Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens and U.S. Nationals. No prior federal service is required. This opportunity is also open to current OCC employees under Announcement MP.2-HQ-TB-22-3079-11393157. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

As a Senior Advisor to the Comptroller, you will:

• Lead initiatives to develop and implement broad agency priorities and initiatives for OCC supervision policies, programs, practices and operations.
• Develop short- and long-term plans to meet these initiatives and identify appropriate resources.
• Collaborate with OCC Senior Deputy Comptrollers, Deputy Comptrollers, and/or their representatives to coordinate and integrate major efforts and effectively carry out the objectives and goals.
• Represent the Comptroller in developing and implementing initiatives that refocus or shift OCC supervisory philosophies and priorities, as appropriate for banking industry innovations.
• Represent the Comptroller on key OCC committees, interagency groups, and at meetings with government agencies, industry groups and banking organizations.
• Conduct authoritative review of significant proposed supervisory and operational policy documents, correspondence, periodic and special reports, and other materials and prepares and issues correspondence of a high level, technical nature, under authority delegated by the Comptroller.

Conditions of employment

• 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.
• This position is excluded from the bargaining unit.
• Complete a one-year trial period (unless already completed).
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Travel overnight or locally on an occasional basis.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Successfully complete a background investigation that includes criminal history, financial history (including a credit check) and other information.
• File an Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 450) and an OCC Financial Disclosure Form.
• File an OCC Financial Disclosure Form.
• Complete a financial disclosure review and resolve any ethics issues.
• Click here for important information about OCC ethics standards, such as the requirement that new hires divest their bank securities.
• Obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 calendar days after 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-VI band level or GS-14 Grade Level. Examples of specialized experience for this position include:

• Experience identifying and analyzing risks to a financial institution or the Federal banking system; and,
• Experience evaluating supervision or audit activities for conformance to organizational policies and procedures; and,
• Experience serving as a advisor to a financial sector principal.

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 receive any credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate the 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 resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating:

Your application will be evaluated in the following areas:

• Advisement, Collaboration, and Outreach
• Written Communication
• Planning/Organizing
• Partnering
• Strategic Planning

Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality groupings (Outstanding, Excellent, or Qualified) depending on your responses to the online questions regarding your experience, education and training related to this position. Your rating will 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. Qualified preference eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest 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.