This position is part of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Office of Financial and Portfolio Management. As a Portfolio Monitoring Specialist, you will be responsible for assisting senior level specialists with disbursements, monitoring and reporting on finance projects throughout the life of the project, monitoring and reporting on insurance programs, and monitoring compliance reports.

Duties

As a Portfolio Monitoring Specialist, you will assist the Managing Director (MD) and Senior Monitoring Officers in managing a portfolio of complex corporate and project finance emerging market loans for the Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Specifically, you will: 1. Analyze risk profile and critical issues of portfolio and assist in underwriting credit action requests. 2. Create, update, or analyze complex financial models for projects, monitor financial covenants and project completion requirements for project finance emerging market loans. 3. Assist in the development and implementation of credit actions designed to minimize loss in adversely risk-rated credits or preserve DFC's position in emerging market project finance loans with regard to satisfactory credits. 4. Analyze project's financial positions in order to recommend risk ratings and determine opportunities for new financing within existing portfolio. 5. Assist in managing relationships with senior project managers, consultants, sponsors, guarantors, creditors, and other parties associated with emerging market project finance loans. 6. Participate in periodic site visits to examine interim development of projects and assess progress; make inquiries into all aspects of operations to evaluate potential impacts on the creditworthiness of projects and companies. Please Note: This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 1534.

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
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance
• This position will require foreign travel to developing countries

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement. You may qualify at the GS-11 level, if you fulfill one of the following qualification requirements: A. One year of specialized experience that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-9 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 working with a team on loans or investments under supervision of a senior specialist, while working at a financial institution or non-bank financial institution; 2) Experience conducting in two of the following three areas: -financial analysis, -financial modeling of financial projections, OR -detailed credit analysis; and 3) Experience reviewing/analyzing financial statements for commercial loans or projects. OR B. A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or possession of a LL.M. degree, if related. Graduate level education must demonstrate the competencies necessary to do the work of the position; OR C. A qualifying combination of education and experience as listed above. Applicants with a Master's degree in Finance, MBA with focus on Finance, and Certified Financial Analysts are preferred. 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 announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

PASS/FAIL COURSES:
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

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