Duties

Summary

The Deputy Assistant General Counsel (DAGC) is the second most senior counsel within the Office of the Assistant General Counsel (AGC) for Enforcement and Intelligence (E&I) within the Legal Division at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and reports to the AGC for E&I. The General Counsel is responsible to the Secretary of the Treasury for all legal activities in the Department and supervision of the Legal Division.

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Responsibilities

TFI is responsible for the Department's policy, enforcement, regulatory and intelligence functions in order to safeguard the financial system and sever financial support to terrorists and other illicit threat actors. E&I's legal support facilitates the work of TFI and its components, including the creation and enforcement of economic sanctions programs, administration of the Bank Secrecy Act, management of the TFF, and the Department's interface with the broader intelligence community. The DAGC assists the AGC in managing and overseeing the attorneys who provide legal support to these functions.

Additionally, in coordination with the AGC, the DAGC provides legal advice related to the customs revenue functions retained by Treasury under the Homeland Security Act, by providing legal support to the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Tax, Trade, and Tariff Policy, as well as legal support to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which is responsible for enforcing and administering laws covering the taxation, production, use, and distribution of alcohol and tobacco products, and the taxation of firearms, shells and cartridges. The DAGC coordinates with U.S. agencies and their foreign counterparts on a broad range of legal matters relevant to TFI's mission, as well as intelligence community matters, including assisting the Department of Justice in litigation matters involving the Treasury Department.

The major duties performed by the DAGC include, but are not limited to the following:

Work effectively with and at the direction of the AGC on a wide variety of sensitive and highly complex matters for which there are few guides. Assist the AGC plan, direct, and execute professional and technical programs of exceptional difficulty, responsibility, and national significance. The DAGC should be prepared to represent and act for the AGC when needed;

The DAGC must possess excellent judgment and discretion, strong critical thinking, legal analysis, and writing skills, and the ability to formulate effective, original, and practical solutions to complex problems. The DAGC must be able to work effectively with the Office of the General Counsel front office and to provide high-quality, effective legal analysis and recommendations directly to senior policymakers including the Under Secretary for TFI, the Assistant Secretary for TFFC, the Assistant Secretary for OIA, and the DAS for TTT, on a time-sensitive basis;

Assist the AGC with the management and supervision of the Offices of the Chief Counsel for FinCEN, OFAC, and TTB. The Chief Counsels and their attorney staffs are responsible for performing legal research and providing legal and practical conclusions in the form of oral advice, briefings, presentations, and legal decision memoranda on extremely complex and difficult factual, legal, and policy issues. Directly supervise individual attorneys and Legal Counsels for OIA and TEOAF responsible for directing legal programs;

At the direction of the AGC, supervise the analysis, interpretation, and application of the Constitution, statutes, regulations, Executive orders, court decisions, Departmental precedents, policies, and technical publications involving fields of law including but not limited to: national security law; the Bank Secrecy Act; the USA PATRIOT Act; domestic and international laws related to the detection and prevention of money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism; laws and standards governing physical, personnel and information security; Executive Order 12333; the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; the National Emergencies Act; the United Nations Participation Act; asset forfeiture law; European Union (EU) legal frameworks; the Federal Alcohol Administration Act; the Administrative Procedure Act; the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts; the Federal Tort Claims Act; the Trade Secrets Act; constitutional law, conflicts of law, federal preemption of state law, and administrative law;

Oversee the preparation or review of proposed legislation, regulations, Executive orders and policy issuances to ensure they conform to the substantive laws that they are intended to implement or interpret;

Represent the Office of General Counsel, the Department, TFI, TTB, or TTT in discussions, conferences and meetings with U.S. and international law enforcement and regulatory authorities, including EU authorities, the intelligence community, other federal, state and local authorities, regulatory and supervisory organizations, financial industry representatives, and representatives of professional associations. Consult with officials and attorneys in other departments, agencies, and institutions on matters relating to the responsibilities of the Office of the AGC; and

Other duties as assigned.

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.

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;
• have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-15 level in the Federal service or private sector; and
• have the ability to obtain, and maintain eligibility to hold a TS/SCI level clearance

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 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- Ability to supervise a professional staff engaged in providing legal advice to senior officials.

MTQ 2- Diversified legal experience dealing with highly complex issues. Examples of relevant subject matter areas may include the following: national security law; Executive Order 12333; Information Sharing Environment; the National Security Act; the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act; physical, personnel and classified information security matters; the Bank Secrecy Act; the USA PATRIOT Act; the detection and prevention of money laundering; countering the financing of terrorism; the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; the National Emergencies Act; the United Nations Participation Act; international anti-money laundering and countering terrorist finance laws and constructs; EU legal framework; asset forfeiture law; the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and related alcohol, tobacco, tax and trade laws; customs enforcement matters; Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts; the Trade Secrets Act; constitutional law; and administrative law.



MTQ 3 - Working knowledge of government or international organizations and their processes, and/or relationships with government or international entities. Examples include the U.S. intelligence community, the State Department, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, federal banking regulators, other Federal agencies, the European Union, and other international anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing legal constructs.



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

Education

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;

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
Sensitive Compartmented Information

Drug test required
No

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.