This position is located at Departmental Offices,Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Office of Foreign Assets Control. As an International Economist, you will conduct macroeconomic and financial policy analysis, provide firm- and industry-specific analysis of potential collateral effects of proposed sanctions, identify issues, and conduct after-action financial and economic policy analysis of collateral effects..
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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: Conducting independent research into questions of economic significance and using advanced statistical and econometric techniques; AND Publishing independent research in peer-reviewed journal articles, doctoral dissertation chapters, or equivalent publications. 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: Conducting independent research into questions of economic significance and using advanced statistical and econometric techniques; AND Publishing independent research in peer-reviewed journal articles, doctoral dissertation chapters, or equivalent publications; AND Planning and implementing macroeconomic and/or economic policy-driven modeling; AND Participating in intra-office or interagency work groups to study questions of macroeconomic and/or economic policy significance. 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: Conducting independent research into questions of economic significance and using advanced statistical and econometric techniques; AND Publishing independent research in peer-reviewed journal articles, doctoral dissertation chapters, or equivalent publications; AND Planning and implementing applied macroeconomic and/or economic policy-driven modeling; AND Leading intra-office or interagency work groups to study questions of macroeconomic and/or economic policy significance; AND Developing and advancing applied economic and/or policy ideas through the use of economic research. 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.
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. Initiate projects that conduct in-depth analysis of macroeconomic performance. Conduct in-depth analyses of the drivers of performance of various financial asset classes. Independently initiate and draft sophisticated, in-depth financial market reports on labor markets, commodities markets, financial instruments, currencies, and broader financial and economic conditions.