Duties

Summary

This position is located in the Asset Marketing and Management Branch of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the compliance of the Affordable Housing Program.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

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Responsibilities

- Serve as the technical expert providing guidance and interpretation on wide-ranging FDIC Affordable Housing Program policies and regulation.

- Develop and implement new and/or modify existing FDIC Affordable Housing Program initiatives, policies, procedures and monitoring processes that would promote and enhance program goals and objectives; perform necessary research and analysis to justify the appropriateness of implementing the proposed policies; prepare written recommendations to DRR senior management and Legal Division; and respond to inquiries regarding proposed program policy matters.

- Monitor and enforce program participants' compliance with FDIC Land Use Restriction Agreements, program policies and guidelines. Perform work independently with diverse functional skills related to affordable housing, policy and compliance.

-Organize, plan and administer compliance reviews of state housing agencies to ensure program compliance; prepare reports summarizing findings and work with monitoring agencies to resolve deficiencies.

- Develop and communicate highly technical information, both orally and in writing, to audiences outside the Division, including FDIC officials, private sector executives and managers.

- Prepare management reports, briefing materials, presentations, summary findings, memoranda and recommendations for senior management.

- Develop and maintain effective working relationships and serve as the point of contact with state housing monitoring agencies, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), FDIC Legal, senior management and other internal and external stakeholders.

Travel Required

25% or less - This position requires overnight travel.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
13

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Employment Conditions.

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.

Moderate Risk Position - Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) 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 .

Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 12 level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience overseeing the administration of affordable housing program requirements governed by multi-family, single-family/condo, and master Land Use Restriction Agreements. Experience must include providing direct oversight and guidance to State Housing Agencies and public and private non-profit entities; and monitoring and enforcement to ensure property owners' compliance with affordable housing programs; and effectuating Land Use Restriction Agreement releases, terminations, modifications and Subordination Agreement requests; and developing and implementing policies and guidelines related to affordable housing program.

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.

Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 85 "well qualified" for this position. For more information, click here .

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional information

To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here .

If selected you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period, as applicable to appointment type.

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.

The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below. Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.

1. Knowledge of policies, procedures, statutory and regulatory guidelines underlying the Affordable Housing Program and experience and background in applying this knowledge.

2. Ability to develop internal initiatives, policies and guidelines for Affordable Housing Programs.

3. Ability to conduct compliance review of state housing agencies to assess program risks and present findings related to affordable housing program policies.

4. Ability to collect, review analyze complex financial and non-financial data from a variety of sources and develop logical conclusions.

5. Ability to develop written reports to convey controversial information and issues to groups having diverse levels of understanding.

6. Ability to communicate orally highly technical information to audiences at all levels within and outside the Corporation.

7. Ability to establish collaborative relationships to persuades others to accept recommendations, to and ensure compliance with the affordable housing program.

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.

To preview questions please click here .

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application:

VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT (VEOA) ELIGIBLES AND SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITIES FOR VETERANS: If you are applying for consideration under VEOA and special hiring authorities for veterans, click here .

SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: If you are applying for consideration under special appointing authorities for people with disabilities, you will be required to provide proof of disability documentation to specify that you are a person who (1) has a severe physical disability; (2) an intellectual disability; or (3) a psychiatric disability. Severe physical disabilities include but are not limited to blindness, deafness, paralysis, missing limbs, epilepsy and dwarfism. The documentation does NOT need to detail your specific disability, medical history or need for accommodation, however, the letter should clearly state that you are eligible for appointment under this authority. THE DOCUMENTATION MUST HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM: (a). Licensed medical professionals; or (b). State or private vocational rehabilitation specialists; or (c). Any Government agency (e.g. VA, etc.) that issues or provides disability benefit. To view sample Schedule A proof of disability letters and for more information on this special appointing authority, click here . Please note that employees hired under this Schedule A hiring authority will be required to complete a Standard Form 256 to identify their disability status.

INTERAGENCY TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ICTAP): If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for consideration under the ICTAP, you must submit proof of eligibility. For more information, click here .

CURRENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OR REINSTATEMENT ELIGIBLE WITH COMPETITIVE STATUS: A copy of your most recent SF Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action, that shows: (1) permanent or career-conditional tenure (codes 1 or 2, in block 24), and (2) position occupied in the competitive service (code 1, in block 34). To be considered as a non- competitive eligible candidate, the SF-50 must show the highest grade level or promotion potential level applicant has attained competitively and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.

NONCOMPETITIVE CONVERSION ELIGIBLES UNDER A PATHWAYS PROGRAM: If you are applying under this noncompetitive conversion authority, you must provide proof of program completion. A letter from your current agency certifying completion is acceptable documentation.

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 are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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 .

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.