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Financial Economist (Country Risk) -Direct Hire
Export-Import Bank of the United States · Posted 95 days ago
About the Role
Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date. This announcement will be used to fill vacancies through OPM-authorized Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for STEM (Scientific, Technical, Engineering and Mathematic) positions at the GS-11 through GS-15 grade levels. This position is processed under Direct Hire authority. Veterans' Preference and Category Rating procedures DOES NOT APPLY. For more information, click here. About this agency
What You'll Do
- →This position is located in the Country Risk and Economic Analysis Division (CREA), Office of Economic Analysis, Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- →The CREA is primarily responsible for assessing the external creditworthiness of approximately 140 countries.
- →In addition, CREA is responsible for researching country risk methodological issues and making recommendations intended to refine the country risk rating process.
- →Finally, CREA conducts economic analysis of issues pertinent to the operations of EXIM Bank.
- →At the full performance level, duties include, but are not limited to: Determines recommended ICRAS ratings for both sovereign and non-sovereign medium- and long-term markets.
- →When necessary, defends recommended ICRAS ratings before the ICRAS forum.
- →Develops arguments to justify a country's appropriate final OECD risk classification.
- →Analyzes the impact of various macroeconomic indicators on country creditworthiness and formulating recommended alterations to ICRAS and/or OECD country risk modeling.
- →Provides written and oral briefings for board directors, senior management and staff (particularly the lending and asset management divisions) on country conditions and medium-term repayment prospects.
- →Regional concentration: Latin American and the Caribbean/ and or Africa.
- →Communicates to external clients in Spanish.
- →Convert documents from English to Spanish.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9a054ad6-0ccd-453a-a07e-6589b1f6491a
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