Chief, Policy and Risk Analytics Section, CM-1160-02 (Public)
Job description
Duties
- Serves as a technical advisor and provides management and direction in the risk identification, research, policy development, supervision, and administration relating to the following:
- Emerging, complex, and novel risks with respect to large, complex financial institutions and community bank operations and activities.
- Climate related financial risks, including coordinating interdivisional and interagency working groups on climate related financial risk.
- Plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises personnel responsible for the following:
- The development of rules, regulations, and supervisory guidance affecting the capital markets, banking sector, risk profile, and other related emerging, complex, and novel risks affecting large financial institutions and community banks, to ensure the timely identification and ongoing monitoring of risks posed by these institutions to the deposit insurance fund.
- Monitoring, performing analyses related to emerging, complex, and novel risks, developing off-site monitoring processes for such risks, and assisting in the examination of activities of large financial institutions and community banks, including their implementation of regulations and guidance related to such risks and other capital markets activities.
- The development of rules, regulations, supervisory guidance, and off-site monitoring of climate related financial risks, and assisting in examination and other supervisory activities pertaining to climate related financial risk.
- Monitoring and analyzing financial and accounting disclosures related to emerging, novel, and complex risks by banking organizations, non-bank financial institutions, foreign financial organizations, and other large, complex organizations that impact the banking sector and broader financial markets.
- Assists the Deputy Director, Capital Markets and Accounting Policy Branch in setting Branch priorities and in formulating appropriate FDIC policies with respect to emerging risks and the analysis and supervision of capital-market-related risks.
- Coordinates and executes integrated policy initiatives with domestic banking regulators including the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, domestic securities regulators including the Securities and Exchange Commission, and international banking regulators through the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, International Organization of Securities Commissions, and other relevant international groups.
- Communicates major policy initiatives to external audiences at industry trade group conferences and seminars, representing the Corporation’s interests and increasing its visibility on emerging, novel, and complex risks.
- Prepares and presents proposed and final regulations requiring the FDIC Board of Directors’ action at the FDIC Board Meetings.
- Coordinates the development of congressional testimony and background material for the Chairman and other Board members.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Employment Conditions.
Registration with the Selective Service.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.
Moderate Risk - Background Investigation (BI) required.
Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.
Qualifications
Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious/spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here.
In order to qualify, applicants must have one year of specialized experience in the private industry or a government agency (equivalent in the federal government to CG/GS-14 or above). Specialized experience is defined as experience in the risk identification, policy development, and supervision of emerging, complex, and novel risks (including climate-related financial risks) with respect to large, complex financial institutions (LCFIs) and community banks. Specialized experience includes experience in climate-related financial risks with respect to LCFIs and community banks.
Large, complex financial institutions (LCFIs) may be defined as financial intermediaries engaged in some combination of commercial banking, investment banking, asset management and insurance, whose failure poses a systemic risk or externality to the financial system as a whole. These risks are intertwined among both insured and uninsured subsidiaries, and the largest and most complex of these companies often have global footprints and interdependent counterparty relationships with one another that increase their complexity.
Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.
Applicants must explicitly describe experience of this nature (i.e. Specialized Experience) in the resume. It must be evident to the reviewers that the duties claimed have been performed or credit will not be provided.
Education
There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.
Additional information
To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.
To find out more, click here.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
If you are found minimally qualified, a rating panel will review your qualifications and experience against pre-established benchmarks. The rating panel will place applications in one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. These category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) listed below. Within these categories, candidates eligible for veterans’ preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.
- Knowledge of risk management and risk measurement techniques used by large, complex financial institutions and community banks related to emerging, novel, and complex risks, including climate related financial risk.
- Knowledge of global financial markets, financial activities, and financial institution operations and management.
- Knowledge of program development and management, including effective planning and utilization of budget and personnel.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with federal, state, and international supervisory authorities.
- Ability to organize, coordinate, and supervise the work of multiple groups of individuals with interdisciplinary skills working on a wide range of assignments.
- Skill in directing and motivating staff.
- Ability to serve as a spokesperson for an organization or agency before special interest groups and the public.
- Skill in developing written material and making formal presentations on a variety of complex, controversial, or problematic issues for senior agency management and other audiences.
- Ability to promote and support an organization or agency’s positions on key policy matters in various internal and external forums, including discussions with international and U.S. banking and securities regulations.
You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.
Applicants must provide details of the duties performed as they relate to the qualifying experience and KSAs. Experience must be explicitly stated in the resume as experience not specifically described in the resume cannot be assumed. Resumes that are vague or don't address the specific requirements will not receive maximum consideration.
You may preview questions for this vacancy.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.
To find out more, click here.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement, may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: If you are claiming veterans’ preference, click here. (Note: Veterans must submit the Member 4 copy of the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty – or other copy showing the type of discharge/character of service [e.g., Honorable, Under Honorable Conditions, etc.] along with any other required documents (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans’ preference eligibility.)If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To begin, click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts. If you haven’t already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process. You must apply online.
Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or contact point listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on “Applications” tab. Click on the “Position Title,” and then select “Update Application” or “Additional Application Information” to continue.
You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: “Received”. Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.
Agency contact information
Synthia Morant
Phone
703-562-2295
Email
smorant@fdic.gov
Address
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Human Resources Branch, Executive Services Staff
3501 Fairfax Drive
Room VS-D3026
Arlington, Virginia 22226
United StatesNext steps
You may check the status of your application on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through USAJOBS by signing in and selecting "Application Status." Thank you for your interest in working for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Fair and Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
- Reasonable accommodation policy
- Financial suitability
- Selective Service
- New employee probationary period
- Signature and false statements
- Privacy Act
- Social security number request
Required Documents
Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement, may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarification from the agency
All United States Citizens. (Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC Merit Promotion announcement, 2022-CM2-MP-0048 to be considered. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility.)
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