Political Risk Insurance Monitoring Specialist

Job Description

Duties

As a Political Risk Insurance Monitoring Specialist, you will:

• Support the oversight of all phases of the insurance monitoring process, from time of contract execution to contract termination.
• Works in the Agency’s project management system for insurance to communicate the status of projects and produces portfolio reports from data in the Agency’s project management system. Provides user support to insurance staff in the Agency’s project management system to ensure effective and accurate data collection and reporting.
• Conducts in-depth analyses of existing portfolio to support management in issues relating to the administrative, financial, technical, economic, legal, marketing, and/or political circumstances.
• Determines the level of concentration risk in the portfolio for a given industry or country.
• Studies the investment conditions and political climate in order to assess country-related macroeconomic and microeconomic risks and political risk. Anticipates and supports management in dealing with problems that might arise.
• Supports the processing of insurance claims with other DFC Offices.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Must submit resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance
• Position subject to random drug testing

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

You may qualify at the GS-11 level, if you fulfill one of the following qualification requirements:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience in all of the following:

1) Experience on a team conducting political risk analysis of international finance transactions in developing countries;
2) Experience on a team identifying international financial and/or investment policy issues to identify political, economic or credit risks;
3) Experience managing data of a portfolio and producing reports for senior management; and
4) Experience working with a team or under the supervision of an experienced specialist on international investments or international financial transactions while working at a political risk insurer, broker, commercial bank, consulting firm, investment bank, international financial institution, international non-profit, or multilateral organization.

OR

B. A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or possession of a LL.M. degree, if related. Graduate level education must demonstrate the competencies necessary to do the work of the position, examples of qualifying fields include International Affairs (with concentration in international risk analysis);

OR

C. A combination of education and experience as listed above.

Please Note: Applicants may be asked to perform a work sample/simulation during the interview stage. Work sample tests require applicants to perform tasks or work activities that mirror the tasks employees perform on the job. This will be used to assess your competency in written communication.

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. Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

PASS/FAIL COURSES:
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school’s definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

DEADLINE: 11 July 2022