Duties

Summary

This position is located in The Office of Finance & Accounting (OF&A). The employee will develop and implement a risk management strategy and methodology to identify, assess, prioritize and mitigate risks to ensure the Smithsonian Institution (SI) defines and manages its exposure to all forms of risk.

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Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a formal integrated risk management (IRM) strategy and methodology to identify, assess, prioritize and mitigate risks that could have a major impact on the organization's ability to operate.
• Develop and formalize program governance including policies and procedures
• Monitor and analyze risks within the units - provide guidance, as requested; suggest collaborations, as appropriate; and escalate, as necessary.
• Implement an annual risk assessment process that includes identification and escalation of risks ensuring all risk categories are managed.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• Complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer

Qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for this position if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system. For this position Specialized experience is defined as leading, managing, implementing and/or executing major risk management program activities (i.e., evaluation, control, funding, etc.,) in a Federal, independent, quasi-governmental or non-profit organizations; developing and formalizing program governance including policies and procedures; establishing and executing plan to address key risk issues in all variety of areas and/or analyzing trends in risk data to identify, assess, prioritize and mitigate.

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.

Education

Additional information

Please see Benefits at www.sihr.si.edu for a complete description.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:

Knowledge of and skill in developing, managing and analyzing a risk framework using Enterprise Risk Management and/or integrated Risk Management models.

Knowledge of and skill in performing all aspects of risk management, including evaluation, control and funding, within a large, diversified non-profit, Federal or quasi-governmental organization.

Skill in relationship building in order to establish and maintain collegial and cooperative relationships and to work on cross-functional teams inside and outside the organization.

Knowledge of and skill applying insurance mitigation programs including casualty, property and/or other insurance programs/coverages.

Important Note:

Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

Your application package should include the following documents:

• Resume - Your resume can be uploaded and attached to your application or created using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder. If you want to receive full credit for relevant experience your resume MUST contain the job title (including the occupational series and grade if it is Federal), duties, starting and ending dates (month and year), hours worked per week, and salary.
  
  USAJOBS has guidance on how to ensure that you submit a complete resume: If you have not written a Federal resume before, you may watch this Resume Writing Tutorial video on the USAJOBS YouTube channel , or read through a helpful Resume Writing FAQ article on the USAJOBS Help Site to learn what details you should, and should not, include in your resume. If any of the above information is not included in your resume we may not be able to fully credit you for your experience.
  
• Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an education requirement or if you are using education to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment.
• Proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study, if applicable.

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.