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LOAN SPECIALIST

Export-Import Bank of the United States
Office of Board Authorized Finance / Asset Management Division
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Summary

Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date.

This position is also being announced concurrently under Merit Promotion (MP) procedures vacancy number: M25-RV-12623821-OBAF-R1. Applicants who wish to also be considered under MP must apply to both vacancies separately.

About this agency

Overview

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Reviewing applications
Open & closing dates
12/02/2024 to 12/16/2024
This job will close when we have received 150 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$136,414 to - $181,216 per year

The salary range listed reflects the GS Rate. Upon selection, the salary will be adjusted to include grade, step and locality pay of selectee.

Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Locations
2 vacancies in the following locations:
Washington, DC
Chicago, IL
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
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
D25-RV-12623820-OBAF-R1
Control number
821631500

Duties

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Please Note: Employees will be required to report to their assigned office location at least 2 day per week for non-supervisory positions and 3 days per week for supervisory/managerial positions unless the position advertised is designated as a remote-only position.

This position is located in the Office of the Senior Vice President of Board Authorized Finance (OBAF) of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) and are assigned to Asset Management Division within OBAF. The primary responsibility of the position is to support the most complex international portfolio of financial transactions under the guidance of the Supervisor.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Performs as an expert in one more of the division's subject matter areas such as sectoral focus, complex restructuring and workout expertise, capital markets analysis, credit analytics, or other areas as may be determined.
  • Assignments are the most complex, sensitive and/or precedent setting transactions and typically include long term corporate and structured transactions, asset backed transactions, and limited recourse project finance transactions.
  • Prepares briefings and reports for senior management of relevant transaction, country, and sector developments (e.g., energy, mining, power, etc.)
  • Reviews the financial documents related to the borrower's financial and operational structure, determines reasonable assurance of repayment; recommends potential changes to structures to improve a borrower's performance and/or competitive circumstance. Executes on the day-to-day activities of transaction management, collects required documentation to evaluate the borrower's financial condition, ensures compliance with executed agreements (as applicable), and determines capacity to repay potential or existing debt.
  • Prepares written reports on country conditions as required. Utilizes resources such as contact with exporters, borrowers, lenders, government officials, internet, library and other research methods. Serves as a second reviewer of other specialists reports and provides feedback as needed.
  • Prepares and presents key issues and recommendations in a memorandum and advocates the recommendation to the appropriate approval body. Represents the division by presenting before the Board of Directors.
  • Completes transaction report requirements according to bank and/or divisional transaction report preparation procedures and maintains transaction files according to EXIM Bank policy.
  • Serves as a Relationship Manager for borrowers, lenders, and others for the most complex transactions. Maintains oversight responsibility for key sectoral business relationships, banking relationships, interagency partnerships, third-party advisors, government entities and public and private sector organizations; with whom loan specialists interact.
  • Participates in highly complex consultations, discussions and negotiations with borrowers, lenders, other external parties and stakeholders. Negotiates independently financing terms with borrowers or other creditors for changes to a transaction or restructuring of operative credits for existing authorizations.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Background and Security/Suitability Investigation
  • You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
  • Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume.
  • Current or Former Political Appointees: If you are, or have been employed in the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
  • The incumbent must obtain and maintain a national security (Confidential, Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/SCI) clearance.
  • The incumbent for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for EXIM.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):

GS-14: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems. Specialized experience includes:

  • Experience in analyzing financial statements and credit risk of large corporations or project finance loans;
  • Experience in analyzing country risk, industry, financial, and / or technical information; and
  • Experience in underwriting, restructuring or portfolio management of corporate or project finance loans.
Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-14 grade level.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:
  • Organization/Agency's Name
  • Title
  • Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
  • Start and end dates (including the month and year)
  • Number of hours you worked per week
  • Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement
If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here.

All requirements must be met by 12/16/2024, the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-14 grade level.

Additional information

The salary range varies according to the geographic area locality adjustments; therefore, rates advertised represent pay that will depend upon the selectee's duty location. See the 2024 OPM GS pay table.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Pursuant to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) oversight authority under section 1104(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) and section 5.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, OPM requires agencies to seek their approval prior to appointing any current or former political appointee to a permanent position (without time limits) in the civil service. A former or recent political appointee is someone who held a political appointment covered by OPM's policy within the previous 5-year period. OPM's oversight in this area safeguards merit system principles as well as fair and open competition free from political influence. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Please visit the following link for the types of political appointments.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: 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 80 or above based on the competencies listed above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information, please click here.

Veterans: All veterans must meet the qualification requirements of the position for further consideration. For more information on veterans' preference, please click here.

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Ethical Standards/Financial Disclosure:

EXIM is committed to the highest ethical standards. As an employee, you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. You will be required to complete new employee ethics training within 3 months of your appointment.

If this position is subject to financial disclosure requirements (either public or confidential depending upon your position), you will be required to complete a new entrant financial disclosure report within 30 days of your appointment.

How you will be evaluated

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

The Category Rating method will be used to evaluate applicants. All qualified applicants will be assigned to one of the following categories:

  • Best Qualified - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies. (This category must be met to be considered under CTAP/ICTAP procedures)
  • Qualified - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies.
This Category Rating method 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 category. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied.

Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAJobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position.

Important Note: You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and the responses you provide on the application questionnaire.

If you are found qualified for this position and meet or exceed a predefined rating threshold from your questionnaire responses, a Subject Matter Expert (SME) will review your resume to determine if your technical competencies meet the proficiency requirements established for this position. You will be notified by email if your application is forwarded to the hiring official for further consideration.

If you do not meet the rating threshold to move forward to the next evaluation stage or it is determined that your technical competencies do not meet the proficiency requirements for this position, you will be notified by email.

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