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The Bureau's Director's Financial Analyst Program is a two-year rotational analyst program that will give a select number of recent college graduates with undergraduate degrees the unique opportunity to work with senior-level executives on some of the most critical issues facing consumer financial markets in the United States.
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11/01/2022 to 12/02/2022
$48,106 - $81,826 per year
CN 30
Many vacancies in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Term - Not-to-Exceed 24 months; May be extended for a maximum of 4 years total
Full-time
Excepted
51
No
No
23-CFPB-35-X
686678400
U.S Citizens or U.S. Nationals; No prior federal experience is required. Eligible applicants must be either: Current undergraduate students who anticipate graduation between December, 2022 and June 2023; OR Individuals who have earned an undergraduate degree on or after April 1, 2020. (An exception will be applied to veterans who are precluded from applying in that limitation due to a military service obligation.)
This position is located in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of the Director. Members of the Director's Financial Analyst Program will experience diverse roles, responsibilities, and areas of expertise. As a result, in a short period of time, analysts will play an integral role in everything the Bureau does, from rigorous data-driven policy creation and market monitoring to on-site supervision of market participants. All analysts will complete developmental rotations in offices throughout the Bureau. These rotations are designed to provide exposure to the analysis, strategy, research, education, policy development, supervision, enforcement, and rule making activities throughout the Bureau.
The following are the duties of this position at the CN-51, broadly equivalent to the GS-11. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
Key Requirements:
Eligible applicants must be either:
You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Education Requirements:
To qualify at the CN-30, applicants must have completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 (or equivalent); AND successful completion of at least 5 courses in any of the following: econometrics, statistics, mathematics, quantitative methods, or finance or similar coursework indicating numeric competency and/or grounded in quantitative analysis. Course work must have prepared the candidate to perform basic statistical techniques such as regression analysis, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, statistical t-tests, confidence intervals, ANOVA, and correlation coefficients.
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent.
OTHER INFORMATION:
We also take the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range as listed in this vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum of the salary range to the midpoint of the salary range. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that band level. See information on our base pay ranges and salary structure.
Our comprehensive benefits are among the most generous in the federal government. They include:- Challenging and rewarding work benefiting American consumers - Opportunities for development and advancement- Comprehensive Federal health, vision, dental, life, and long-term care insurance programs- Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/201706_cfpb_benefits.pdf
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your:
Rating: If you meet the minimum qualification requirements, you may be invited to complete a written narrative exercise. If you fail to complete the exercise you will no longer be considered for the position.
Written Exercise: An assessment specialist from the Bureau's Office of Human Capital will contact you, if you are found minimally qualified, and you will have 72 hours to submit your written narrative. It is advised to occasionally check your "junk mail"/SPAM folders within your email to ensure you do not miss a message. You may request reasonable accommodation to complete the exercise through your assessment specialist. The submitted exercise will be assessed by a panel of trained Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to determine your level of proficiency in the following competencies:
Referral: If you complete the written narrative exercise and are rated by the SMEs among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official, after which you will be requested to participate in a series of selection interviews. Additionally, the score you receive may be applied to future job announcements that:
Review your resume and responses carefully. Responses that are not fully supported by the information in your application package may result in adjustments to your score. Your resume will be among the factors used in setting your pay, should you be made an offer of employment. Please ensure that it fully describes your experience as it relates to the position for which you are applying.
Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category. Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.
A panel of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will assess each applicant's Assessment Response to determine best qualified applicants for the position. Qualified applicants will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A (highest quality category), B (middle quality category), or C (minimally qualified category), depending on their score on the Assessment.
A complete application includes 1. A résumé, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents.
Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). Please ensure all required documents, including any required work samples, narratives, or other materials as stated in this announcement, are attached to your application package.
Any required documents should be submitted at the time that you apply as documents will not be accepted after the vacancy closes.
All applicants are required to submit a résumé either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your résumé. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your résumé to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view résumé tips.
VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans preference, please see applicant guide for required documentation. In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide.
EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
See our tips on the application process and printable checklist to ensure each step of the application is completed.
RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTS: In addition, we recommend that you submit copies of the following:
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.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers.
Please review the entire announcement before applying.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
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Once the online application is submitted, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. We will review your resume and transcript(s) (if appropriate) to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and may interview the best-qualified applicants. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct any required suitability and/or security background investigation.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/686678400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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