Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Registration with the Selective Service.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Employment Conditions.
Completion of Confidential 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.
To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13- grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience in 3 or more of the following: 1. identifying and monitoring financial, operational, or resolution risks in large financial institutions; 2. developing written reports of banking risks and trends or written strategies to resolve failing institutions; 3. preparing or evaluating the credibility of bank resolution submissions required by Federal regulations; 4. implementing organizational policies and guidance on banking operations, regulatory matters, or resolution planning programs; 5.collaborating with Federal and State banking authorities on bank operational, examination, or resolution matters.
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 the structure and operation of financial markets, the characteristics and risks of financial instruments, and the principles regarding management of financial institution capital, assets, and liabilities.
- Knowledge of the mission, functions, and organization of FDIC and DRR; and of laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures dealing with one or more of the division's core functional areas (i.e., resolution risk monitoring, franchise evaluation, strategic planning, receivership management, and/or asset disposition).
- Knowledge of the market implications of failing insured depository institutions and the FDIC’s role as receiver in executing resolution strategies.
- Knowledge of impact and implication of holding companies, affiliates, and other corporate structural units on the resolution process, as they pertain to regional and/or global financial institution structures.
- Ability to develop and deliver presentations to communicate verbally complex financial institution and market issues to senior audiences within the Corporation and to industry professionals.
- Ability to develop and deliver presentations to communicate in writing complex financial institution and market issues to senior audiences within the Corporation and to industry professionals.
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with executive managers within the FDIC, other financial regulatory agencies, senior industry representatives, international regulatory authorities, or Congressional staff.
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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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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