Summary This position is in the Division of Risk Management Supervision of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and is located in either the Boston Area Office in Braintree, MA or the New York Regional Office in New York, NY. This position provides Regional Operations support. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. Responsibilities At the full performance level, major duties include: Prioritizes and anticipates issues and activities that require the personal attention of the Regional Director. Manages the completion of high-level Regional projects such as monthly status report, Annual Performance Plan, the quarterly Annual Performance Plan Progress Report, and core staffing. Implements the Region’s internal review program; ensuring that appropriate controls are in place. Researches and suggests solutions to technical and procedural problems involving bank supervision activities. Reviews selected examination reports, investigations, and enforcement action decisions to determine conformity with existing policies and procedures and appropriateness of the circumstances. Prepares talking points, speeches, presentations, briefings, memorandums and letters for the Regional and Deputy Regional Director. Provides written formal reports of findings of the onsite review of each Field Office. Plans, coordinates, and executes Regional management meetings for both internal and external participants. Participates as necessary in conferences, forums and meetings with Regional Staff. Serves as the primary contact for any issues/inquiries/audits regarding the operations of the region. Requirements Conditions of Employment Completion Of Financial Disclosure May Be Required. Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required. The candidate selected will be offered a temporary position not-to-exceed. This position may be extended up to the maximum four-year limit. THIS IS A TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT NOT-TO-EXCEED SIX MONTHS AND CAN BE EXTENDED SIX MONTHS UP TO FOUR YEARS. The selectee will be given a temporary promotion if eligible or be placed on a lateral detail if already serving at the advertised grade level on a permanent basis. If temporarily promoted, the temporary assignment may be ended earlier based on management’s needs. It cannot be made permanent. Return Rights: If the duration of this temporary assignment is one (1) year or less, the employee will be returned to their permanent position of record. Return rights to the employee’s permanent position of record may be impacted if the temporary assignment lasts over one (1) year (including extensions beyond the initial appointment) and is in a different Division/Office. Office refers to the equivalent of a Division, not a geographic location. When both criteria apply, the temporary and permanent Division/Office must concur on the position to which the employee will be permanently returned to. If the employee’s permanent position of record is no longer available at the conclusion of the temporary assignment, the employee will be placed in a position that is comparable to his or her permanent position (i.e., same series, grade, and duty location). Employees will be notified of what their permanent placement will be prior to accepting temporary assignments that are longer than one (1) year or being extended beyond one (1) year. At the end of the temporary promotion (if temporarily promoted), the employee’s basic pay will be set at the rate received prior to being temporarily promoted, regardless of the length of the temporary promotion. The pay rate shall be increased to reflect pay increases (if any) received while temporarily promoted, as long as the resulting rate does not exceed the new range maximum. Change in Duty Location: If the duty location of this temporary assignment is different from the employee’s permanent duty location of record, the employee's duty location may be changed to the temporary duty location for the duration of the assignment if the temporary assignment lasts over one (1) year (including extensions beyond the initial appointment). Must be a commissioned examiner 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. To qualify for the CG-13, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 12 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience applying financial supervisory and examination methods to consult with and provide guidance to supervisors and senior management in developing deadlines, completing projects, and overseeing other activities related to the process of examining the risk management or compliance programs of insured depository institutions. 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. To qualify for the CG-14, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience independently applying supervisory and examination methods to provide guidance to supervisors and senior management in developing deadlines, planning, designing, and carrying out programs, projects, studies, and other work related to risk and/or compliance programs of insured depository institutions and presenting the results to leadership. Education There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position. Additional Information Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office at least 1 day per pay period beginning January 2, 2024, and at their supervisor’s direction to support mission and project needs. In person reporting requirements are expected to increase in July 2024. If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type. To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here. The range of pay shown includes base pay plus supplemental locality adjustments. The locality rates for these duty locations range from a low of 33.01% to a high of 40.07%. Pay will vary by grade level and the locality rate for the geographic location where the position is located. For more on FDIC locality rates, click here. Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $252,500.00. Financial Institution Examiners must maintain the highest personal ethical standards as provided in Part 336 of the FDIC's Rules and Regulations, (Employee Responsibilities and Conduct). Financial Institution Examiners must comply with Section 3201.102 of Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for FDIC Employees (5 CFR Part 3201), which, in part, prohibits them and their immediate families from accepting certain credit from State nonmember banks. All Financial Institution Examiners are prohibited from the following: 1. Obtaining a loan or a line of credit from any insured state nonmember bank or its subsidiaries. Any extensions of credit held by the Examiner, the Examiner's spouse, or any dependent children are direct or indirect extensions of credit to the Examiner. Exceptions: a. Loans for a primary residence are permissible. The Examiner must not participate in any examination of that institution with which he holds the primary residence loan, and a "cooling off" period is required before negotiating a loan for a primary residence from any institution the Examiner has examined. b. No restrictions on obtaining credit cards issued under the same terms and conditions available to the public from an insured state nonmember bank either within or outside of their field office of assignment. 2. Participating in any examination, or other matter, involving an insured depository institution or any person with whom the Examiner has an outstanding loan or line of credit. 3. Performing any service for compensation with any bank, or for any officer, director, or employee thereof, or for any person connected therewith. 4. Disclosing any confidential information from a bank examination report except as authorized by law. 5. Soliciting or accepting any gift from a prohibited source or because of the Examiner's official position.