Summary
This position is located in the Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, Policy & Analytics Branch, of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the areas of depositor and consumer protection topics such as fair lending, unfair and deceptive acts and practices (UDAP), community development and financial inclusion.
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
This job is open to
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 2024-DCP-B786. 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.
Duties
At the full performance level, major duties include:
- Develops and maintains expertise in data related to banking and depositor and consumer protection, including the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Survey of Consumer Finances, call reports, summary of deposits, or other data.
- Contributes to the development and maintenance of databases, usually large and complex, used by DCP to conduct complex analyses or support examinations and supervisory initiatives.
- Functions as an analyst, and is responsible for planning, coordinating and overseeing analysis for assigned projects on depositor and consumer protection projects or topics.
- Gathers, analyzes, and presents financial and other information pertaining to depositor and consumer protection projects or topics related to depositor and consumer protection.
- Develops and maintains expertise in efficient programming practices in languages and statistical packages, such as SAS, STATA, R, Matlab, SQL, and Python.
- Communicates, orally or in writing, analytical results to the management and professional staff of the Branch or Division.
- Constructs visual materials that convey technical information to general audiences.
- Represents the Branch in meetings with other DCP offices.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Registration with the Selective Service.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Employment Conditions.
Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.
Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required
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.
CG-12: To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 11 grade level or above in the Federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as experience writing computer code to conduct data analysis using data analysis software packages (e.g., Python, R, SAS, STATA, or similar package); and providing analysis results.
CG-13: To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 12 grade level or above in the Federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as experience writing computer code to conduct data analysis using data analysis software packages (e.g., Python, R, SAS, STATA, similar package); and writing reports presenting analysis results.
Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 80 or higher in the online assessment to be determined “well qualified” for this position. For more information, click here.
Education
There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.
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 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 determination. 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.
Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.
If you are found qualified, you will be placed in one of three 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 economic research or depositor and consumer protection (fair lending and UDAP) examination analytics techniques.
- Ability to use software such as spreadsheets, statistical analytics, database management, report writing, or graphical presentation applications to compile and provide information for analytical decisions and public dissemination.
- Ability to apply financial, statistical, and mathematical methodologies (such as financial modeling, statistical analysis and simulation techniques) to illustrate and support conclusions related to depositor and consumer protection topics and projects.
- Ability to use analytic software and programming languages (such as SAS, STATA, R, Matlab, SQL, and Python) to prepare data for analysis, conduct statistical calculations, review validity of results and extract relevant findings.
- Ability to develop and present oral reports and presentations to relate findings and recommendations.
- Ability to develop and present written reports and presentations to relate findings and recommendations.
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.
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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.
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.)
INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ICTAP): If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for consideration under the ICTAP, you must submit proof of eligibility. For more information, click here.
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 point of contact 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.
Next steps
The Fair Chance Act prohibits inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal history information unless the hiring agency has made a conditional (tentative) offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other information, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Human Resources Staffing Policy and Accountability team at HRPolicyTeam@fdic.gov
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