SENIOR LICENSE EXAMINING OFFICER

This position is located at Departmental Offices,Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Office of Foreign Assets Control.

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:

- Applying administrative laws, regulations, and guidelines concerning sanctions programs administered by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). An example of this could include but is not limited to applying sanctions regulations to assist in preparing recommendations related to commercial or financial transactions, blocked assets, or humanitarian issues.;
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- Responding to inquiries concerning licensing actions involving policy-sensitive trade, financial issues, or regulatory information. Examples of this could be but are not limited to providing guidance to the public or private sector on pending license applications or coordinating with the interagency to ensure decisions related to licensing actions are consistent with US foreign policy goals.;
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- Assisting in evaluating current and proposed policies or programs to identify problems or issues that need further evaluation. An example of this would be evaluating proposed US Government regulations to identify potential impact to organizational equities.;
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- Conducting research and analysis to identify facts and issues, determine priorities, research precedents, organize relevant information, and/or apply law and policy to facts found. An example of this could include but is not limited to making a legal interpretation based on applicable administrative laws, regulations, and guidelines administered by OFAC.

Responsibilities:

As a SENIOR LICENSE EXAMINING OFFICER, you will:

• Review, initiate, and make recommendations to the supervisor for final approval or disapproval of complex or sensitive license applications submitted under the Regulations.
• Confer with individual and corporate applicants in connection with their requests for licenses by reviewing status of the applications or requesting additional information from the applicants in order to determine whether the requested license should be granted.
• Coordinate with other agencies (e.g., Department of State, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense) on licensing matters which require interagency deliberation.
• Develop and interpret instructions for use by the U.S. Customs Service and other entities for implementation of the Regulations affecting their activities.
• Review and analyze proposed changes to the Regulations and policy interpretations, and provides assistance, as required, in their drafting.

Salary : $143,913