The Treasury Department seeks to hire a Deputy International Tax Counsel:

This position serves as Deputy International Tax Counsel in the Office of the International Tax Counsel (the Office). The International Tax Counsel (Counsel) is the principal legal adviser to the Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and the Secretary of the Treasury with regard to all aspects of international taxation, including legislation, the development and promulgation of administrative guidance, and the negotiation of tax treaties. Most assignments involve complex, unexplored, or precedent-setting matters that are not covered by established procedures, require a high degree of individual judgment, knowledge, and ingenuity, and are intended to result in significant revisions to and improvement of the Federal tax policy.

Major Duties:  As Deputy International Tax Counsel, the incumbent is the principal deputy to, and works closely with the International Tax Counsel in planning, developing, analyzing, managing, and promoting the Department’s tax program in general, and the legislative, regulatory, and treaty affairs aspects of the international tax policy program in particular, including the taxation of foreign income and investment, the taxation of U.S. taxpayers with foreign source income, fiscal evasion through transnational transactions, and reconciliation of U.S. and foreign tax systems. The incumbent’s assignments relate to all aspects of international taxation, including legislation, negotiation of tax treaties, and the development and promulgation of administrative guidance, and include projects relating to the improvement and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code and associated administrative guidance.

Salary Range:  $114,468 to $172,200

Application Deadline:  January 18, 2008.

For more information or to apply, see here.