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Finance Department – Project Finance
OPIC Finance reviews loan proposals that range from $500,000 to $400,000,000 to projects located in over 140 countries that OPIC is open in and that are in a wide variety of industries including power, oil and gas, transportation, financial services, agriculture, and manufacturing. As a Student Intern, you will be assigned to either the SMEF or the SF Department.
The Small and Medium Enterprise Finance Department (SMEF) supports American investment abroad by providing long-term small to medium size loans to small and middle market clients in a wide variety of projects. Student Interns will perform work that supports: renewable energy, Africa Clean Energy Finance Initiative, housing, microfinance and impact investing, or other general industries. A student may also work with the business development team.
Structured Finance and Insurance Department (SFI) provides larger, long-term loans to finance large infrastructure projects and large financial services projects. Structured Finance teams work on infrastructure, renewable energy, oil and gas, financial services and a wide variety of other industries.
12/27/2016 to 04/14/2017
$0 - $0 per year
GS 00
Not required
No
Internships - 1 year or less
Part-time - Full-Time or part-time
00
No
OPIC-INTER-2017-0008
460517600
Applicants must be currently enrolled in a full or part-time accredited advanced degree/diploma program and be in good academic standing with a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average. The position requires academic concentration in international affairs/development, finance, and/or accounting. Previous experience within a Finance Institution is highly desired.
All application materials become the property of the agency and will not be returned. All the information you provide will be verified by a review of the work experience and/or education as shown on your application forms, by checking references and through other means, such as the interview process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
Students must be willing and able to travel at their own expense to Washington, D.C. to carry out the Internship. All qualified students will receive consideration for this position without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, political affiliation, labor organization affiliation, marital status, sexual orientation, or other non-merit factors. OPIC welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT:
OPIC provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resource Specialist listed in the contact information of the vacancy announcement. Hard of hearing or deaf individuals may contact the Human Resources Office via the TTY (TDD) number that is listed in the contact information of the vacancy announcement, or via the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 (TTY/ASCII) or http://www.frso.us/index.jsp, or their state or local relay service. Periodically, the Office of Personnel Management conducts applicant satisfaction surveys. If you are selected to participate, we encourage you to provide feedback. It will assist both OPM and OPIC in making the online application process better. Thank You!
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Department Intern Coordinators receive all applications of qualified students to review, conduct interviews, and make selections. OPIC cannot pay travel expenses. Therefore, face-to-face interviews are not required. Interviews may be conducted by phone.
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Resume - Any written format you choose to describe your job related qualifications.
Transcript - unofficial transcript will be accepted at the time of application.
Cover Letter - Any written format of your choice to summarize your qualifications and interest in this internship opportunity.
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.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Before applying, read the entire vacancy announcement and ensure you are comfortable with the requirements. If you are a new user to the USAJOBS site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to create an account by clicking on the following link my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login Once you have gathered all of the required information and are ready to begin the application process, click the button "Apply online" at the bottom of the page. You will then be directed away from USAJobs to the OPIC Enterprise systems application site. Once you have reached Enterprise, you will be prompted to enter (or update) your contact information on file with us. You can then begin answering the questions in the application. When you are done with all of the questions on a single page, click "Next" and proceed to the next page. If you experience any difficulties with the Enterprise application site, or you do not have access to a computer or the Internet to complete the on-line application, please contact the Human Resource Specialist listed on the vacancy.
After review of your application package, you will be notified of your rating and referral to the hiring official/Department Intern Coordinator, if determined qualified. If further evaluation or interview is required, you will be contacted.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/460517600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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