Supervisory Sanctions Enforcement Officer (Section Chief)

Supervisory Sanctions Enforcement Officer (Section Chief)

Department: Department of the Treasury

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $143913 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). As a Supervisory Sanctions Enforcement Officer (Section Chief), you will direct a team of Enforcement Officers that is responsible for the investigation of possible violations of OFAC sanctions; the recommendation and implementation of an appropriate enforcement response; and the coordination and referral to appropriate enforcement agencies of such violations.

Major Duties:

• The following are the duties of this position at the GS-15. 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. As a Supervisory Sanctions Enforcement Officer (Section Chief), you will: Oversee the activities of a team of Enforcement Officers responsible for investigations of OFAC sanctions violations that often present delicate political, economic, foreign policy, and national security implications. Oversee all aspects of investigations including review and approval of all written work products, case assignments, and issuance of administrative subpoenas, correspondence, case summaries, and case dispositions. Independently handle investigations of possible violations of OFAC sanctions, including the full scope of investigative responsibilities and enforcement responses. Liaise with other Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies and represent OFAC in inter-departmental task forces and meetings. Determine or recommend policies and procedures required to resolve significant challenges that may arise with the responsibilities of the unit.

Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized experience for the GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: Experience interpreting and applying U.S. economic and trade sanctions laws and regulations to commercial activities, and experience with leading or responding to civil or criminal investigations into apparent violations of U.S. economic and trade sanctions programs and managing or overseeing a team of individuals or various business processes directly related to U.S. economic and trade sanctions programs. Examples of such experience could include: 1. Directing the work of subordinate staff, the majority of which pertains exclusively to interpreting and applying U.S. economic and trade sanctions laws and regulations; 2. Supervising civil or criminal investigations pertaining to violations of, and collecting, reviewing, and analyzing information, documentation, and other evidence to support administrative or criminal actions governed by, the laws and regulations implementing U.S. economic and trade sanctions; 3. Supervising internal investigation teams, for or on behalf of individuals or entities under civil or criminal investigations pertaining to violations of the laws and regulations implementing U.S. economic and trade sanctions programs, including by, conducting interviews, collecting and reviewing documentation, analyzing business activities and transactions and preparing descriptive and analytical memoranda outlining findings, conclusions, and interpretations of regulations and laws; 4. Experience analyzing complex issues (including questions of law and fact), developing findings of fact, and developing appropriate conclusions through the exercise of sound judgment and by applying regulatory requirements and prohibitions; 5. Serving as a team leader, project manager or supervisor for special projects related to civil or criminal investigations into apparent violations of U.S. economic and trade sanctions programs. 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 which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes experience interpreting and applying U.S. economic and trade sanctions laws and regulations to commercial activities, and significant experience with leading or responding to civil or criminal investigations into apparent violations of U.S. economic and trade sanctions programs. Examples of such experience could include: 1. Leading or coordinating, either independently, or working with a team, civil or criminal investigations pertaining to violations of the laws and regulations implementing U.S. economic and trade sanctions programs based on delegated Presidential authority; 2. Applying knowledge of administrative laws, including procedures, federal regulations, guidelines, and precedents related to the investigation of individuals and/or entities that have potentially violated U.S. economic and trade sanctions programs; 3. Analyzing issues (including questions of law and fact), and developing conclusions by applying regulatory requirements and prohibitions to specific factual findings in determining the appropriate enforcement actions against those investigated (e.g., no action, cautionary letter, finding of violation, civil monetary penalty, criminal referral); 4. Serving as a team leader, project manager or supervisor for special projects related to civil or criminal investigations of U.S. economic and trade sanctions programs. 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: 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/12908255

Application Deadline: 2026-03-30