SUPERVISORY LOAN SPECIALIST Job in Washington, DC

Vacancy No. D25-CH-12652668-OBAF Department Export-Import Bank of the United States
Salary $167,603.00 to $195,200.00 Grade 15 to 15
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 12/27/2024 Close Date 1/10/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Washington, DC


Summary

Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date.

This position is also being announced concurrently under Merit Promotion (MP) procedures vacancy number: M25-CH-12652669-OBAF. Applicants who wish to also be considered under MP must apply to both vacancies separately.

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Duties

Please Note: Employees will be required to report to their assigned office location at least 2 day per week for non-supervisory positions and 3 days per week for supervisory/managerial positions unless the position advertised is designated as a remote-only position.

This position is located in the Office Board Authorized Finance (OBAF), Structured & Project Finance Division of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank). The primary responsibility of the position is to manage a team of loan specialists and oversee an international portfolio of financial transactions. As the Managing Director you will be responsible for originating and underwriting the most complex limited recourse project finance and/or corporate finance transactions, as well as managing subordinate underwriting staff.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Supervises and provides technical and administrative direction to subordinate Loan Specialist staff at the GS-14 and below grade level. Administrative responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Plans work to be accomplished by subordinate employees, sets and adjust priorities and prepares schedules/timeframes for completion; assigns work to employees and reviews work completed; establishes performance standards and evaluates employee performance; interviews, recommends selections, promotion or reassignment to positions, hears and resolves minor complaints from employees and refers group and more serious grievances to higher level; effects minor disciplinary actions; identifies developmental and training needs of employees, approves leave, travel and other related actions.
  • Serves as a technical expert in Power or High-Tech/Satellite sectors. Briefs senior management on issues as an expert.
  • Leads controversial and highly complex consultations, discussions and negotiations with borrowers, lenders, exporters, other external parties and stakeholders.
  • Assures all staff are fully aware of and qualitatively applying policies and procedures with respect to EXIM Bank credit underwriting, asset management, claims processing and asset recovery operations.
  • Manages and assesses loan specialist relationships with borrowers, lenders, exporters, and others. Maintains oversight responsibility for key sectoral business relationships, banking relationships, interagency partnerships, third-party advisors, government entities and public and private sector organizations; with whom loan specialists and claims officers interact.
  • Exercises delegated authority, as applicable, according to EXIM Bank policy,
  • Accountable and takes full responsibility for authorizing binding commitments on behalf of the Bank under this delegated authority. Assists loan specialists and claims officers, as part of their development and training, with, structuring simple to complex transactions, reviewing the financial documents related to the borrower's financial and operational structure, determining reasonable assurance of repayment for pending applications or operative transactions; recommending and/or approving potential changes to structures to improve a borrower's performance and/or competitive circumstance.
  • Ensures loan specialists and claims officers complete the day-to-day activities of transaction management, collect required documentation to evaluate the borrower's financial condition, ensure compliance with executed agreements (as applicable), and determine capacity to repay potential or existing debt.
  • Leads and participates as an expert, on senior level internal working groups and committees focusing on creating, revising, amending or improving EXIM Bank's programs, policies, procedures, or processes.
  • Supervises the preparation of briefings and reports for senior management of relevant transaction, country, and sector developments, pipeline and operative transactions, and watch list and impaired assets.
  • Represents EXIM Bank, as an expert in designated subject matter areas, at interagency meetings, and conferences on government policy, programs and issues. Such conferences may include an audience of domestic and foreign commercial participants, multilateral institutions, foreign governments, other export credit agencies and exporter/bank industry groups.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Background and Security/Suitability Investigation
  • You may be required to serve a one year probationary period
  • Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume
  • Current or Former Political Appointees: If you are, or have been employed in the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):

GS-15: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems. Specialized experience includes:
  • Expert experience in cash flow corporate analysis, project or structured finance analysis with experience in the power or technology sectors including at least one of the following: renewable energy, nuclear power, conventional power, energy storage, clean hydrogen, 5G telecommunications, semiconductors, cybersecurity and satellite launches;
  • Experience in cash flow lending, financial statement analysis, advanced accounting, international business, and transaction structuring;
  • Experience in leading a team of lenders and external advisors in the origination and underwriting of multi-million-dollar limited recourse project finance transactions that are complex in their structure;
  • Experience in the origination and underwriting of limited recourse project finance, structured finance and/or corporate finance credits; AND
  • Experience leading a staff including planning, directing, reviewing, and monitoring their work.
Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-15 grade level.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:
  • Organization/Agency's Name
  • Title
  • Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
  • Start and end dates (including the month and year)
  • Number of hours you worked per week
  • Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement
If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information: 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.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here.

All requirements must be met by 01/10/2025, the closing date of the announcement.

Education


Additional information

Current or Former Political Appointees: Pursuant to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) oversight authority under section 1104(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) and section 5.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, OPM requires agencies to seek their approval prior to appointing any current or former political appointee to a permanent position (without time limits) in the civil service. A former or recent political appointee is someone who held a political appointment covered by OPM's policy within the previous 5-year period. OPM's oversight in this area safeguards merit system principles as well as fair and open competition free from political influence. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Please visit the following link for the types of political appointments.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above based on the competencies listed above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information, please click here.

Veterans: All veterans must meet the qualification requirements of the position for further consideration. For more information on veterans' preference, please click here.

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Ethical Standards/Financial Disclosure:

EXIM is committed to the highest ethical standards. As an employee, you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. You will be required to complete new employee ethics training within 3 months of your appointment.

If this position is subject to financial disclosure requirements (either public or confidential depending upon your position), you will be required to complete a new entrant financial disclosure report within 30 days of your appointment.

Benefits

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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.

The Category Rating method will be used to evaluate applicants. All qualified applicants will be assigned to one of the following categories:

  • Best Qualified - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies.
  • Well Qualified - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies. (This category must be met to be considered under CTAP/ICTAP procedures)
  • Qualified - Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies to a substantive degree.
This Category Rating method does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied.

Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAJobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position.

Important Note: You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and the responses you provide on the application questionnaire.

If you are found qualified for this position and meet or exceed a predefined rating threshold from your questionnaire responses, a Subject Matter Expert (SME) will review your resume to determine if your technical competencies meet the proficiency requirements established for this position. You will be notified by email if your application is forwarded to the hiring official for further consideration.

If you do not meet the rating threshold to move forward to the next evaluation stage or it is determined that your technical competencies do not meet the proficiency requirements for this position, you will be notified by email.

Required Documents

Your application package should include the following documents:

  • Your Resume (applicants are required to submit a resume with job title, series/grade (if federal employee), duties and accomplishments, employer's name, starting and ending dates of employment, number of hours worked per week, and annual salary). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
  • Unofficial Transcripts, if the position has an education requirement or if you are using education to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment.
  • Proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study, if applicable.
  • Special Priority Selection rights under CTAP or ICTAP:
    • Copy of your agency notice (RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc);
    • Copy of your most recent performance appraisal (with at least a satisfactory rating),
    • Most current SF-50 showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, position title, grade level, and duty location.
  • Proof of Veteran's Preference - DD-214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran. Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF)15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documentation required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter, if applicable. If a DD-214 (Member Copy 4) is not available, other documentation listing the beginning and ending dates of active service and the type of discharge must be submitted to verify eligibility.
  • Submission of any required documents listed in vacancy announcement, if applicable.
Please note that if you do not provide all required information/documents, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

How to Apply

Applications will only be accepted online; however if you are unable to apply online, please contact the Agency Contact Person listed below.

To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section.

The following is a link to preview the occupational questionnaire:
https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12652668

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/10/2025 to receive consideration.

  • To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
  • Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
  • It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
  • To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account here, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  • To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Agency contact information

Courtney Harris
Address
Export-Import Bank of the United States
811 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20571
US
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Next steps

After all application packages have been received, we will review your application to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information in the Occupational Questionnaire.

You will be notified by email if your application is forwarded to the hiring official for further consideration.

If you do not meet the rating threshold to move forward to the next evaluation stage or it is determined that your technical competencies do not meet the proficiency requirements for this position, you will be notified by email.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.


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