As a Community Affairs Officer, you will plan and direct work activities in the assigned district. You will also serve as an expert resource for OCC staff, bankers, and community representatives on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and community development lending, investment, and service activities and programs. This position is located in BSP, Community Affairs. North Central Geo cities: Kansas City, KS, Wichita, KS, Omaha, NE and Saint Louis, MO

Duties

As a Community Affairs Officer, you will: Organize, host, and conduct, often on interagency basis, outreach and training events designed to educate bankers and community stakeholders on issues related to the CRA, CD, fair lending and other consumer protection aspects of retail financial services, financial inclusion, and other agency priorities and initiatives. Research and respond to questions from employees of OCC-supervised banks on issues related to the CRA and CD lending, investment, and services; provides training and consultations to employees of OCC-supervised banks by request from examiners or bankers. Support OCC supervisory teams on examinations by reviewing banks' CRA strategic plans and community development data (e.g., loans, investments, services) submitted by banks of all sizes and makes recommendation on banks' CRA ratings Research, solicit, and conduct interviews with community, academic, and governmental organizations to assess and report on local community development and financial services' needs; coordinates the collection and summary of community contacts in support of bank examinations. Develop, maintains relationships, and engages in proactive communication with community development organizations and other public interest groups to obtain information on concerns regarding OCC-supervised financial institutions. Present on internal and external panels/forums and serves on OCC and interagency committees, task forces, and working groups to exchange information on CRA, community development, financial inclusion, fair lending, retail financial services, and agency priorities and initiatives.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the NB-V (or GS-13) band level. Examples of specialized experience for this position include: Organizing outreach, conducting training events, and advising on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), community development (CD), and/or financial inclusion programs/initiatives, and Supporting financial institutions' retail financial services or programs designed to promote fair access to financial services and increase financial inclusion, and Supporting a bank's CRA program or CD activities (e.g., loans, investments, services,) or supporting supervisory examinations of bank's compliance with CRA. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure any credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

Education

Education cannot be used to qualify for this position

Contacts

• Address Bank Supervision Policy/Community Affairs 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20219 US
• Name: Sam Reddy
• Phone: 202-649-5264
• Email: [email protected]