Supervisory Environmental and Social Risk Specialist (Deputy Vice President)

The Deputy Vice President leads the Environmental & Social Risk Assessment Division in DFC's Office of Development Policy (ODP). This position determines, maintains, and ensures compliance with agency and ODP environmental & social policies and procedures; oversees environmental & social risk assessments of potential projects and environmental & social monitoring and management of active projects; and shares lessons learned on project and portfolio environmental & social performance.

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:

1. Providing expert guidance to internal and external stakeholders on environmental and social risk assessments of international projects/investments, through application of the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Performance Standards and other international best practices;
2. Reviewing current environmental and social risk policies and/or procedures and recommending changes to senior leadership; and
3. Supervising a team, to include developing work plans and strategies and setting performance goals.

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 position is being advertised concurrently with vacancy announcement 26-ODP-DE-12923363-BN using Delegated Examining (DE) procedures. If interested, refer to that announcement to determine if you meet DE requirements and can apply to that announcement. NOTE: You must apply separately to each announcement in order to be considered under both.

This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.

Responsibilities:

As a Supervisory Environmental and Social Risk Specialist (Deputy Vice President), you will:

• Provide strategic direction and leadership on the policies and approach of the Environmental & Social (E&S) Risk Assessment Division.
• Oversee operational implementation of the division's activities and consistent application of policies and procedures to environmental and social due diligence and clearances of potential investments; oversee and direct the management of environmental and social performance of active projects.
• Direct, coordinate, and oversee work through subordinate supervisors.
• Oversee ODP's responses to internal and external stakeholder comments and responses as they relate to E&S matters.
• Lead the development of thought leadership on environmental and social matters, policies, processes, and procedures and represent DFC and the Office of Development Policy in external events and panels on environmental and social risk matters.

Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position.

Salary : $169,279