Senior Policy Advisor (Director for Institutional Integrity)

Summary

This position is located in the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The Director for Institutional Integrity serves as Senior Policy Advisor in OGC, developing and promoting appropriate implementation of an anti-corruption framework, including policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of integrity in DFC's activities.

Duties

As the Senior Policy Advisor (Director for Institutional Integrity), you will: Develop and maintain DFC's anti-corruption framework, including policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of integrity in DFC's development finance activities. Serve as a policy advisor in OGC, providing input and advice on BUILD Act risk and audit compliance to inform policy and program issues in the area of integrity, corruption and fraud, and assuming responsibility for ensuring appropriate DFC responses to ensure compliance. Advise on DFC's sanctions and debarment process for both programmatic and operational activities. Assist the GC, DGCs, and other members of OGC in resolving compliance issues, recommending, as appropriate, risk mitigation strategies, exercise of contractual remedies, initiation of the debarment process and/or sanctions. Develop relevant criteria and assist the GC, DGC, other members of OGC, and VPs in maintaining consistency in the analysis of integrity due diligence (KYC) results across DFC's pipeline and portfolio. Provide related training. Represent DFC in an interagency capacity with relevant stakeholders in identification of potential DFC foreign counterparty entities that may be engaged in corruption activities, bribery, fraud, terrorism, terrorism financing, money laundering, drug trafficking, human trafficking or complicity with the gross violation of human rights. Recommend initiation of investigations by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) into suspected violations of BUILD Act and other legal and policy requirements for the prevention of fraud and corruption. Provide support related to referrals of fraud and corruption matters to OIG and management of DFC's responses to ongoing investigations and OIG findings related to fraud and corruption; chair DFC anti-fraud and corruption meetings, coordinate with OIG on allegation processing (as appropriate), follow-up on DFC actions related to allegations and OIG investigations. Recommend actions to the GC, DGC, CEO, CoS, CRO, or CFO based on a thorough understanding of BUILD Act risk and audit requirements in accomplishment of DFC goals and objectives. Provide ongoing training to staff on the sanctions and debarment process and policies related to anti-fraud and anti-corruption as they pertain to operational or programmatic activities of DFC. Recommend and implement engagement across sectors in current thinking, approaches, strategies, and tools related to preventing, detecting, and mitigating fraud and corruption in international development projects that are of relevance to DFC's approach, in order to improve DFC's performance in combating fraud and corruption and fulfilling its mission. Lead and provide inputs for reports on compliance with transparency standards, through the implementation of integrity and anti-corruption safeguards across DFC's operations. Draft remarks, briefings, and talking points for the GC and other senior DFC officials as requested related to issues related to the incumbent's duties. Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position. Qualifications

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level). Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You may qualify at the GS-15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience in all of the following: Experience conducting open-source business intelligence research, analyzing results, and preparing written summaries of findings; Experience applying international legal and policy frameworks related to control of money laundering, corruption, terrorist financing, and economic sanctions; Experience providing advice on BUILD Act risk and audit compliance; and Experience serving as an expert advisor supporting senior executive leadership by formulating policy recommendations on anti-corruption framework. Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level. 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. This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement. How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Compliance Technical Competence Organizational Awareness Problem Solving Program Management Applying Policy and Directive Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. You may preview the Application Questionnaire at: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13061036 Other Information

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility. For more information: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp). Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/verify/). Telework Suitability: The duties of this position are suitable for telework. The selectee may be allowed episodic or emergency telework with supervisor approval and if they meet the eligibility criterion in the 2010 Telework Act. Stipulations of Employment: Selection may require completion of a 1-year probationary period. Work Schedule: This position allows for a flexible work schedule. Miscellaneous: DFC uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit https://www.dfc.gov/who-we-are/careers/fairchanceact for more information. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.