These positions are located in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Division of Risk Management Supervision, in either the New York Regional Office, New York City, NY or the Boston Area Office, Braintree, MA, to provide support in the area of financial institution supervision and examinations.
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement
Summary
These positions are located in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Division of Risk Management Supervision, in either the New York Regional Office, New York City, NY or the Boston Area Office, Braintree, MA, to provide support in the area of financial institution supervision and examinations.
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement
- Assists in the direction of financial institution supervision and examination functions, with a view toward assessing risk, as well as strengthening and improving the condition of the institutions within a portfolio.
- Appraises the financial condition, business initiatives, and further prospects of financial organizations and affiliates to assess the potential risk to deposit insurance funds.
- Performs activities related to the review, analysis and processing of reports of examination, applications, and investigations.
- Reviews all developments applicable to insured financial institutions and their affiliates including accounting changes, reporting changes, and regulatory changes.
- Analyzes financial and other information filed or reported in accordance with regulatory requirements, as well as information from other sources.
- Prepares written assessments of the financial condition and future prospects for financial institutions. Prepares summary findings, memorandums and recommendations for the Regional Director, as well as correspondence directed to Washington.
- Communicates with financial institution management and the general public and effectively responds to, or resolves issues.
- Provides technical advice, counsel and guidance to field bank examiners and lower graded case managers on special situations, examinations, including quality and content of examination reports, or investigations involving banks or companies in portfolio (caseload).
Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.
Completion Of Financial Disclosure May Be Required.
Qualifications
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.
CG-13: To qualify at the CG-13 level, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 12 level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as examining a financial institution’s safety, soundness, and risk posed to the Deposit Insurance Fund.
CG-14: To qualify at the CG-14 level, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 13 level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience leading examinations of insured depository institutions and evaluating the safety, soundness, and risk posed to the insurance fund, or serving as a caseload manager with regulatory oversight for assigned banking organizations.
Applicants must be a Commissioned Risk Examiner in the FDIC.
Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.
Education
There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.
Additional information
The range of pay shown includes base pay plus supplemental locality adjustments. The locality rates for these duty locations range from a low of 30.41 % to a high of 37.47 %. Pay will vary by grade level and the locality rate for the geographic location based upon selectee's current permanent duty location. For more on FDIC locality rates, click here.
If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type.
Financial Institution Examiners must maintain the highest personal ethical standards as provided in Part 336 of the FDIC's Rules and Regulations, (Employee Responsibilities and Conduct). Financial Institution Examiners must comply with Section 3201.102 of Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for FDIC Employees (5 CFR Part 3201), which, in part, prohibits them and their immediate families from accepting certain credit from State nonmember banks.
All Financial Institution Examiners are prohibited from the following: 1. Obtaining a loan or a line of credit from any insured state nonmember bank or its subsidiaries. Any extensions of credit held by the Examiner, the Examiner's spouse, or any dependent children are direct or indirect extensions of credit to the Examiner. Exceptions: a. Loans for a primary residence are permissible. The Examiner must not participate in any examination of that institution with which he holds the primary residence loan, and a "cooling off" period is required before negotiating a loan for a primary residence from any institution the Examiner has examined. b. No restrictions on obtaining credit cards issued under the same terms and conditions available to the public from an insured state nonmember bank either within or outside of their field office of assignment. 2. Participating in any examination, or other matter, involving an insured depository institution or any person with whom the Examiner has an outstanding loan or line of credit. 3. Performing any service for compensation with any bank, or for any officer, director, or employee thereof, or for any person connected therewith. 4. Disclosing any confidential information from a bank examination report except as authorized by law. 5. Soliciting or accepting any gift from a prohibited source or because of the Examiner's official position.
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The FDIC offers position-specific telework options. This position is eligible for Traditional Telework. Expanded Telework (ET) and the Home Based Option (HBO). For more information, please reference the above-mentioned telework options Here
If selected for the position, you may be asked to provide the FDIC with your COVID-19 vaccination status.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.
Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.
The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.
1. Ability to assess financial institutions and affiliates (e.g. holding companies etc.), including those exhibiting problem characteristics.
2. Knowledge of the principles, practices and methods used in examination to assess the state of financial institutions.
3. Ability to review and analyze financial and other data and reports including reports of examination.
4. Ability to process and analyze applications related to financial institution regulation.
5. Ability to communicate in writing including preparing technical financial summaries and reports.
6. Ability to communicate orally to FDIC employees at all levels, bank management, and others.
7. Ability to provide expert advice, assistance and training to field examination personnel responsible for assessing the safety and soundness of insured depository institutions.
You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
FDIC EMPLOYEES: Submit a final digitally signed copy of your most recent Annual Performance Appraisal and Evaluation form. The final PDF form is also acceptable.
If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or promotion potential level attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To begin, click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts. If you haven’t already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process. You must apply online.
Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or contact point listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on “Applications” tab. Click on the “Position Title,” and then select “Update Application” or “Additional ApplicationInformation” to continue.
You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: “Received”. Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC Human Resources Branch
15 Braintree Hill Office Park
Room 300
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
United States
Next steps
You may check the status of your application on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through USAJOBS by signing in and selecting "Application Status." Thank you for your interest in working for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
FDIC EMPLOYEES: Submit a final digitally signed copy of your most recent Annual Performance Appraisal and Evaluation form. The final PDF form is also acceptable.
If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or promotion potential level attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To begin, click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts. If you haven’t already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process. You must apply online.
Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or contact point listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on “Applications” tab. Click on the “Position Title,” and then select “Update Application” or “Additional ApplicationInformation” to continue.
You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: “Received”. Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC Human Resources Branch
15 Braintree Hill Office Park
Room 300
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
United States
Next steps
You may check the status of your application on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through USAJOBS by signing in and selecting "Application Status." Thank you for your interest in working for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
