Clarification from the agency

U.S Citizens or U.S. Nationals; No prior federal experience is required.

The following are the duties of this position at the CN-60, broadly equivalent to the GS-14. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a/an Program Analyst, you will:

• Oversee special projects for the Enforcement Front Office. Monitor the status of investigations, projects, and other deliverables throughout the Office of Enforcement. Bring issues of programmatic compliance and timeliness to management's attention. Develop performance metrics to conduct assessments in response to emerging policy or executive mandates or events. Track internal and external performance metrics and provides technical leadership in that regard for the assessment of organizational performance.
• Provide technical leadership for the preparation of written materials and data compilation for various internal and external performance reviews and requested updates generated by the Office of Enforcement. Personally prepare or direct the preparation of documents including with preparation of the annual CFPB Strategic Plan, Budget, and Performance Plan reports. Communicate with members of the Enforcement staff and other offices in the Bureau to ensure accurate and timely submissions of relevant documents and collaborates to reconcile differences.
• Manage the outgoing clearance and other review processes for the Office of Enforcement. Receive documents and other materials from within the Office of Enforcement, ensures completeness, and routes to appropriate personnel throughout the Bureau for review, in accordance with Bureau and Enforcement procedures. Resolve differences over clearance documents. Communicate and coordinate with other Bureau offices for clearance purposes, including Office of the Director. Track clearance submissions and progress of documents that are in the clearance process and ensures that Enforcement systems reflect this progress.

Conditions of employment

This position may be located in either Washington, DC; New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; or San Francisco, CA as assigned.

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 22-CFPB-68-MP-R. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Key Requirements:

1. Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
2. Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
3. A Public Trust background investigation will be required

As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before appointment or onboarding with the agency. Please do not submit any vaccine documentation with your application. If you are selected for a position at the Bureau, additional information will be provided regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request of the agency a legally required exception from this requirement.

Due to COVID-19, the Bureau is currently in a maximum telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office and maximum telework is revoked, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework on a routine or situational basis in accordance with the Bureau's telework policy.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience For the CN-60, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the CN-53 grade level in the Federal service. (For qualification purposes, the CN-53 is broadly equivalent to the GS-13).Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Developing performance metrics to conduct assessments of program performance or related issues for office wide programs; AND
• Developing office wide programs and policies; AND
• Preparing written documents such as reports, memoranda, fact sheets, issue papers and letters.

Specialized Experience For the CN-53, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the CN-52 grade level in the Federal service. (For qualification purposes, the CN-52 is broadly equivalent to the GS-12).Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Conducting assessments of program performance or related issues for office wide programs; AND
• Participating in the development of office wide programs and policies; AND
• Assisting in the preparation of written documents such as reports, memoranda, fact sheets, issue papers and letters.

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer, it is important that your resume fully reflects all of your work experience. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau determines the salary offer for each selectee based primarily on three key factors:

• The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
• The selectee's overall experience in a particular industry or area.
• The salaries of other Bureau employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.

We also take the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range as listed in this vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum of the salary range to the midpoint of the salary range. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that band level. See information on our base pay ranges and salary structure.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Work Management, Analytical Thinking, Building Inclusive Relationships and Written Communication.

Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories: A, B or C depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application. Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must receive a score in the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.