OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST - RECENT GRADUATE

This vacancy is being announced under the Pathways Recent Graduates Program.

Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date.

Qualifications:

Recent Graduate Eligibility: Individuals who have obtained a qualifying Associates, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, Doctorate, Vocational or Technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution, within the previous 2 years.

OR

Veterans (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2108) who were unable to apply within 2 years of obtaining a qualifying Associates, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, Doctorate, Vocational or Technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution due to their military service obligation. Veterans have a full 2-year eligibility period to apply upon his/her release or discharge from active duty. The eligibility period for veterans must be within 6 years of degree completion.

AND

Basic Requirements: A degree in operations research or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics with at least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. (Transcripts must show 3 hours of calculus credit). Courses acceptable for qualifying for operations research positions may have been taken in departments other than Operations Research, e.g., Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, International Business or Business Management.

AND

In addition to the Recent Graduate and Basic Requirement Eligibilities noted above, applicants must also meet one of the following:

Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work): GS-09: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal Government. Specialized experience includes:

• Experience retrieving, evaluating, and analyzing general macroeconomic and trade data (both qualitative and quantitative); and
• Experience generating data (qualitative and quantitative) and reports on economic, financial, banking or international trade issues to support recommendations to decision-makers.

****NOTE: You must submit proof of your education at the time of application in order to receive consideration.*****

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

• http://www.naces.org
• http://www.fceatlanta.com

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. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information:

• http://www.naces.org
• http://www.fceatlanta.com

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.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:

• Organization/Agency's Name
• Title
• Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
• Start and end dates (including the month and year)
• Number of hours you worked per week
• Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement

If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here. As a participant in the Pathways Recent Graduates Program, you will:

• receive at least 40 hours of formal training and on-the-job training directly linked to your employment field;
• be assigned a mentor;
• sign a Pathways Recent Graduates' Participant Agreement and execute an Individual Development Plan outlining training requirements and program expectations; and
• serve a trial period for one year under an excepted service appointment

Recent Graduates who satisfactorily complete the Pathways Recent Graduates Program and meet all eligibility requirements for conversion may be non-competitively converted to a Term or Permanent appointment in the competitive service. All requirements must be met by 06/01/2026, the closing date of the announcement.

Responsibilities:

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply.

EXIM's Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. Successful applicants are placed in a dynamic developmental program with the potential to lead to a civil service career in the Federal Government.

This Operations Research Analyst position is located in the Office of Policy Analysis & International Relations (OPAIR) and may be for either the Policy Analysis Division or International Relations Division within OPAIR. The Policy Analysis Division is responsible for EXIM's policy analysis, program design, and evaluation. The International Relations Division is responsible for EXIM's involvement in and relationships with the international organizations, associations, and regulatory bodies that affect official export credits (e.g. OECD, Berne Union, G7/12/20 and WTO). The employee works under the general direction of the Vice President of Policy Analysis, Vice President of International Relations, or his/her/their designee.

At the full performance level, duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performs research on market conditions related to his/her/their portfolio of issues which can entail using electronic, written, or verbal sources and may make use of general information, reports, surveys, and discussions with experts on the topic.
• Research's both quantitative and qualitative data, including data available from the EXIM Reporting System (ERS) to develop information, tables, and Excel spreadsheets on EXIM programs and policies within the context of broader macroeconomic trends.
• Generates data for several of the following programs and/or specializations: loan, guarantee, working capital, insurance, supply chain, small business, securitization, and several of the following EXIM policies: foreign content, local costs, economic impact, U.S. shipping requirements, co-financing, military use, used equipment, reach back, and others as assigned.
• The data generated by the employee supports analyses that guide decision makers in their deliberations on whether transactions meet established standards/policy requirements to qualify EXIM financing or how to develop EXIM's position in international negotiations.
• Monitors and prepares analytical reports on trends in EXIM policies that are the subject of Congressional inquiry, OECD negotiations, Berne Union discussion, and/or other domestic and/or international stakeholder questions.
• Analyzes program and policy issues in the context of EXIM's mandates, particularly international competitiveness.
• Identifies the prime objective of the program/policy, evaluates the extent of successful achievement of the objective, evaluates the benefits and costs of the program/policy (including financial and operational), and makes recommendations based on this cost/benefit analysis.

Salary : $70,623