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Director Office of Minority and Women Inclusion

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Summary

This position is in the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), within the Office of the Director (OD), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. OMWI leads agency matters relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in management, employment, and business activities.



Overview

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Open & closing dates
12/20/2023 to 01/08/2024
Salary
$184,533 to - $255,000 per year
Pay scale & grade
CN 81
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
81
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)
Announcement number
24-CFPB-59-P
Control number
767110200

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Clarification from the agency

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

Duties

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As a Director, Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, you will:

  • Provide executive direction to the development and implementation of standards and procedures for increased workforce diversity and the inclusion, utilization, and participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in the Bureau's programs and contracts, including standards for coordinating technical assistance to such businesses.
  • Provide executive direction to the development and implementation of metrics to monitor and assess the progress and effectiveness of standards and procedures, including analyses of the impact of program changes.
  • Develop and implement procedures and metrics to monitor and assess the diversity policies and practices of entities regulated by the Bureau.
  • Advise the Bureau Director and senior Bureau leadership on the impact of the Bureau's policies and regulations on minority-owned and women-owned businesses, and coordinates standards for technical assistance to these businesses.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 24-CFPB-58-MP. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Key Requirements:
  • Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
  • A one year probationary period may be required.
  • A one year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required. .
  • Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
  • Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
  • Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
  • If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
  • 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.
  • File a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e) within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

To qualify for this Executive-level position,(CN-81) you must have substantial specialized experience, which is defined as:- Experience directing and coordinating activities in one or more of the following areas:

  • Increasing diversity in an organization's employment and business activities; OR
  • Increasing participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in organizational programs and contracts; OR
  • Assessing the diversity practices of regulated entities.
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- Experience analyzing organizational policies and procedures and recommending changes to senior leadership to eliminate barriers to diversity, equity, inclusion, or accessibility. AND
- Experience providing organizational leadership by establishing an organizational vision, as well as implementing goals and objectives that are communicated to staff and aligned to the organizational vision.

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 résumé.

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.

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.

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 (highest quality category), B (middle quality category), or C (minimally qualified category), 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. 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.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Additional information

OTHER INFORMATION:

  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
  • This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • This is a non-bargaining unit position. The Union that represents CFPB employees is the National Treasury Employees Union ("NTEU"), Local Chapter 335.
  • We offer opportunities for telework.
  • We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
  • Bureau employees are subject to government-wide ethical standards of conduct, financial disclosure requirements, and post-employment prohibitions, which applicants may review at www.oge.gov. In addition, employees must comply with the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (5 CFR 9401), which, among other things, prohibit an employee or the employee's spouse or minor child from owning or controlling a debt or equity interest in an entity supervised by the Bureau. Regulations also impose restrictions on the outside activities of certain Bureau employees, including examiners and attorneys. Applicants may review the Bureau ethics regulations and a summary of the regulations at www.consumerfinance.gov. Questions regarding these requirements and prohibitions should be directed to the Bureau Ethics Office at EthicsHelp@cfpb.gov.

CFPB uses an experience-based process to set pay for employees. Experience is evaluated and credited using the employee's résumé. To ensure that all of your prior work experience (e.g., internships, volunteer work, details, part-time, self-employment, secondary jobs, etc.) is considered and accounted for, please ensure that your résumé covers the following:
  • your entire work history with specific start and end dates (MM-DD-YYYY) provided for each listed position
  • hours worked per week for each position
  • degrees and the dates conferred (MM-YYYY)
Part-time experience will be credited pro-rata based on a 40-hour work week, while work of 32 hours or more will be rounded up to full-time experience. If you have multiple positions that have overlapping start and/or end dates, only 40 hours of experience will be credited for a given work week. Refer to Resume Tips for more information on how to submit a comprehensive résumé. See information on our base pay ranges and salary structure.

Our comprehensive benefits are among the most generous in the federal government. They include:- Challenging and rewarding work benefiting American consumers - Opportunities for development and advancement- Comprehensive Federal health, vision, dental, life, and long-term care insurance programs- Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/201706_cfpb_benefits.pdf

How you will be evaluated

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

Rating:

If you are found minimally qualified, you MUST submit a separate, concise narrative (no more than 5 total pages), that addresses your experience applying the four Executive Competencies below to manage and achieve the goals of your organization(s). The Executive Competencies are:

  • Modeling Inclusive Communications and Relationships - Delivers communications clearly and tactfully and demonstrates respect in interactions; sets the expectation that staff interact with others in a respectful, collaborative, and inclusive manner and broadly solicits and incorporates input from others; builds relationships with a range of diverse others; works collaboratively and seeks to identify mutually acceptable approaches; and, manages conflicts.
  • Managing and Inspiring High Performance - Manages employees in a fair manner while defining clear work expectations aligned with goals; plans and delegates work in alignment with team member skills and provides assistance, direction, constructive feedback, and support to staff; monitors progress and deadlines, ensuring work quality, responsiveness, and timeliness; contributes to team efforts and shares credit for accomplishments; and, adheres to performance management guidelines.
  • Managing Quality Results - Provides work that is responsive to stakeholder or mission requirements and collects and acts on feedback/data to improve quality, efficiency, or responsiveness. Anticipates stakeholder needs and proactively addresses them to resolve concerns and balances stakeholder requests against capacity.
  • Demonstrating and Sharing Expertise - Stays current with and appropriately applies expertise to ensure work is sound, aligned with objectives, and meets requirements; uses expertise to evaluate the adequacy of work and identify sound opportunities for improved consumer protection.
Your Executive Competencies narrative should include where and when the qualifications were obtained, and the organizational setting in which the experience was acquired (e.g. organization size, level, and assigned fiscal resources). A panel of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will assess each applicant's Executive Competencies narrative to determine best qualified applicants for the position.

An Assessment Specialist from the Bureau's Office of Human Capital will email you at the email address associated with your USAJobs account and you will have at least 48 hours to submit your Executive Competencies narrative back to the CFPB_Assessments@cfpb.gov inbox. It is advised to routinely check your "junk mail"/SPAM folders within your email to ensure you do not miss an email from the Assessment Specialist. You may request reasonable accommodation to complete the Executive Competencies narrative through your Assessment Specialist. Alternatively, you may submit your Executive Competencies narrative with your application by attaching your Executive Competencies narrative under the 'cover letter' or under a 'Narrative Response' attachment category link before submitting your application.

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