As the SEC's first Chief Risk Officer and a direct report to the Chief Operating Officer, you will be responsible for leading the enterprise's risk management capabilities, promoting a risk-aware culture across the agency, and advancing the implementation of effective risk management practices to help ensure that key risks to current and future mission success are appropriately managed.

Major Duties:

• Develop, implement, and oversee the enterprise risk management program including the processes for identifying, assessing, prioritizing, mitigating, monitoring, and reporting on key risks that could impair the agency's ability to achieve its mission or goals.
• Collaborate with division and office leadership to promote effective governance of significant enterprise risks that span multiple divisions and offices, and serve as highly-engaged partner to ensure other key risks are locally identified and owned and risk measurement, mitigation, and monitoring tools are effectively deployed.
• Advise and inform the COO, Chairman, the agency's senior executive enterprise risk committee, and other agency leaders on risk management matters, and promote the consideration of risk management factors in budgetary, operational, and strategic decision-making.
• Oversee the assessment of internal controls by divisions and offices required by the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) and OMB Circular No. A-123 (Management's Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Controls).
• Monitor and report on progress by agency personnel in taking timely and appropriate corrective action to address recommendations identified by internal or external auditors.
• Promote the spirit and practice of diversity, further the goals of equal employment opportunity, and adhere to nondiscriminatory employment practices.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a US Citizen

Important Notes:

1. Application procedures are specific to this vacancy announcement. Please read all the instructions carefully. Failure to follow the instructions may result in you not being considered for this position.
2. Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number stated in this announcement.
3. This position has promotion potential to the SO-02.
4. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: This appointment may require completion of a two year managerial probationary period.
5. SECURITY CLEARANCE: Entrance on duty is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment security investigation. Favorable results on a Background Investigation may be a condition of employment or selection to another position.
6. DRUG TESTING: This position may be subjected to drug testing requirements.
7. PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS): Moving/Relocation expenses are not authorized.
8. DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
9. This position is not in the collective bargaining unit.

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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.

Selective Placement Factor
This position has a selective placement factor which will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor requires applicant to have experience applying the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940. Your resume must show that you have this experience.

SO-01: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-14 level. Specialized experience includes: experience leading the development and implementation of entity-wide risk assessment and management mechanisms for a large, complex organization; providing guidance and oversight on the organization's approach to assessing and managing risk; and experience representing an organization, internally and externally, in engagements with senior level representatives of other organizations/agencies.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to evaluate whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. All applicants found to be minimally qualified will be required to provide narrative responses (500 words or less per question) regarding the executive and technical qualifications below. After the announcement closing date, an HR specialist will determine if you meet the minimum qualifications described in the Qualifications Section. If you do, you will receive an email asking you to respond to the core and technical qualifications listed below. You must provide your responses within 72 hours of notification.

You will be rated on the following competencies:

Core Qualifications:
1. Management Experience: Experience designing and implementing strategies which maximize employee potential and foster high ethical standards in meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals.

2. Leading Change/Achieving Results: Experience developing and implementing an organizational vision which integrates key national and program goals, priorities, values, and other factors of that organization. Examples should include experience implementing change in his/her organization, exercising leadership and motivating managers to incorporate vision and strategic planning into the process.

3. Building Coalitions/Communications: Experience explaining, advocating, and expressing facts and ideas (both orally and in writing) in a convincing manner. Work environment may be experience working with the press, political appointees, Congress, and other high-level organizations and staff on various types of important national issues. Experience includes working in groups and teams conducting briefings with outside groups and gaining cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.

Technical Qualifications:
1. Knowledge and understanding of federal securities laws (e.g., the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940).

2. Experience leading an entity-wide risk assessment and management program for a large, complex organization. Please highlight any such experience at an organization that is regulated or subject to regulation by a federal financial regulatory agency.

The Occupational Questionnaire will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete. To preview the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10081583.