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APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 150 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 150th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.  

This is a Pathways Recent Graduates Program – Excepted Service Appointment. The Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. To be eligible, applicants must apply within two years of degree or certificate completion (except for veterans precluded from doing so due to their military service obligation, who have up to six years after degree completion to apply). For additional information on the Pathways Program, please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/#url=graduates

This position may be non-competitively converted to a permanent position; however, conversions are not mandatory or guaranteed.

We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.

As a Program Specialist, Pathways Recent Graduate, GS-0301-07, you will be responsible for:

• Performing Special assignments/projects for the Executive Office.
• Serving as liaison between the Department staff and the Executive Office.
• Scheduling meetings and making necessary arrangements for in person, hybrid, or virtual participants. 
• Developing and maintaining databases using Excel and other databases applications.

• Provides end-to-end Tier 3 support for unified communications issues to include the underlying network and security infrastructure supporting unified communications as well as legacy voice and video components.
• Directs and guides the gathering of end-to-end on premise or cloud-based unified communications hardware and software requirements for new initiatives and evaluates and tests hardware and software products to determine which products best meet the IT requirements of the Corporation and enhance the Corporation's information security posture.
• Communicates functional and technical requirements, issues, and problems to both technical and non-technical personnel at multiple levels.
• Troubleshoots problems; diagnoses systems failures to isolate source of problems in equipment, systems software, and applications programs.

• Takes the lead on the negotiation and consummation of complex settlements in cases.
• Oversees and/or plans and executes all aspects of assigned litigation.
• Prepares legal briefs, office memoranda, and other documents on complex or sensitive legal and litigation issues, including those involving questions of first impression and with conflicting precedent that require extensive research and analysis.
• Maintains close communication with outside counsel to ensure compliance, consistency and accuracy of substantive and procedural positions and briefs pending before state and federal courts, nationwide, on behalf of or against the FDIC in any capacity.
• Identifies legal issues related to civil and bankruptcy litigation and conducts legal research.
• Responsible for identifying and managing matters related to commercial litigation that arise from the FDIC’s role as receiver, liquidator, or conservator of failed financial institutions.

• Leads assigned program, portfolio and/or product line teams in identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow, skill level, and/or occupational established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks and ensuring that each employee has an integral role in developing the final team products and deliverables.
• Responsible for defining and guiding high-level product / application portfolio goals and Roadmaps, monitoring and communicating progress and defining functional capabilities and features.
• Develops or provides input to planning, budget, security strategies, configuration, risk management, Objective and Key Results (OKRs), success criteria, and other processes related to assigned IT Programs, platforms and/or product lines. Reviews assigned program, platform and/or product line effectiveness with a view toward efficient accomplishment of objectives, goals, maximum utilization of funds and personnel, and successful interaction with related programs and operations of other Organizational elements of the Corporation.
• Provides guidance, justifications for major program, platform and/or product change recommendations, mitigate risks, and ensures that the introduction of new technologies into the existing environments is consistent with the FDIC policies, security requirements, enterprise architecture and strategic goals. Analyzes customer information systems requirements to determine the appropriate products and/or services necessary to satisfy customer requirements.
• Coaches the program, portfolio and/or product line teams in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques, provides advice on work methods, practices, and procedures and assists the team and/or individual members in identifying the parameters of a viable solution.
• Represent the program, portfolio and/or product team and conveys the team's findings and recommendations in meetings and dealings with other team leaders, program officials, leadership, stakeholders, and other customers on issues related to or that have an impact on the team's objectives, work products, and/or tasks.
• Determines all resources required to plan, analyze, develop, implement, or manage the assigned programs, portfolio, and/or product line(s), and submits funding requests for resources through the FDIC budget process. Assembles a team of technical experts and acquires resources including corporate and vendor IT services, equipment and other necessary items. Coordinates resources across organizational elements as necessary.

At the full performance level, major duties include:

• Serves as an expert at the FDIC responsible for conducting and managing mandated FDIC-sponsored research initiatives that regularly recur with strict deadlines and are of the highest importance to the Corporation.
• Represents the FDIC at academic conferences, government convenings, and public forums in presenting, interpreting, and disseminating findings from mandated research initiatives that inform stakeholder actions that have major impacts on economic inclusion efforts in the United States.
• Collaborate with other researchers at federal agencies, regulatory bodies, and non-governmental organizations to share insights and to promote the pursuit of research questions that produce complementary findings to that of mandated FDIC-sponsored research initiatives and that contribute to a comprehensive body of knowledge to inform economic inclusion efforts.
• Conducts and provides leadership on research, analyses, and evaluation of various Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation internal operations, to help address challenges facing the Corporation and to provide economic advice and counsel used to plan and change internal programs of the Corporation.
• Using appropriate state-of-the-art analytical techniques, develops models and leads development teams in support of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation internal operations.
• Publishes studies in external publications including Working Papers, FDIC Staff Studies, and other FDIC publications, as well as peer-reviewed journals.
• Presents academic-style economic research at seminars and conferences. Provides constructive feedback on the research of colleagues by participating in seminars, discussing papers at conferences, and refereeing for peer-reviewed journals.

Collaborates with other attorneys in the Legal Division in connection with, and analyzing, structuring, drafting and negotiating documentation for issuances, offers and sales of securities and similar instruments; marketing and sales of other financial instruments; mergers and acquisitions of businesses; securitizations, joint ventures and other structured transactions; secured lending transactions; or transactions involving, options, warrants or other derivatives.

Responsible for providing legal advice and guidance on matters relating to commercial and financial products or transactions.

Serves as a subject matter expert and resource within the FDIC Legal Division in one or more of the following subject matters or practice areas: (i) securities law; (ii) law governing the formation, governance and dissolution of corporations, partnerships, trusts and limited liability companies (including subsidiary entities, securitizations ventures, and securitizations); (iii) real estate law and law relating to the acquisition, finance and sale of real property; (iv) commercial and secured lending law; or (v) general contract law.

• Develops program and product line budgets and uses the business cases to justify/request project budget and provides input to planning budget, security, configuration management, and problem management processes.
• Directs, leads, and coordinates activities of complex IT programs and product lines to ensure established milestones are accomplished on time, within prescribed funding parameters, and in accordance with client business objectives.
• Designs or conducts analytical studies, cost benefit analysis, and other research, and reports on milestones and budgets.
• Determines and secures all resources required to plan, analyze, develop, and implement the assigned programs and product lines.  Assembles a team of technical experts and acquires resources including corporate and vendor IT services, equipment, and other necessary items.  Coordinates resources across organizational elements if necessary.
• Analyze clients information system requirements and consult with clients to determine appropriate product or services necessary to satisfy requirements.
• Develops Contractual documentation (Statement of work (SOWs) and Statement of Objectives (SOOs) for task orders leading to acquisition of IT systems, equipment and services required for programs and product lines assigned.  Reviews and evaluates contract proposals.
• Conducts oral discussions with FDIC personnel at all levels and with representatives from other banking agencies, the banking industry, contractors, and the general public.

As an information technology intern you’ll get opportunities to utilize your current skills and develop new ones to handle the ever changing requirements of the Information Technology industry. Under the direction and supervision, the incumbent will participate in and/or independently perform the following:

• Design and execute basic test plans and scripts, document system defects and report test results.
• Write installation scripts, install applications on test machines, and validate installations.
• Research and analyze latest information technologies.
• Research and evaluate PC software and operations systems.
• Test potential products.
• Assist clients in the use of standard software applications.
• Perform administrative functions on standard software to manage access and privileges for a variety of users.
• Develop and maintain web pages and web-based applications.
• Develop basic applications including requirements analysis, system design, software development, testing and implementation.
• Provides support to supervisor and staff on projects.
• Gathers, analyzes, and evaluates information for input into problem states.

• Answers the telephone and is the initial office contact.
• Personally responds to routine questions pertaining to the mission and functions of the assigned office. Handles routine requests for information of a recurring nature and refers other inquiries to appropriate staff member in assigned office.
• Reads directives and instructional material pertaining to the functions of the assigned office in order to be aware of new, revised, or amended procedures for that office.
• Performs basic data entry and routine report generation.
• Participates in special projects assigned by the supervisor, team leader and/or higher-level staff within the assigned office.
• Performs a variety of clerical and typing duties in support of the assigned office.
• Establishes, maintains and revises a variety of files and records in connection with the work of assigned office.

At the full performance level, major duties include:

• Serves as a technical expert and principal point of contact on QFCs and related capital markets assets, securities and securitization matters.
• Responsible for the analysis, management, marketing and disposition activities, valuation, sales or other liquidation activities related to QFCs and capital markets assets.
• Develops and implements QFC contract policies, procedures, and operational plans for the effective and efficient resolution of IDIs and nonbank financial companies. These contracts include, but are not limited to, derivatives, swaps, FX transactions, commodity transactions, repurchase agreements, stock loans and prime brokerage contracts.
• Participates in on-site activities at failing and failed banks, and may act as a team leader in the management and liquidation of QFC positions and related assets acquired through a failed ban.
• Identifies and analyzes information technology system flaws, bugs and potential improvements or enhancements; analyzes and develops scripts, queries, workarounds and other solutions.
• Provides interface between the program office and the Division of Information Technology (DIT) to design and implement solutions, improvements and enhancements to the QFC system. Interface with bank and financial institutions regarding the most appropriate methodology for reporting various QFC instruments by the bank or institution.

• Develops program and product line budgets and uses the business cases to justify/request project budget and provides input to planning budget, security, configuration management, and problem management processes.
• Directs, leads, and coordinates activities of complex IT programs and product lines to ensure established milestones are accomplished on time, within prescribed funding parameters, and in accordance with client business objectives.
• Designs or conducts analytical studies, cost benefit analysis, and other research, and reports on milestones and budgets.
• Determines and secures all resources required to plan, analyze, develop, and implement the assigned programs and product lines.  Assembles a team of technical experts and acquires resources including corporate and vendor IT services, equipment, and other necessary items.  Coordinates resources across organizational elements if necessary.
• Analyze clients information system requirements and consult with clients to determine appropriate product or services necessary to satisfy requirements.
• Develops Contractual documentation (Statement of work (SOWs) and Statement of Objectives (SOOs) for task orders leading to acquisition of IT systems, equipment and services required for programs and product lines assigned.  Reviews and evaluates contract proposals.
• Conducts oral discussions with FDIC personnel at all levels and with representatives from other banking agencies, the banking industry, contractors, and the general public.

• Serves as a liaison, represents the Corporation or Legal Division at meetings, and/or coordinates activities with officials and staffs of other federal financial regulators, state regulators and other agencies and departments on legal issues related to the supervisory functions of the Corporation.
• Serves as the Bank Activities Unit (BAU) representative on intra- or interagency committees, task forces, and working groups on a wide range of matters such as legislation, rulemakings, policy statements, and programs related to the current financial crisis.
• Undertakes special projects and assignments as requested by the Assistant General Counsel (AGC), Bank Activities and Regional Affairs Section (BARAS) and as directed or otherwise necessary, personally handles a case load consisting of the most difficult, complex, significant, and precedent-setting matters related to areas of responsibility assigned to BAU.
• Formulates policy and ensures FDIC uniformity nationwide in the interpretation and application of laws, regulations and policy governing the activities, operations and structure of insured depository institutions, by providing advice, guidance, and assistance to Division management, legal staff in the Regional and Area offices, and to other branches and sections of the Legal Division.
• Ensures that BAU produces quality work products related to regulatory and legislative projects that involve complex, novel legal and policy issues with significant impact on insured depository institutions, depositors, and consumers and that these work products are in accordance with FDIC policies and also provide balance between effective supervision and other important concerns and interests.
• Assumes responsibility, often independently, for identifying legal issues related to the activities, operations and structure of insured depository institutions, the laws that govern those institutions, and the duties and mission of the FDIC. Analyzes, and acts as a technical expert in consultation with other FDIC and banking agencies' officials and staffs on, recommendations to address those issues, including legislative proposals.
• Acts in an advisory capacity to, and prepares or supervises the preparation of legal opinions for, members of the Board of Directors, the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsels, the Director of the Division Risk Management and Supervision (RMS), and the directors of other divisions and offices and their staff nationwide, as requested, on the laws and regulations governing the activities, operations and structure of insured depository institutions and in connection with the supervision and examination for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This function can involve the determination of compliance with applicable Federal and State laws and concomitant rights, duties, powers and liabilities of insured depository institutions, their officers, directors, employees and shareholders.
• Incumbent functions as a Senior Counsel, BAU, and with a high degree of independence performs and provides supervisory oversight for the BAU and participates fully with the Assistant General Counsel (AGC), BARAS, in carrying out duties and responsibilities assigned to BAU. Serves as Acting AGC, BARAS in the absence of, and at the direction of, the AGC, BARAS.
• Assists the AGC in supervising the performance of a broad range of highly specialized and technical legal work covering the FDIC's supervision, regulation, examination, insurance, and other functions. Assists the AGC in the proper utilization of the personnel and other resources assigned to BAU.
• Ensures that Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA), employee development, employee performance, and other personnel plans, processes, and programs are executed equitably consistent with Corporate policy, legal requirements, and the mission of the Division; organizes, coordinates, and manages the work of diverse teams of employees by assigning work, developing employee skills, assessing/monitoring employee performance, and promoting inclusion.

At the full performance level, major duties include:

• Serves as a technical expert and principal point of contact on QFCs and related capital markets assets, securities and securitization matters.
• Responsible for the analysis, management, marketing and disposition activities, valuation, sales or other liquidation activities related to QFCs and capital markets assets.
• Develops and implements QFC contract policies, procedures, and operational plans for the effective and efficient resolution of IDIs and nonbank financial companies. These contracts include, but are not limited to, derivatives, swaps, FX transactions, commodity transactions, repurchase agreements, stock loans and prime brokerage contracts.
• Participates in on-site activities at failing and failed banks, and may act as a team leader in the management and liquidation of QFC positions and related assets acquired through a failed ban.
• Identifies and analyzes information technology system flaws, bugs and potential improvements or enhancements; analyzes and develops scripts, queries, workarounds and other solutions.
• Provides interface between the program office and the Division of Information Technology (DIT) to design and implement solutions, improvements and enhancements to the QFC system. Interface with bank and financial institutions regarding the most appropriate methodology for reporting various QFC instruments by the bank or institution.

• Provides project leadership in corporate financial systems related projects. Analyzes the financial impact, cost savings, and improved efficiency and effectiveness of on-going and proposed maintenance and security projects, and presents findings and recommendations.
• Assists in developing procedures, policies, and system solutions and enhancements to accommodate policy or system changes across the Corporation that affect the financial systems or processes and ensures compliance with financial, accounting and information security standards and policies.
• Provides consultation and recommendations to senior management in the evaluation of new or improved financial information systems technology and/or applications software. Researches current or emerging technologies, and determines whether to adopt new releases or updates.
• Leads and conducts functional and technical tests and validations of upgrades, external and internal software releases, DIT mandated testing, disaster recovery, user acceptance testing, contingency planning efforts, enhancements and maintenance for NFE and other financial systems, legacy and external systems that interface with or use NFE data.
• Supports and coordinates financial system interfaces with internal and external applications, batch processing, allocations, and closing processes including, performing activities to open/close accounting periods. Troubleshoots issues and assists with reconciliations and testing to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Develops, performs, and maintains reconciliations of processes to ensure that data and reports are accurate. Creates queries and reports for exception and due diligence monitoring of configuration data elements.

At the full performance level, major duties include:

• Responsible for student enrollment and slot management for select Corporate University (CU) and Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC) training courses. Develops and distributes materials describing training programs and solicits estimates of training needs from internal and external training contacts.
• Responds to requests and inquiries, providing training contacts with information on how they can participate in CU training programs and resolving issues. Oversees the work of training technicians and course administrators, monitors and ensures accurate and timely communications and pre-course materials are transmitted to class participants.
• Manages all aspects of the development of the annual training calendar for Corporate University (CU) to include analyzing responses from needs inquiries and applying appropriate guidelines to determine number of sessions of each CU program and timing of those sessions.
• Develops appropriate guidelines regarding setting training calendars, scheduling and organizing classes, slot management, tracking and controlling the availability of classrooms to efficiently and effectively accomplish the training and educational requirements and goals of the FDIC and its Divisions.
• Maintains and analyzes detailed course enrollment data to facilitate slot solicitation and scheduling process, monitor operational efficacy, and identify process improvements.
• Analyzes trends in planning and budgeting for the enrollment curriculum programs and adapts techniques for continuous improvement and effectiveness of Registrar processes and procedures. Organizes and analyzes statistical data to produce reports and recommend changes.