Job Summary

This position is located at Departmental Offices,International Affairs - Investment Security. As a/an POLICY ADVISOR, you will serve as an expert advisor on a full range of complex policy issues related to the Office's mission by supporting senior Treasury officials and management in all work related to the office's CFIUS and open investment functions including coordination of the interagency process and analysis of transactions, and outbound investments.

Job Description

This is an open continuous announcement with the following cut dates to review application packages: 01/22/2026 02/23/2026 03/23/2026 04/23/2026 You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-13 LEVEL: 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: Leading or managing market, financial, legal, or economic analyses (e.g., due diligence, risk exposure, detailed credit analysis, or market assessments) that inform public policy decisions; AND Advising senior leadership and making policy recommendations based on research and analytical results; AND Addressing international financial, investment, or foreign direct investment issues involving significant economic or national security considerations. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-12 LEVEL: 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: Independently conducting market, financial, legal, or economic analyses (e.g., due diligence, risk exposure, detailed credit analysis, or market analysis) of issues across a range of financial products and activities; AND Developing and communicating analytical findings and recommendations to senior decision makers or interagency partners; AND Evaluating a range of international financial and investment policy issues or foreign direct investment to assess and explain potential economic or national security risks. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-11 LEVEL: For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Assisting in conducting market, financial, legal, or economic analyses (e.g., gathering and reviewing data for due diligence, risk exposure, or market analysis) of issues across financial products and activities; AND Preparing draft reports or summaries of research findings and presenting them to colleagues or supervisors; AND Supporting research on international financial and investment policy issues or foreign direct investment to identify potential economic or national security implications. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. 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.