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Position Title
Director Operational Risk Analysis Divison
Agency
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Announcement Number
23-HUD-2089 Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, May 26, 2023 to Monday, June 5, 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
For the GS-15, the specialized experience is one (1) year of experience at the GS-14 level, or equivalent, which is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and has equipped the candidate with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position successfully. Specialized experience is defined as follows:

- Experience in programs focusing on risk management issues; AND
- Experience coordinating a variety of long-term highly in-depth programs dealing with the mortgage and housing industries; AND
- Experience applying risk assessment methodologies programs dealing with the mortgage and housing industries (i.e. economic turmoil, credit, market, and operational risks); AND
- Experience in analyzing and evaluating policy issues and developing written and oral presentations which include policy options and recommendations to executive staff.
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1. Do you have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 level or equivalent as stated above and in the vacancy announcement? (limit characters)
2. Experience must be clearly documented in your resume to receive proper credit. Please indicate where this experience can be found in your resume. List the employer, position title, and dates of employment. (limit 250 characters)
3. Select the response that best describes your experience analyzing requirements and managing projects. (limit characters)
4. Select the response(s) that describe(s) your experience performing and demonstrating your experience in project management: (limit characters)
5. Choose the response that best describes your experience developing innovative approaches and strategies to quantify operational risks in the mortgage and housing finance areas. (limit characters)
6. Select the response(s) that describe(s) your experience identifying and analyzing problems, making logical decisions, and providing solutions to individual and organizational problems. (limit characters)
7. Do you have experience successfully identifying, managing, monitoring and mitigating operational risk exposure for mortgage/insurance programs on a national level? This includes identifying, managing and mitigating risks in the areas of people, process, or technology. (limit characters)
8. Experience must be clearly defined in your resume to receive proper credit. If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please indicate where in your resume this experience can be found. List the employer, position title, and dates of employment. If you answered "No" to the previous question, please type "N/A" in the box below. (limit 250 characters)
9. Select the response(s) that describe(s) your experience conducting analyses using the following qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques. (limit characters)
10. Do you have experience creating quantitative and qualitative reports through the analysis of various data elements/trends and reporting these issues and developing reporting conclusions to senior management? (limit characters)
11. Experience must be clearly defined in your resume to receive proper credit. If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please indicate where in your resume this experience can be found. List the employer, position title, and dates of employment. If you answered "No" to the previous question, please type "N/A" in the box below. (limit 250 characters)
12. Select the response(s) that describe(s) your experience identifying and analyzing problems, making logical decisions, and providing solutions that is best for the organization and community. (limit characters)
13. Please select the response that best describes your experience analyzing and evaluating program data and information. (limit characters)
14. Do you have experience working with models, strategies and analytical tools, i.e., assessing credit, market, and operational risks in the mortgage or housing finance industry? (limit characters)
15. Experience must be clearly defined in your resume to receive proper credit. If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please indicate where in your resume this experience can be found. List the employer, position title, and dates of employment. If you answered "No" to the previous question, please type "N/A" in the box below. (limit 250 characters)
16. Select the statement that best describes your experience composing written communications, including the responsibility and accountability for accurate content, grammar, spelling, appropriate tone and format. (limit characters)
17. Select the response(s) that describe(s) your experience related to communication skills. (limit characters)
18. I have experience composing written material where the audience is: (limit characters)
19. Do you have experience providing information orally as a representative of an agency/organization at conferences, trainings and public meetings? (limit characters)
20. Experience must be clearly defined in your resume to receive proper credit. If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please indicate where in your resume this experience can be found. List the employer, position title, and dates of employment. If you answered "No" to the previous question, please type "N/A" in the box below. (limit 250 characters)