DFC ranked a Best Places to Work in 2022. This is a Fall Student Intern appointment NTE 3 Months in the Pathways Program. Fall Internship may be extended. Upon successful completion of the Pathways Internship Program requirements in accordance with 5 CFR 362.204 (hours, performance, educational requirements, training completion, etc.) interns may be non-competitively converted to a term, career conditional or career appointment within 120 days to a position and grade deemed qualified.

Duties

OCI's work involves using catalytic capital to provide funding primarily through direct loans, loan guarantees, and direct equity to investment projects in small business and financial services. Support provided by DFC ultimately assists the entire range of business organizations from sole proprietorships to small and medium businesses with large scale projects involving multiple parties. In addition to sourcing and underwriting transactions, OCI faciliates the use of catalytic capital across DFC and establishes partnerships with other organizations to enable greater use of catalytic capital. Support officer(s) managing the most complex, sensitive, or precedent-setting finance projects. Responsible for supporting the full range of new project financings and tasks required to process transactions from initial screening through due diligence, negotiating and structuring, approval, documentation, closing and funding. Analyzes investment business plans and corporate financial statements, including profit-and-loss, cash-flow, and balance sheet statements, and presents findings. Assists with preparation of internal approval documents (e.g., Screening, Credit Committee, Investment Committee and Board papers) particularly in proper formatting of data. Creates PowerPoint and Excel charts for use in various approval processes and presentation materials. 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
• Will be required to serve on a trial period during the duration of the Pathways appointment.
• If you are selected, a written Pathways participant agreement must be signed.
• You must submit official transcripts and proof of enrollment if selected for the position--see Required Documents.
• Must be a current and continuing student in college, trade school or other qualifying educational institution.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-07 level, if you fulfill one of the following qualification requirements: A. Completion of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in a field of study that demonstrates the competencies required by this position with either (1) a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale; (2) a 3.5 GPA based on a 4.0 scale for all required courses completed in a qualifying major field of study at either the time of application or during the last two years of your undergraduate curriculum; (3) class standing of upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or a major subdivision of the college; or, (4) membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society certified by the Association of College Honor Societies, excluding freshman honor societies; OR B. One full year of graduate level education in an accredited or pre-accredited college or university in one of the following related fields International Development, International Business, Finance, or a closely related field.. The education must demonstrate the competencies necessary to do the work of the position. Please note an unofficial or official transcript must be included in your application to support the qualification requirements. 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.

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.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Contacts

• Address International Development Finance Corporation 1100 New York Ave. NW Washington, DC 20527 US
• Name: Maria Smith
• Phone: 202-408-6313
• Email: [email protected]