Duties
The Office of Credit Ratings (OCR) assists the Commission in executing its responsibility for protecting investors, promoting capital formation, and maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets through the oversight of credit rating agencies registered with the Commission as nationally recognized statistical rating organizations or NRSROs.
If selected, you will serve as the Assistant Director, Office of Examinations and Monitoring, Office of Credit Ratings.
Typical duties include:
- Leading OCR's Office of Examinations and Monitoring (EM) and working with subordinate supervisors and others to oversee the examinations and monitoring of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs).
- Serving as primary advisor to the OCR Director on EM matters and providing expert leadership to EM staff on examination/monitoring methods and techniques to achieve EM's program goals and strategic objectives.
- Managing and leading EM's risk assessment processes, incorporating qualitative and quantitative considerations throughout and ensuring that OCR's examination and monitoring work is risk-based.
- Collaborating across OCR and managing EM's work with respect to enforcement matters, policymaking initiatives, studies and reports relating to NRSROs, and Congressional inquiries.
- Representing OCR externally at meetings, conferences, etc.; and internally with other Divisions and Offices, including the Commissioners and the Chairman.
- Assigning work based on program priorities and performing the administrative and human resources management function relative to the staff supervised, including timekeeping, performance management, professional development, and succession planning.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Citizenship: You must be a US Citizen.
- Application procedures are specific to this vacancy announcement. Please read all the instructions carefully. Failure to follow the instructions may result in you not being considered for this position.
- Multiple selectees may be identified to rotate through the position in 120-day increments. Individuals may serve on multiple rotations.
- SECURITY CLEARANCE: Entrance on duty is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment security investigation. Favorable results on a Background Investigation may be a condition of employment or selection to another position.
- DRUG TESTING: This position may be subjected to drug testing requirements.
- PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS): Moving/Relocation expenses are not authorized.
- DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
- This position is not in the collective bargaining unit.
- This is a temporary promotion not-to-exceed 120 days from the date of appointment to the position. The temporary promotion may be extended in 120 day increments but may not lead to a permanent position.
- This appointment may end at any time during the course of the appointment at the discretion of management.
- If selected, you may receive a salary increase for the duration of the temporary promotion. You will be returned to your original salary at the end of the appointment.
- If selected, you will accrue 8 hours of annual leave per pay period for the duration of the temporary promotion. You will be returned to your original annual leave accrual at the end of the appointment.
- Selectee will be required to physically report to the SEC office/duty station in the announcement.
- Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number stated in this announcement and may be filled from any division or office within the agency.
- SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: This appointment may require completion of a two-year supervisory probationary period.
Qualifications
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year at the GS/SK-14 level.
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 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT:
SK-17: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-14 level:
- Reviewing and evaluating the policies, procedures, practices, and records related to the structure, operations, and practices of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs), and NRSROs' compliance with statutory and rule requirements; AND
- Leading teams of staff with varying backgrounds (e.g., legal, accounting, examining); AND
- Identifying and/or evaluating emerging trends in the credit ratings industry; AND
- Performing and facilitating interviews with entities being examined and monitored and preparing analyses and/or reports on examination findings and monitoring discussions; AND
- Preparing oral presentations and drafting written work product.
Benefits
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
- Compliance Examinations, Leading Change/Achieving Results, Technical Communication, and Writing
The Occupational Questionnaire will take you approximately 10 minutes to complete. To preview the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link
https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12779690.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
- Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (
https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit:
https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Next steps
You will be notified of your application status through USAJOBS at four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the status of your application by accessing the USAJOBS website at http://usajobs.gov/ and clicking on "Track Your Online Application."
By submitting your application, you are certifying the accuracy of the information contained in your application. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired, you may be terminated after you begin work, or you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. You will be required to submit official documentation before appointment. The agency will then verify the information provided on your application (i.e., degree, Veterans' Preference, certification of disability, etc.).