Total 3 finance banking insurance job vacancies in fort jackson south carolina

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Local Hire (Hazard Mitigation Insurance Specialist) position, you will provide technical advice and information to staff concerning the process for flood insurance claims and the relationship of flood insurance with disaster assistance programs.

Typical assignments include:

• Analyzing and interpreting non-federal flood and non-flood property insurance policies.
• Responding to requests from staff assigned to the Disaster Recovery Centers, insurance agents, lenders, adjusters, and Federal, State and local government officials regarding flood insurance issues.
• Researching complex insurance issues (e.g., basement coverage, 30-day waiting period, how to file ICC claims) and following up as required.
• Distributing insurance information to disaster-affected communities (e.g., fliers, publications, videos, statistics, public service announcements, insurance availability).
• Answering homeowners' questions concerning National Flood Insurance Program policy, rules and regulations.

What else do I need to know?

This announcement is for a position as a FEMA Local Hire. Local Hire employees help FEMA respond to, recover from and mitigate hazards by performing a variety of emergency management functions which are not limited to disaster survivor assistance, conducting and verifying damage assessments, and providing administrative, financial and logistical support.

Local Hires are Temporary Positions. The Local Hire Program is an appointment type granted under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 306 (b), which authorizes FEMA to appoint such temporary employees as necessary to accomplish work authorized under the Act. Appointments under this authority within FEMA are made to the excepted service and are nonpermanent in nature. A local hire's term of employment is 120 days. Local Hire appointments may be extended, in 120-day increments, based on the needs of the disaster.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflect the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people it serves. To learn about the ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

• Under the supervision of a Field Supervisor, performs activities related to the review, analysis, and processing of reports of examination; applications; and other duties of an administrative nature involving financial institutions in the Field Territory. This would include, among other things, the preparation of a summary of findings, memoranda and recommendations for the Regional Director, as well as miscellaneous correspondence directed to the Washington Office, State Banking Departments/Divisions, other Federal regulatory agencies, and financial institutions or holding companies.
• Assists in the direction of financial institution supervision and examination functions, with a view toward assessing risk, as well as strengthening and improving the condition of the institutions delegated to the Field Territory.
• Supervises and participates in examinations of insured deposit institutions, including examinations that are large, complex, and/or exhibit problem characteristics.
• Provides technical advice, counsel and guidance to field examiners on policy, procedures, laws and regulations, examinations, including quality and content, or investigations involving banks or holding companies in the Field Territory.
• Initiates and maintains cooperative relationships with the appropriate State and Federal Supervisory Agencies in the applicable geographic locations encompassed by the Field Territory. Communicates with financial institution management and effectively responds to, or resolves, their questions, complaints, and inquiries. Responsible for conducting/reviewing off-site monitoring activities, Banker outreach contacts, responses to correspondence, and general on-going supervision of banks. As required, meets with insured depository institution officials and/or boards of directors to discuss the findings of examinations. In the absence of the Field Supervisor, assumes responsibility for the activities and affairs of the office.
• Implements the FDIC's Career Development Plans and Performance Management Program for assigned employees, including: (a) determining employee training/developmental needs, (b) assisting employees in preparing individual development plans, (c) monitoring employee progress in meeting developmental goals, (d) evaluating employee performance and related behaviors, seeks to secure correction of deficiencies noted, and (e) providing employees with ongoing feedback on their performance. The Supervisory Examiner's span of control should be no less than six direct reports.
• 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.