This position is located in the Division of Risk Management Supervision of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support by conducting or directing examinations and other activities in insured financial institutions. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Duties

Financial Institution Specialists receive on-the-job and formal classroom training designed to provide practical experience in the risk management function of the FDIC. Financial Institution Specialists participate in the assessment of financial institutions to determine the existence of unsafe and unsound practices; violations of law and regulation; the adequacy of internal controls/procedures; and the general character of management.   Financial Institution Specialists also:

Requirements

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 on Experience: applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 07 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing at least three of the following: 1) determining an insured depository institutions’ compliance with governing laws and regulations; 2) evaluating bank management’s methods for identifying, measuring, and monitoring risk; 3) reviewing and analyzing the quality of bank assets; 4) evaluating the level and trend of a bank’s earnings, liquidity position, and sensitivity to market risk; or, 5) evaluating the board of directors' policies and bank management’s practices. OR To qualify on Education: Education may be substituted for experience in qualifying for this position. If qualifying based on education, applicant must possess: a master’s or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B. or J.D. if related) or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education. OR To qualify on a Combination of education and experience: A combination of graduate level education beyond the first full year of graduate level education, and specialized experience as described above that together meet the qualification requirements for this position. Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement. Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 85 “well qualified” for this position. For more information, Click Here. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR:  In addition to meeting the qualification requirements as described above, this position has the following Selective Placement Factor:Ability to effectively communicate in writing as evidenced by using proper grammar to compose written documents which are clear, concise, thorough, and free of spelling, grammatical, and punctuation errors.  Automated Writing Assessment:  Candidates must demonstrate that they meet the Selective Placement Factor by passing an automated writing assessment. Candidates who self-assess at 85 or above on the vacancy announcement assessment questionnaire will receive notification with a link via e-mail within two weeks from the closing date of the announcement to take the automated writing assessment. Candidates will be allotted twenty-five (25) minutes to complete the assessment after clicking on the “First Question” button.  Candidates will have three days to complete the assessment.  The completion deadline will be indicated in the notification e-mail. Candidates must complete and pass the automated writing assessment in order to receive further consideration for this position. Candidates who fail will be deemed not qualified for failure to meet the Selective Placement Factor and will receive no further consideration for this position.If you PASS the writing assessment, your score is valid for twelve (12) months for the entry-level FIS position within the FDIC only.  If you FAIL the writing assessment, your score is valid for (6) months for the entry-level FIS position within the FDIC only. You will not be able to retake the assessment for a period of 6 months if you FAIL the assessment or 12 months if you PASS the assessment from the date you complete the assessment. You will be notified of your assessment results and your assessment retake eligibility date.  Your assessment results will be used for this entry-level FIS placement opportunity and reused for future entry-level FIS job opportunities for 6 or 12 months, depending upon the outcome of your assessment as previously explained.  Disclaimer:This does not restrict your ability to apply to other FDIC entry-level FIS job opportunity announcements within this 6 to 12 month window; however, if you previously failed the assessment you will be found ineligible during your 6-month retake period.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Contacts

• Address Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Human Resources Branch 3501 Fairfax Drive HRB (PA-1730-5007) Arlington, Virginia 22226 United States
• Name: D. Angelica Summers
• Phone: 972-761-8096
• Email: [email protected]