LOAN SPECIALIST

Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date.

This position is also being announced concurrently under Delegated Examining (DE) procedures vacancy number: D25-RV-12614769-OBAF. Applicants who wish to also be considered under DE must apply to both vacancies separately.

About this agency

Qualifications:

Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):

GS-14: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems. Specialized experience includes:

• Expert experience in analysis of project, structured finance, or corporate finance transactions specifically with experience in such industries as advanced air mobility, biomedical, manufacturing, renewable energy, energy storage and efficiency, battery technology, critical minerals, and/or other similar sectors.
• Experience in financial statement analysis, advanced accounting, domestic finance, international business, and transaction structuring.
• Experience in the origination and underwriting of domestic finance (related to U.S. manufacturing facilities and infrastructure projects in the United States in the industrial sectors mentioned above) transactions.
• Experience in the origination, structuring and underwriting of limited recourse project finance, structured finance and/or corporate finance transactions.

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-14 grade level.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:

• Organization/Agency's Name
• Title
• Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
• Start and end dates (including the month and year)
• Number of hours you worked per week
• Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement

If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information:

• http://www.naces.org
• http://www.fceatlanta.com

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.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by 12/16/2024, the closing date of the announcement.

Responsibilities:

Please Note: Employees will be required to report to their assigned office location at least 2 day per week for non-supervisory positions and 3 days per week for supervisory/managerial positions unless the position advertised is designated as a remote-only position.

This position is located in the Office of the Senior Vice President of Board Authorized Finance (OBAF) of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) and is assigned to one of the program divisions within OBAF.

The primary responsibility of the position is to support the most complex international
portfolio of financial transactions under the guidance of the Supervisor.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performs as an expert in one or more of the division's subject matter areas such as project and/or corporate finance credit analytics, sectoral focus, complex restructuring and workout expertise, capital markets analysis, or other areas as may be determined.
• Serves as a Relationship Manager for borrowers, lenders, and exporters for the most complex portfolios of transactions.
• Performs broad and comprehensive research and analysis on the most complex portfolios and develops advanced level financial modeling (scenarios, probabilities, asset stress testing etc.) using financial information provided by borrowers, sponsors, lenders, guarantors, and public sources.
• Represents EXIM Bank, as an expert in designated subject matter areas, at interagency meetings, and conferences on government policy, programs and issues.

Salary : $139,395