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Position Title
SENIOR OFFICER - DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Agency
Securities and Exchange Commission
Announcement Number
21-DE-10939885-DMQ Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, October 26, 2020 to Monday, November 9, 2020
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Have you served on a Schedule C appointment or as a political appointee anytime within the last 5 years? (limit characters)
3. Have you received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) in the last 5 years? If so, you will need to repay the entire amount of the VSIP to the agency from which you separated as a condition of reemployment. (limit characters)
Preferences
1. From the options below, please indicate the choice that BEST describes your situation: (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Senior Officer-Deputy Director position, in the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. (limit characters)
1. Do you possess a degree in:
(A) Economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus?

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(B) A Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Examples of qualifying experience include: (1) Individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; (2) Supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or (3) Teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.

Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of work require special care in such determinations:
(1) Economic statistics;
(2) Industrial surveys;
(3) Management of individual business enterprises, including farms;
(4) Industrial planning;
(5) Writing or editorial work in economic subjects; and
(6) Financial market analysis.
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2. Select the statement that best describes your experience.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
3. Do you possess the following competencies?

Core Qualifications:
1. Management Experience: Experience designing and implementing strategies which maximize employee potential and foster high ethical standards in meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals.
2. Leading Change/Achieving Results: Experience developing and implementing an organizational vision which integrates key national and program goals, priorities, values, and other factors of that organization. Examples should include experience implementing change in his/her organization, exercising leadership and motivating managers to incorporate vision and strategic planning into the process.
3. Building Coalitions/Communications: Experience explaining, advocating, and expressing facts and ideas (both orally and in writing) in a convincing manner. Experience working with the press, political appointees, Congress, and other high-level organizations and staff on various types of important national issues. Experience includes working in groups and teams conducting briefings with outside groups and gaining cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.

Technical Qualifications:
1. Describe your experience demonstrating an ability to conduct empirical analyses of economic issues designed to inform on policy decisions related to financial market regulation.
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Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. All applicants found to be minimally qualified will be required to provide narrative responses (500 words or less per question) regarding the executive and technical qualifications below. After the announcement closing date, an HR specialist will determine if you meet the minimum qualifications described in the Qualifications Section. If you do, you will receive an email asking you to respond to the core and technical qualifications listed below. You must provide your responses within 72 hours of notification. (limit characters)