FFIEC, Executive Secretary, CM-0570-00 (Temporary Assignment) Job in Washington, DC

Vacancy No. 2025-CM-0144 Department Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Salary $176,686.00 to $275,000.00 Grade 00 to 00
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 10/2/2025 Close Date 10/16/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Washington, DC


Summary

This is a full-time temporary assignment (detail or temporary promotion) with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC). The selectee will remain a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Executive Secretary manages the operations of the FFIEC consistent with the goals, priorities, and guidance of Council members. 

Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $275,000.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

This position is open to current FDIC permanent employees with competitive status eligibility.

Duties

  • Manages the operations of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC or Council) consistent with the goals, priorities, and guidance of Council members, executes assigned responsibilities as directed by the FFIEC Chair under delegation from the Council, serves as a strategic adviser to the Chair on interagency initiatives, and offers informed guidance to the Council rooted in institutional knowledge.
  • Facilitates effective collaboration among the Council, agency liaisons, task forces, state liaison representatives, and other key stakeholders involved in Council deliberations and supports the Council in identifying, articulating, and communicating its annual goals, strategies, and priorities.
  • Reviews and assesses management processes, internal controls, and resource utilization to ensure efficient and effective operations in support of Council objectives. Monitors, evaluates, and reports on progress toward the Council’s annual goals, providing insights to guide decision making.
  • Advises the Task Force Chairs on FFIEC matters and provides direction on procedural matters.
  • Facilitates the Council’s interagency examiner training program, including ensuring it is managed in alignment with the needs and priorities of the Council and member entities, as outlined by the Task Force on Examiner Education and the Council.
  • Provides general oversight and management of FFIEC staff by managing, motivating, developing, and leading members of the FFIEC staff, maintaining accurate position descriptions, establishing performance standards and evaluating the performance of staff, directly or through subordinate supervisors, and ensuring effective support of agency and task force needs by staff.
  • Administratively supports the Council by scheduling Council meetings, arranging facilities, developing agendas, coordinating with and distributing information to agency liaisons and coordinates participation of State Liaison Committee members and assisting the Chair in facilitating meetings as requested.
  • Oversees the preparation and timely distribution of meeting minutes, coordinates the execution of Council decisions by task forces or other staff, and arranges notational votes between meetings.
  • Develops and presents the annual budget to the Council for approval, in consultation with agency liaisons and task force chairs, manages the execution of the budget, and oversees the financial management of the Council’s activities.
  • Completes memorandums of understanding (or other appropriate documentation) to clearly define roles, expectations, and costs associated with each service provider, maintains accurate and up-to-date policies and procedures to ensure clear and efficient operations, reports regularly to Council members on the status of major Council projects not covered by the task forces, budget variances, and any significant actions taken by the Executive Secretary under delegated authority, and provides notice of Council meetings.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

2-page Resume Requirement: Please limit your résumé to 2 pages (minimum 10-point font). If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

Employment Conditions.

High Risk Position – Background Investigation (BI) required.

Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.

This is a full-time temporary assignment (detail or temporary promotion) with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC). The selectee may be given a detail or temporary promotion for up to five (5) years and cannot be made permanent. At the discretion of the employing agency management and the FFIEC, this assignment may be terminated early. The selectee will remain a member of his/her employing agency and remain subject to the pay, benefit, leave, and other policies of the employing agency. The FFIEC will reimburse the selectee's employing agency for the salary and fringe benefits for the duration of the selectee's detail to the Council, including relocation benefits as applicable. The selectee will be assigned to the Council staff under the employing agency's policies and procedures and the individual's employment agreement with the agency. The selectee will perform work at the direction of the FFIEC. Upon completion of the assignment, the selectee will be returned to a position comparable to his/her previous position and grade in the same Agency/Division/Office and geographic location. The Council sets the term of the temporary assignment. The selectee will be asked to sign a Memorandum of Understanding which describes the conditions of the temporary assignment.  

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the leadership and technical experiences listed below. These qualifications would typically be gained through serving in roles that require managing projects/teams or guiding the technical work of others.

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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit a resume that addresses each minimum qualification experience. Examples should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertook; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action-oriented words to describe your experience and accomplishments and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., the number of employees supervised).

Leadership Experience: Experience in leading and coordinating projects, including establishing expectations, reviewing work products/services, monitoring progress, and providing guidance and feedback to team members; AND

Technical Experience: Experience in leading and managing a large staff, managing projects effectively, setting priorities, assessing performance, and making budgetary recommendations.

Selective Placement Factor: Candidates must be a Commissioned Examiner in the FDIC or another organization with comparable commissioning criteria used by the FDIC.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional information

The five-day notification process does not apply to corporate and executive manager positions. Failure to provide your up-to-date resume in support of your qualifications for this position by the closing date will limit your ability to receive maximum consideration. Take a moment to ensure that your resume reflects the qualification requirements of this position by the closing date.

The FDIC-OIG employees are not eligible for temporary assignments (i.e., details or temporary promotions).

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If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period.

If selected, you may be required to serve a supervisory/managerial probationary period.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

This position is a Corporate Manager, CM-00, which is equivalent to above the CG/GS-15.

This is a recommended minimum Step 9 position.

Financial Institution Examiners must maintain the highest personal ethical standards as provided in Part 336 of the FDIC's Rules and Regulations, (Employee Responsibilities and Conduct). Financial Institution Examiners must comply with Section 3201.102 of Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for FDIC Employees (5 CFR Part 3201), which, in part, prohibits them and their immediate families from accepting certain credit from State nonmember banks.

All Financial Institution Examiners are prohibited from the following:
1. Obtaining a loan or a line of credit from any insured state nonmember bank or its subsidiaries. Any extensions of credit held by the Examiner, the Examiner's spouse, or any dependent children are direct or indirect extensions of credit to the Examiner.
Exceptions:
a. Loans for a primary residence are permissible. The Examiner must not participate in any examination of the institution with which he holds the primary residence loan and a "cooling off" period is required before negotiating a loan for a primary residence from any institution the Examiner has examined.
b. No restrictions on obtaining credit cards issued under the same terms and conditions available to the public from an insured state nonmember bank either within or outside of their field office of assignment.
2. Participating in any examination, or other matter, involving an insured depository institution or any person with whom the Examiner has an outstanding loan or line of credit.
3. Performing any service for compensation with any bank, or for any officer, director, or employee thereof, or for any person connected therewith.
4. Disclosing any confidential information from a bank examination report except as authorized by law.
5. Soliciting or accepting any gift from a prohibited source or because of the Examiner's official position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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.

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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 will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contains sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. 

If you are found minimally qualified, a Management Screening Panel (MSP) will review your qualifications and experience against pre-established benchmarks. The rating panel will place applications in one of two categories, Pass or Fail. These category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies listed below. 

Top ranked (Pass) candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.

The competencies/KSAs you will be assessed on are listed below.

  • Advising
  • Developing Others
  • Financial and Resource Management
  • HR Management
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • Planning and Organizing
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Ability to lead and manage staff and projects effectively, set priorities, assess performance, guide staff development and make budgetary recommendations.
  • Ability to manage across organizational boundaries, building high performing teams, diminishing organizational silos, strengthening teams, and facilitating effective group and team dynamics.

You do not need to respond separately to these competencies/KSAs. Your resume will serve as a response to the competencies/KSAs. 

Applicants must provide details of the duties performed as they relate to the qualifying experience and competencies/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 specific requirements will not receive maximum consideration.


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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:
  
FDIC EMPLOYEES: Submit a final digitally signed copy of your most recent Annual Performance Appraisal and Evaluation form. The final PDF form is also acceptable. Please note that your form must be printed in landscape orientation for the required signatures to be visible. If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying. Multiple SF-50s may be necessary to determine your 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.

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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

Melissa Jones
Address
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Human Resources, Executive Resources
3501 Fairfax Dr.
Room VS-E3012
Arlington, Virginia 22226
United States

Next steps

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