Duties

Summary

As a Core Policy Analyst in Bank Supervision Policy, you will analyze complex banking and regulatory issues to assist policy experts with the development of new or modified supervisory policies and procedures.

This position is located in Bank Supervision Policy / Washington, DC

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Responsibilities

As a Core Policy Analyst in Bank Supervision Policy, you will:

• Provide technical skills to assist BSP management team in organizing and implementing OCC's bank supervision policy programs.
• Review and analyze supervisory policy initiatives to determine the identification of and probable effect(s) on supervisory risks and banking operations.
• Work with policy experts and others, as appropriate, to ensure consistency of examiner guidance and examination procedures in Comptroller's Handbook booklets.
• Coordinate with policy experts to facilitate review of testimony, speeches, presentations, training materials, and correspondences prepared by other OCC departments.
• Assist in preparation of responses to inquiries and requests from internal sources and external groups, including Congress, GAO, other government agencies, and industry groups, on various bank supervision topics.

Travel Required

25% or less - Occasional Travel

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
05

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• This position has been amended to extend the closing date.
• This is a 3-year rotational position. If selected, you will be required to sign a bargaining unit Rotational Agreement that details conditions.
• Complete a one-year trial period (unless already completed).
• Complete a background investigation (unless already completed).
• Sign a statement that you are voluntarily leaving the competitive service for a position in the excepted service, if applicable.
• Travel overnight or locally on a frequent basis.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• File an OCC Financial Disclosure Form.
• Complete a financial disclosure review and resolve any ethics issues.
• Click here for important information about OCC ethics standards, such as the requirement that new hires divest their bank securities.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement:

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the NB-IV band level. Examples of specialized experience for this position include:

• Experience examining a financial institution; And
  
• Experience identifying and analyzing risk to, or trends at, a financial institution; And
  
• Experience providing recommendations to resolve identified problems or mitigate associated risks.
  

The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To receive any credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate the number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

Education

Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.

Additional information

• While Washington DC is the preferred location; however, Alternate Location Arrangement will be considered per management's needs based on the standards contained in PPM 3110-53.
• Salary range includes geographical pay.
• If you are a current OCC employee who previously received a waiver determination permitting you to retain bank securities due to extenuating circumstances, please note that this determination may be rescinded if the nature of your duties changes. We strongly suggest that you discuss the potential implications of any change in duties on a prior securities determination with your ethics official.
• This is an Excepted Service position under Schedule B, 213.3205(a)
• This position security clearance is Public Trust - Background Investigation
• Click all links in this vacancy announcement to view additional information and instructions.
• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
• Click "Print" to review the entire announcement before applying.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating:

Your application will be evaluated in the following areas:

• Bank Supervision Knowledge
• Policy Research and Analysis
• Advisement, Collaboration and Outreach
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication

Your application will be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of 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.

Current OCC employees must have a performance rating of at least Level 3 overall and for all critical performance elements to be eligible for promotion.

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.

To preview questions please click here .

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

A complete application includes: 1) A resume, 2) vacancy question responses, and 3) submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). Note: Please ensure that all bank, financial, and other confidential or sensitive information is removed/redacted from each document.

RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a resume by either creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive any credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please review Resume Tips .

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS: In addition, you may submit the following:
- Cover letter
- Recent performance evaluation (be sure to redact/remove all sensitive information prior to submitting)

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.