Summary *This is a Temporary position Not to Exceed 08/30/2025, which may be extended. This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence-Intelligence and Analysis(OIA). As an Intelligence Research Specialist, you will conduct research and analysis and produce finished intelligence products in support of OIA's primary mission. Responsibilities Pursuant to 50 USC 3024 (v), and with concurrence and consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, this position is being established in the excepted service as an element of the Intelligence Community within the Department of the Treasury. The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. 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. As an Intelligence Research Specialist (Intelligence Analyst), you will: Perform a broad range of analytical and short-suspense assignments involving illicit finance, economic and all-source intelligence analysis. Identify information gaps and intelligence requirements. Provide verbal, written, and graphical presentation of results to Treasury, Intelligence Community, U.S. Government interagency, private sector, and foreign government audiences. Represent the organization at Intelligence Community, private sector, and interagency meetings as an expert in the assigned functional or geographical area and may be required to travel both domestically and abroad. Requirements Conditions of Employment Key Requirements: Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. A two-year trial period may be required. Must have, or be able to obtain and maintain, a Top Secret security clearance based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI). Must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access. Must successfully complete a background investigation. All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel, if required. Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment. Qualifications You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized experience for the GS-12: You must have one year (52 weeks) 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 AT LEAST 3 of the following: Experience conducting research and analysis and preparing finished intelligence products on national security, intelligence, economics, sanctions, banking, financial networks, terrorism or terrorist finance topics; OR Experience preparing intelligence-based analytical assessments and presenting research findings to senior level management; OR Experience performing analytical assignments involving economic, financial, and all-source intelligence analysis on the structure and operations of foreign terrorist groups, WMD proliferators, criminal financial networks, or other entities posing a threat to US national security; OR Experience researching, structuring, and integrating intelligence data with other financial and economic data to generate integrated and coherent analysis; OR Experience conducting macroeconomic, trade, direct foreign investment, debt sustainability, exchange rate, financial, energy and/or other industry-focused analysis; OR Experience in providing intelligence briefing and/or intelligence support to customers; OR Experience using economic and/or financial data, in combination with forecasts and other economic and financial reporting, to generate coherent analysis. Specialized experience for the GS-11: You must have one year (52 weeks) 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 AT LEAST 2 of the following: Experience analyzing and interpreting data and preparing reports on financial-, banking operations- or economic-related topics; OR Experience preparing reports on national security, intelligence, economics or sanctions-related topics; OR Experience preparing focused analytical assessments; OR Experience researching transactional, statistical, budgetary, or other quantitative sets and using data software programs to analyze collection results; OR Experience researching the operations, practices and/or support structures of financial networks; OR Experience researching terrorism, intelligence or sanctions-related topics; OR Experience researching macroeconomics, trade, foreign direct investment, debt sustainability, exchange rate, finance, energy or other industries; OR Experience in economic policy, international or development economics, finance or financial markets. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, if related or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, if related or LL.M., if related, in an accredited college or university; OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. Specialized experience for the GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes AT LEAST 2 of the following: Experience analyzing and interpreting large data sets using data software programs; OR Experience preparing focused analytical assessments, briefs or memos; OR Experience preparing reports on national security, intelligence, economics or sanctions-related topics; OR Experience researching transactional, statistical, budgetary, or other quantitative data; OR Experience creating models, surveys or algorithms using data software programs to analyze data collection results; OR Experience reading and using macroeconomic data, economic reports, and/or industry studies; OR Experience in economic policy, international or development economics, or finance and financial markets. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree, if related or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, if related or LL.B. or J.D., if related.; OR 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. (*Note: If you are qualifying using education and you are within 9 months of graduating you may tentatively qualify. However, you must graduate and/or meet all qualification requirements prior to being appointed to the position.) Education The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions. Additional Information OTHER INFORMATION: We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses will not be paid. We offer opportunities for telework. We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules. This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov). Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes: Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards. Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year. Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire. A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums. A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions. Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay\_and\_Benefits