Government debt management advisors

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

OFFICE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE – INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

GOVERNMENT DEBT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE TEAM

GOVERNMENT DEBT MANAGEMENT ADVISORS

EMERGING MARKETS – WORLDWIDE

The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) is recruiting individuals on a competitive basis to serve as resident (long-term) and/or intermittent (short-term) advisors, under personal services contracts.   Resident assignments are generally for one year and are likely to be renewed.  This recruitment is for global assignments and significant international travel is required.

Government Debt Management advisors provide technical assistance and policy advice on sovereign debt matters in an emerging market environment to senior ministerial and central bank officials, as well as to market participants in host countries. 

Treasury is seeking candidates with 10 to 15 years’ experience in domestic government debt issuance and/or management of public borrowing.  Ideal candidates would have a background in public finance, private sector investment banking, public sector financial advisory work, government securities trading, state and local government securities underwriting, issuance and sales, securities and/or Treasury operations, or in related areas.  Knowledge of international bond markets is desirable.   Spanish fluency is required for posts in Latin America and French fluency is generally required for francophone countries.

Candidates must be U.S. citizens.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:  Salaries will be negotiated in accordance with program regulations prescribed by the Office of Technical Assistance not to exceed the Senior Executive Service EX-III hourly equivalent.  The current starting hourly rate is from $69.06 to $87.78 per hour. Overseas benefits are provided as allowed by federal regulations.

Background checks and Security Clearance:  Secret.  The advisor will work in developing and transitional countries worldwide to support U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government economic and national security objectives. The advisor may be deployed to countries with elevated threat levels, including potentially high/critical threat posts, as determined by the U.S. Government. 

Successful applicants must be able to obtain State Department medical clearance for worldwide travel.If selected, the applicant will be required to fulfill Office of Government Ethics financial disclosure requirements.

HOW TO APPLY:  Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume by e-mail to: recruitment@ota.treas.gov or by mail to:

Office of Technical Assistance

ATTN: Recruitment Coordinator

1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 8th Floor

Washington, DC 20006

If applying by email, submit documents to recruitment@ota.treas.gov ONLY. For consideration, emailed applications must not be sent, or contain a cc, to any OTA, IRS, or other government personnel or email address.

Please reference Solicitation 2032K821R00007 on your cover letter and resume. When e-mailing, the subject line must contain the following: Solicitation 2032K821R00007–Debt (Debt Mgmt) Advisors – Applicant’s Last Name, First Name. Emails received not containing this subject line will be deemed non-responsive, and thus, will not be forwarded to the program office/selection official(s) for consideration.

Please be advised that all contractors, if hired, must obtain a Data Universal Number (D-U-N-S). Only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted. No phone calls please and no hand carries. This announcement is open and continuous until June 30, 2021 although selections may be made in advance of that date.

The U.S. Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer