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International Loan Portfolio Specialist

Development Finance Corporation
Office of Financial & Portfolio Management, Financial Institutions & Capital Mobilization Division
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Summary

This position is located in the Financial Institutions and Capital Mobilization Division (FICMD) under the control of the Office of Financial and Portfolio Management (OFPM) at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). You will perform project advocacy, loan management, restructuring, and workout supervision of all Financial Institutions (FI) exposure originated either by DFC directly or generated under DFC's framework agreements or financially intermediated structures.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
01/30/2023 to 02/27/2023
Salary
$112,015 to - $172,075 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13 - 14
Location
Washington
2 vacancies
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
14
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Announcement number
23-OFPM-DE-11794139-BN
Control number
701189800

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Duties

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As a Portfolio Monitoring Specialist, you will:

  • Manage a portfolio of DFC loans and loan guarantees to financial institutions (FIs) as well as through financial intermediaries from disbursement though repayment or recovery. Primary responsibility for entire credit management tasks. For each credit in the portfolio undertake periodic assessment and analysis, including financial, credit, managerial, market, country, risk analyses and take any and all necessary actions to safeguard DFC exposure through full repayment or recovery.
  • Conduct periodic site visits to examine the interim financial, credit, managerial, market, economic and political conditions of the borrower and the environment in which it operates and assess conformity with written documentation.
  • Conduct evaluations of DFC's collateral in projects by ascertaining the nature of the collateral, its location, availability, current value, and sufficiency to cover DFC's financial risk.
  • Create and update complex financial models for all projects, negotiating and documenting terms and conditions of existing finance agreements and other project documents.
  • Coordinate with production departments to provide follow-on financing to existing clients, including providing expert level support in complex project analysis and structuring, negotiating and executing.
  • Recommend new financing and/or restructuring as necessary for "criticized" assets to maximize DFC's opportunity for full collection of amounts owed.
  • Support all phases and activities related to executing funded and unfunded risk-share platforms.
  • Interface with the institutional investors and other participants in the co-lending platforms.
  • Track all financial institution (FI) transactions going through DFC's internal approval process at each stage in their review/approval, review all relevant FI documentation (i.e., internal approval documentation, commitment and loan documentation, etc.) and apply any capital mobilization algorithms to each FI transaction being originated.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • 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

Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement.

You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience in all of the following:

1. Experience participating in structured corporate finance projects and/or lending to financial institutions (i.e., commercial banks and/or non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs));
2. Experience in performing in-depth financial credit analysis across a wide range of asset and/or sub-asset classes;
3. Experience conducting financial modeling;
4. Experience communicating financial information to senior leaders and officials of domestic and foreign governments;
5. Experience with in-depth financial statement, credit and risk analysis in respect of borrowers;
6. Experience preparing financial information in a variety of formats (i.e., reports, presentations, correspondence, etc.);
7. Experience negotiating with borrowers; and
8. Experience conducting risk analyses of conditions impacting investments in developing countries.

Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level.

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 experience in all of the following:

1. Experience in leading structured corporate finance projects and/or lending to financial institutions (i.e., commercial banks and/or non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs));
2. Experience in leading in-depth financial credit analysis across a wide range of asset and/or sub-asset classes;
3. Experience independently conducting financial modeling;
4. Experience independently communicating complex financial information to senior leaders and officials of domestic and foreign governments;
5. Experience with in-depth financial statement, credit and risk analysis in respect of borrowers and making recommendations based on the risks identified;
6. Experience leading the presentation of complex financial information in a variety of formats (i.e., reports, presentations, correspondence, etc.);
7. Experience independently negotiating with borrowers; and
8. Experience independently conducting risk analyses of conditions impacting investments in developing countries and making recommendations based on the risks identified.

Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level.

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 23-OFPM-ST-11794140-BN using Merit Promotion (MP) procedures. If interested, refer to that announcement to determine if you meet MP 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.

Additional information

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must:
1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria;
2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and
3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility.
For more information: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp).

If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and are claiming 5-points veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility showing type of discharge/character of service. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must submit documentation from the Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) showing type of discharge/character of service and your disability percentage. You may also submit an SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the documents listed in this form to support the claim for veteran preference. For more information on veterans' preference visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Veterans.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/verify/).

Telework Suitability: The duties of this position are suitable for telework. The selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval and if they meet the eligibility criterion in the 2010 Telework Act.

Stipulations of Employment: Selection may require completion of a 1-year probationary period.

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

Work Schedule: This position allows for a flexible work schedule.

Miscellaneous: DFC uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.

If selection is made below the full performance level, promotion up to the full performance level may be made without further competition. However, promotion(s) will depend on the performance of the incumbent and are not guaranteed.

Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized for this position.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your résumé and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

All qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The category assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background matches the competencies required for this position. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

  • Corporate and Project Finance
  • Country Political and Economic Risk
  • Financing and Credit Analysis


The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three" but protects the rights of Veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category. Veterans' preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent will be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-09 level or higher).

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