resume? We are here to help. The Treasury Recruitment Service regularly offers Writing Your Federal Resume training sessions, and other career-related information sessions, to assist you in your career search journey. To register for a session, click here to go to our Career Information Sessions webpage. Departmental Offices provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application: -Log into your USAJOBS account (USAJOBS Login). A list of announcements in which you have applied is at the Welcome screen. -Under "application status," click "Track this application" and you will be taken to the agency website where you can check your application status. For more information regarding the job and applicant status, please refer to USAJOBS Help Center - How to see your application and job status If you wish to make changes/updates to your application and the vacancy is still open, you can click on the job announcement and "Update Application" to be taken back to your application. No updates can be made once the announcement has closed. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position. For additional information on how to apply, please visit the Partnership for Public Service's Go Government website. The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Treasury and its bureaus from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Treasury by email at, FairChanceAct@treasury.gov. To learn more, please visit our page at: Treasury.gov/fairchanceact. To preview the questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12899483

Application Deadline: 2026-03-19