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Position Title
Operational Risk Analyst
Agency
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner
Announcement Number
23-HUD-968 Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, February 16, 2023 to Friday, April 7, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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4. Are you a current Excepted Service employee of a Federal Agency covered by an OPM Interchange agreement that conveys noncompetitive eligibility?

For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems.  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status. 
 
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5. Are you eligible for competitive consideration under any of the following merit promotion categories?
  • Current Federal civilian employee in the Competitive service on a permanent career or career-conditional appointment
  • Current Excepted service employee covered by an Interchange Agreement
  • Former Federal employee with Reinstatement eligibility
  • Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
  • Current Federal employee serving on a VRA appointment
  • Land Management Employee eligible under Public Law 114-47
  • Other competitive category not listed above (you must submit proof of eligibility)
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6. Are you eligible to be appointed under the Military Spouse Noncompetitive Appointing Authority based on any of the following categories?
  • You are the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces.
  • You are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • You are the widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status, and you have not re-married.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Veterans)
 
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7. Are you a former federal employee that has been separated for at least one full year and is eligible to be non-competitively reinstated to a higher grade or full-performance level than which you left federal employment?
(Note: you MUST provide:  1) a copy of your separation SF-50 (the "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should show a "1" or "2"); AND 2) the last performance appraisal you received from your federal employment which shows at least a fully successful rating.)
 
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8. Do you currently hold (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement), with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement?
 
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9. Are you eligible under any other miscellaneous appointing authority not listed thus far, such as (but not all inclusive to):
  • Postal Career Service Employee;
  • Postal Rate Commission Employee;
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; 
  • Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee; or 
  • Foreign overseas employee or eligible family member of former overseas employee
 For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management.  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=MiscellaneousAuthoritiesNotRegulated .  To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status. 

For more information on Foreign overseas employment please review the following: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#NontemporaryForeignService or https://www.state.gov/global-community-liaison-office/family-member-employment/family-member-employment-in-the-d-c-area/non-competitive-eligibility-nce/#NCE5
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10. Are you eligible for consideration as a Peace Corps, VISTA, or Action volunteer?  If you select this option, you are required to provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility by submitting proof of employment from the appropriate agency with your completed application.
National Service (Peace Corps and VISTA)
 
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11. Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability appointment?

For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.

To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
 
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12. Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?

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Preferences
1. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
2. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)? (limit characters)
3. Are you a current Federal employee? (limit characters)
4. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held. (limit 250 characters)
Performance Appraisal
1. As outlined in the vacancy announcement, you must submit a copy of all pages of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal, dated within the last 12 months, that includes the final rating. If you have not submitted an appraisal meeting these specific requirements, you must explain why you are unable to do so in the next question. If you do not provide a copy of the performance appraisal, or a statement advising why it is unavailable, you will be removed from further consideration. If you are unable to provide a performance appraisal with your application, you will need to provide a reason in the text box below.

(Note: If you answer "NO" to this question, you must provide a reason as to why you were not able to provide a performance appraisal in the text box of the following question)

Have you submitted a copy of all pages of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal, dated within the last 12 months, that includes the final rating?
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2. If you answered "NO" to the previous question, please provide a reason as to why you were not able to provide a performance appraisal in the text box below. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Specialized Experience for the GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

- Performed operational risk assessments in the mortgage lending, mortgage banking, or rental housing community; AND
- Assessed operational risk management policies and guidance in the mortgage banking, mortgage lending, or rental housing community; AND
- Experience analyzing business operations through Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs).
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Do you have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, as described above? (limit characters)
2. Experience must be clearly documented in your resume to receive credit. Please indicate where in your resume this experience can be found. List the position title, employer and dates of employment. (limit 250 characters)
3. Choose the statement that best describes your experience with risk assessments. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
4. Do you have experience leading projects and initiatives designed to incorporate risk management data and metrics into governance functions such as strategic planning, goal setting, program evaluation and improved operational performance within various divisions and offices? (limit characters)
5. Experience must be clearly documented in your resume to receive credit. Please indicate where in your resume this experience can be found. List the position title, employer and dates of employment. (limit 250 characters)
6. Choose the response that best describes your experience/role in assessing policies and procedures and developing written and oral presentation which includes policy options and recommendations. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
7. Do you have experience working with operational risk management teams? (limit characters)
8. Experience must be clearly documented in your resume to receive credit. Please indicate where in your resume this experience can be found. List the position title, employer and dates of employment. (limit 250 characters)
9. Choose the response that best describes your experience interviewing upper management on internal processes. (limit characters)
10. Select the response that best describes your experience in developing reports that present and summarize risks facing an organization, allowing for trend analysis and greater understanding about significant enterprise risk issues. (limit characters)
11. Choose the response that best describes your experience of the roles and operational characteristics of the agencies/corporations in the housing and mortgage industries. (limit characters)
12. Choose the statement that best describes your experience with operational risk assessment in the housing or mortgage industries. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
13. Do you have experience successfully identifying, monitoring, and mitigating operational risk exposure for mortgage, insurance, or rental assistance programs? This includes identifying, managing, and mitigating risks in the areas of people, process or technology. (limit characters)
14. Experience must be clearly documented in your resume to receive credit. Please indicate where in your resume this experience can be found. List the position title, employer and dates of employment. (limit 250 characters)
15. Choose the statement that best describes your experience developing and monitoring internal audit plans and leveraging audit findings. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
16. Do you have experience reviewing independent audit reports or external audit reports in which you had the responsibility to identify trends that might require operational changes and corrective actions? (limit characters)
17. Experience must be clearly documented in your resume to receive credit. Please indicate where in your resume this experience can be found. List the position title, employer and dates of employment. (limit 250 characters)