Located in the OFPM, Credit & Equity Investment Policy Division, the incumbent is responsible for assisting in the management of DFC's Credit Policy program on projects, including those in the climate finance sector. The incumbent also provides senior-level management advisory services in the form of quantitative & qualitative studies, policy review, program evaluation, unique projects, and authoritative advice related to climate finance and the integration of DFC's various programs.

Duties

As a Credit Policy Officer (Climate), you will: Recommend improvements to existing credit policies and procedures for the administration of Direct Loan and Investment Guaranty Programs; design and implement new and innovative approaches to credit policy issues; assess new loan and loan guaranty products; present and defend project credit assessments and proposals to top DFC officials and stakeholders. Review credit underwriting of new financings; provide independent, detailed credit assessments of complex new international project and corporate financings as presented by originating teams, and provide teams with guidance and expert opinion as to the quality and potential weaknesses of the proposals; recommend modifications to such proposals to meet DFC and appropriate industry credit standards. Participate in the review of projects for compliance with credit policies and procedures and applicable underwriting guidelines. Review commitment letters and finance agreements for major financing commitments per Office of Development Credit and Office of Structured Finance policy. Recommend to Office of Development Credit and Structured Finance project teams' innovative methods for structuring particularly complex proposed finance projects and those with novel financing and credit problems. Aids project teams in developing models for assessing risk of complex projects. Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Must submit resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Within 30 days of your start date, you will be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450)
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret secret security clearance
• This position may require foreign travel to developing countries

Qualifications

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level). Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements: One year of specialized experience that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is in or directly related to the line of work of this position and has equipped you with the knowledge and competencies to successfully perform the duties of this position. More specifically, this requirement involves experience: 1) Experience analyzing small/medium and large corporate loan applications in, among others, the climate sector (e.g., energy, transportation, water and sanitation, agri-food systems, forestry, nature-based solutions, or manufacturing with the aim of reducing GHG emissions) and making independent determinations or recommendations for loan approval/disapproval; 2) Experience serving as a technical expert, independently conducting in-depth analyses of complex international project and corporate financing proposals to determine their financial, technical, economic, legal, marketing, and political feasibility; 3) Experience providing expert knowledge in reviewing corporate loan proposals for climate based projects (e.g., energy, transportation, water and sanitation, agri-food systems, forestry, nature-based solutions, or manufacturing with the aim of reducing GHG emissions) to ensure compliance with credit risk requirements, credit policies, and underwriting guidelines for a lending institution; and 4) Experience developing and implementing credit metrics and risk management and measurement tools. Additional experience with direct equity investing, private equity, corporate finance, credit analysis, international investments, banking, capital markets and/or experience developing and recommending improvements to existing policies, procedures and underwriting criteria for direct equity investments is highly desired, as is a BA and/or MBA in Finance, Economics, Accounting for related field. Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level. 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. This position is being advertised concurrently with vacancy announcement 23-OFPM-DE-12010476-KM using Delegated Examining (DE) procedures. If interested, refer to that announcement to determine if you meet DE requirements and can apply to that announcement. NOTE: You must apply separately to each announcement in order to be considered under both. This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address International Development Finance Corporation 1100 New York Ave. NW Washington, DC 20527 US
• Name: Keli Martin
• Phone: 2029899726
• Email: [email protected]