This position is part of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Office of Development Policy (ODP), Environmental & Social (E&S) Risk Assessment Division. As the Senior Environmental & Social Risk Specialist, Client Protection you will be responsible for developing and implementing client protection strategies for DFC's financial intermediary clients to ensure clients adhere to the highest standards of client protection and responsible finance.

Duties

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to promote the integration of client protection principles into investment decisions and project monitoring. Conduct thorough assessments of client protection risks associated with DFC's financial investments and advise on mitigation strategies. Represent the DFC at national and international forums, conferences, and working groups related to client protection and responsible finance. Design and deliver training programs for clients and internal staff on client protection principles and compliance requirements. Design an integration plan from project origination through policy review and financial close to post-monitoring that examines, assesses, and recommends mitigation for client protection risk. Conduct regular client protection compliance audits and prepare reports on findings, recommendations, and corrective action plans. Provide technical assistance and capacity building to financial service provider clients to enhance their client protection practices, including product design, transparency, fair treatment, and mechanisms for complaint resolution. 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
• 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 security clearance
• This position will 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 requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability to 1) advise and/or train financial services stakeholders on client protection safeguards or standards, such as Cerise+SPTF; 2) develop and implement client protection policies and/or procedures; and 3) analyze data and generate technical reports for stakeholders on investment/project compliance with client protection principles. Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level. Please Note: Applicants may be asked to produce a writing sample during the interview stage. 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 24-ODP-DE-12449830-KS 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: Kirstin Showalter
• Email: [email protected]