Duties

Summary

The purpose of this position is to serve as a principal advisor to the Under Secretary (International Affairs), the Assistant Secretary (International Affairs), and the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Investment Security) on: (a) policies relating to foreign investment issues, (b) policies and positions on economic and policy aspects of foreign direct investment in the U.S. (c) formulating and promoting U.S. foreign direct investment abroad.

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Responsibilities

Collaborates with the Under and Assistant Secretary for International Affairs along with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security in developing and managing program areas for which this Deputy Assistant Secretary is responsible, This included planning, formulating, and implementing authoritative Treasury Department positions on economic and policy questions relating to investment security issues as they relate to overall U.S. national security risks and vulnerabilities

Assists top-level Treasury Department officials with the development and formulation of U.S. foreign direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in the U.S.

Serves as the staff level focal point for assuring adequate liaison/coordination takes place to identify and evaluate existing investment programs and/or problems. Represents the Under or Assistant Secretary for International affairs as well as the Deputy Assistant Secretary as designated, or circumstances require, in resolving disagreements between program areas.

Monitors and supervises the Treasury Department's transactions that are not notified to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) and applies enforcement policies as applicable according to the statute. Supervises the enforcement of mitigation agreements entered into between external parties and the U.S. Government to allow a specific foreign transaction to proceed.

Directs the Investment Security Monitoring and Enforcement Office. Carries the office's managerial, supervisory, and administrative functions. These include (a) supervising work; (b) evaluating employee performance; (c) recommendation of promotions and disciplinary actions; (d) career development; and (e) recruitment and initial evaluation of applicants for professional economist and support positions.

Travel Required

25% or less - Occasional travel is required.

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
ES

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• All groups of qualified individuals.
• Initial appointments are required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
• Financial disclosure is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

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Qualifications

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 strongly 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- Broad knowledge and demonstrated understanding of the U.S. Government economic and national security policy positions on foreign direct investment in the United States including highly sophisticated economic and financial analyses of complex international investment issues. Experience formulating policy/strategy recommendations in the above topic areas.

MTQ 2- Extensive, diversified experience in analyzing and evaluating national security risks related to specific business or financial transactions, including but not limited to: foreign direct investment, sanctions, money laundering and transnational crime.

MTQ 3 - Extensive experience negotiating and enforcing agreements designed to mitigate national security risks related to specific business transactions.

MTQ 4- Experience providing leadership and direction to a team while executing day-to-day activities and operations in an institutional setting. Familiarity with institutional approaches and processes to managing staff, including performance management, coaching, and counseling. Demonstrated experience within an institution: articulating long-term strategic goals or vision; building the organizational framework achieve mission, including initiating organizational change; and spotting and exploiting opportunities to move individuals, team, or organization toward the vision. Experience managing group processes; adapting leadership style to various situations; managing and resolving conflicts, confrontations, and disagreements in a positive and constructive manner to minimize negative personal impact; encouraging and facilitating cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; and fostering commitment and team spirit .

Please upload your responses to the ECQs and MTQs in the document section if addressing separately.

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Additional information

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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk

Trust determination process
National security

Required Documents

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.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.