Loan Specialist (Loan Officer)
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United States Citizens Permanent Full Time
This vacancy is being concurrently advertised under announcement M048-14-EFG-1171683 using merit promotion procedures.
Be part of a dynamic, self-supporting Federal agency with a nearly 80-year record of supporting U.S. export-related jobs and over $50 billion in export sales in 2012. Work in the heart of Washington, DC two blocks from the White House across from the McPherson Square metro station.
The Ex-Im Bank is the official export credit agency of the United States. Ex-Im Bank's mission is to help to maintain and create U.S. jobs by supporting the financing of exports of U.S. goods and services to international markets. Ex-Im Bank enables U.S. companies, large and small, to turn export opportunities into real sales.
This position is located in the Trade Finance Division of the Export Finance Group of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. The Trade Finance Division is responsible for relationship management with Ex-Im Bank's customers and underwriting Ex-Im Bank's short-term single buyer, medium-term insurance, and medium and long-term loan and guarantee programs, which include sovereign, tied aid, and financial institution risks, bank guarantees, and insurance buyer credits.
The primary responsibilities of the position are to analyze transactions and recommend actions regarding Ex-Im Bank support. The Loan Officer serves as the principal official responsible for a transaction's completion and establishing if the standard of reasonable assurance of repayment has been met.
U.S. Citizenship Background and Security/Suitability Investigation Random Drug Testing You may be required to serve a one year probationary period
As a Loan Officer, you will:
Analyzes short-term single buyer, medium-term insurance, and medium and long term loan and guarantee program transactions, which include sovereign, tied aid, and financial institution risks, bank guarantees, and insurance buyer credits, to determine whether there is reasonable assurance of repayment for a transaction. Negotiates necessary guarantees, risk sharing arrangements, or other credit enhancements with participants and coordinates with other Ex-Im Bank divisions as warranted. Identifies key issues and makes recommendations to appropriate approval authority.
Reviews applications for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with Ex-Im Bank's policies; gathers any necessary credit or financial information from applicants; identifies mitigating factors that may impact the credit assessment; and coordinates all necessary inter-divisional activities to complete the approval process as expeditiously as possible.
Monitors transaction developments, participates in restructuring financing or other agreements or settlements, and recommends adjustments to terms and conditions as necessary prior to the transaction becoming operative. This includes monitoring borrowers' access to, and pricing of, commercial bank debt and capital market instruments as a guide for pricing for Ex-Im Bank's commitments, and gauges the need for Ex-Im Bank financing.
Evaluates the borrower's or project's financial condition and capacity to repay debt based on historical and/or projected financial information and projected cash flows; evaluates the ability of the lenders, exporters, suppliers and other participants to perform under the terms of the transaction or contract and/or project's viability. Performs a due diligence screening of all participants to confirm their acceptability.
Identifies key issues during application processing and actively monitors country developments especially as they relate to a borrower's operating environment, e.g. currency movements, political developments, availability of local financing.
Participates in internal work groups that evaluate and make recommendations regarding improvements in Ex-Im Bank's programs, policies or processes, as required.
Meet with exporters, lenders, brokers and other stakeholders to expand business opportunities.
Maintains application files and data integrity in Ex-Im Bank's application processing systems.
Mentors and trains less experienced colleagues and reviews the work of program assistants and other support staff.
Performs other duties as assigned.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
GS-09:
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-07 level in the Federal Government.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
1. Knowledge of financial statement analysis, intermediate accounting and corporate finance.
2. Utilizing spreadsheet, word processing and financial analysis software programs.
3. Understanding of trade finance and international political and commercial risk.
GS-11:
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-09 level in the Federal Government.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
1. Knowledge of diverse corporate finance structures such as asset-based, limited recourse project finance, export finance and restructuring problem loans, to handle the most complex analyses.
2. Knowledge of trade finance and international political and commercial risk.
EDUCATION
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology.
All requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Using the Category Rating system , applicants will be evaluated on their resume as it relates to the position along with the _Specialized Experience_ required. The competencies required should be reflected and demonstrated by the extent and quality of your experience, education and training in your resume. Based on the evaluation of your resume you will be placed into one of the following three categories:
Best Qualified applicants demonstrate an outstanding proficiency in the needed competency on review of the application package by a Subject Matter Expert(s) and/or evaluator(s).
Well Qualified applicants demonstrate an excellent proficiency in the needed competencies based on review of the application by a Subject Matter Expert(s) and/or evaluator(s). (This category must be met to be considered under ICTAP procedures)
Qualified applicants demonstrate and meet the basic qualifications based on review of the application by a Subject Matter Expert(s) and/or evaluator(s).
To preview the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link View Assessment Questions.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your R sum .
2. A complete Occupational Questionnaire.
3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section below).
Applications will only be accepted online or by fax. If you are unable to apply online:
1. Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire
2. Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the occupational questionnaire, and
3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to . Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover page using the following Vacancy ID 1171723. Fax your documents to .
If you need assistance applying online or by fax, please contact OPM at .
The following documents are required :
1. Your Resume (applicants are required to submit a resume with job title, series/grade (if federal employee), duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, starting and ending dates of employment, number of hours worked per week, and annual salary)
2. A complete Assessment Questionnaire
3. Other supporting documents :
Veterans Preference Documentation (a DD-214, a letter from the VA (for disabled veterans), and an SF-15), if applicable.
College transcript(s). College transcripts are required if qualifying based on education. Failure to submit transcripts will result in an ineligible rating.
After all application packages have been received, we will review your application to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information in the Occupational Questionnaire and may interview best-qualified applicants.
We offer an attractive benefits package to include health, life insurance, retirement, 401(k) like plan, and metro subsidy. Additional information for Federal employee benefits can be found here.
Relocation benefits are not authorized.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): You must be well qualified for the position to receive special selection priority under the ICTAP. A qualified ICTAP eligible achieving a score of 85 or above will be considered well qualified. For more information, go to: .
Application of Veteran's Preference: The Category Rating Method does not add veteran's preference points or apply the rule of three, but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% must be listed in the highest quality category. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Qualified) provided no preference eligible is in that category unless the objection or passover requirements of 5 USC 3317 (b) or 3318(b) are satisfied.
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959 , you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See .Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
United States Citizens Permanent Full Time
This vacancy is being concurrently advertised under announcement M048-14-EFG-1171683 using merit promotion procedures.
Be part of a dynamic, self-supporting Federal agency with a nearly 80-year record of supporting U.S. export-related jobs and over $50 billion in export sales in 2012. Work in the heart of Washington, DC two blocks from the White House across from the McPherson Square metro station.
The Ex-Im Bank is the official export credit agency of the United States. Ex-Im Bank's mission is to help to maintain and create U.S. jobs by supporting the financing of exports of U.S. goods and services to international markets. Ex-Im Bank enables U.S. companies, large and small, to turn export opportunities into real sales.
This position is located in the Trade Finance Division of the Export Finance Group of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. The Trade Finance Division is responsible for relationship management with Ex-Im Bank's customers and underwriting Ex-Im Bank's short-term single buyer, medium-term insurance, and medium and long-term loan and guarantee programs, which include sovereign, tied aid, and financial institution risks, bank guarantees, and insurance buyer credits.
The primary responsibilities of the position are to analyze transactions and recommend actions regarding Ex-Im Bank support. The Loan Officer serves as the principal official responsible for a transaction's completion and establishing if the standard of reasonable assurance of repayment has been met.
U.S. Citizenship Background and Security/Suitability Investigation Random Drug Testing You may be required to serve a one year probationary period
As a Loan Officer, you will:
Analyzes short-term single buyer, medium-term insurance, and medium and long term loan and guarantee program transactions, which include sovereign, tied aid, and financial institution risks, bank guarantees, and insurance buyer credits, to determine whether there is reasonable assurance of repayment for a transaction. Negotiates necessary guarantees, risk sharing arrangements, or other credit enhancements with participants and coordinates with other Ex-Im Bank divisions as warranted. Identifies key issues and makes recommendations to appropriate approval authority.
Reviews applications for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with Ex-Im Bank's policies; gathers any necessary credit or financial information from applicants; identifies mitigating factors that may impact the credit assessment; and coordinates all necessary inter-divisional activities to complete the approval process as expeditiously as possible.
Monitors transaction developments, participates in restructuring financing or other agreements or settlements, and recommends adjustments to terms and conditions as necessary prior to the transaction becoming operative. This includes monitoring borrowers' access to, and pricing of, commercial bank debt and capital market instruments as a guide for pricing for Ex-Im Bank's commitments, and gauges the need for Ex-Im Bank financing.
Evaluates the borrower's or project's financial condition and capacity to repay debt based on historical and/or projected financial information and projected cash flows; evaluates the ability of the lenders, exporters, suppliers and other participants to perform under the terms of the transaction or contract and/or project's viability. Performs a due diligence screening of all participants to confirm their acceptability.
Identifies key issues during application processing and actively monitors country developments especially as they relate to a borrower's operating environment, e.g. currency movements, political developments, availability of local financing.
Participates in internal work groups that evaluate and make recommendations regarding improvements in Ex-Im Bank's programs, policies or processes, as required.
Meet with exporters, lenders, brokers and other stakeholders to expand business opportunities.
Maintains application files and data integrity in Ex-Im Bank's application processing systems.
Mentors and trains less experienced colleagues and reviews the work of program assistants and other support staff.
Performs other duties as assigned.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
GS-09:
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-07 level in the Federal Government.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
1. Knowledge of financial statement analysis, intermediate accounting and corporate finance.
2. Utilizing spreadsheet, word processing and financial analysis software programs.
3. Understanding of trade finance and international political and commercial risk.
GS-11:
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-09 level in the Federal Government.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
1. Knowledge of diverse corporate finance structures such as asset-based, limited recourse project finance, export finance and restructuring problem loans, to handle the most complex analyses.
2. Knowledge of trade finance and international political and commercial risk.
EDUCATION
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology.
All requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Using the Category Rating system , applicants will be evaluated on their resume as it relates to the position along with the _Specialized Experience_ required. The competencies required should be reflected and demonstrated by the extent and quality of your experience, education and training in your resume. Based on the evaluation of your resume you will be placed into one of the following three categories:
Best Qualified applicants demonstrate an outstanding proficiency in the needed competency on review of the application package by a Subject Matter Expert(s) and/or evaluator(s).
Well Qualified applicants demonstrate an excellent proficiency in the needed competencies based on review of the application by a Subject Matter Expert(s) and/or evaluator(s). (This category must be met to be considered under ICTAP procedures)
Qualified applicants demonstrate and meet the basic qualifications based on review of the application by a Subject Matter Expert(s) and/or evaluator(s).
To preview the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link View Assessment Questions.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your R sum .
2. A complete Occupational Questionnaire.
3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section below).
Applications will only be accepted online or by fax. If you are unable to apply online:
1. Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire
2. Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the occupational questionnaire, and
3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to . Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover page using the following Vacancy ID 1171723. Fax your documents to .
If you need assistance applying online or by fax, please contact OPM at .
The following documents are required :
1. Your Resume (applicants are required to submit a resume with job title, series/grade (if federal employee), duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, starting and ending dates of employment, number of hours worked per week, and annual salary)
2. A complete Assessment Questionnaire
3. Other supporting documents :
Veterans Preference Documentation (a DD-214, a letter from the VA (for disabled veterans), and an SF-15), if applicable.
College transcript(s). College transcripts are required if qualifying based on education. Failure to submit transcripts will result in an ineligible rating.
After all application packages have been received, we will review your application to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information in the Occupational Questionnaire and may interview best-qualified applicants.
We offer an attractive benefits package to include health, life insurance, retirement, 401(k) like plan, and metro subsidy. Additional information for Federal employee benefits can be found here.
Relocation benefits are not authorized.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): You must be well qualified for the position to receive special selection priority under the ICTAP. A qualified ICTAP eligible achieving a score of 85 or above will be considered well qualified. For more information, go to: .
Application of Veteran's Preference: The Category Rating Method does not add veteran's preference points or apply the rule of three, but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% must be listed in the highest quality category. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Qualified) provided no preference eligible is in that category unless the objection or passover requirements of 5 USC 3317 (b) or 3318(b) are satisfied.
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959 , you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See .Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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