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Financial Economist (Country Risk) -Direct Hire
Export-Import Bank of the United States · Posted today
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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