Senior Policy Advisor (Director for Institutional Integrity)

About the role

This position is located in the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Office of the General Counsel (OGC).

The Director for Institutional Integrity serves as Senior Policy Advisor in OGC, developing and promoting appropriate implementation of an anti-corruption framework, including policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of integrity in DFC's activities.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain DFC's anti-corruption framework, including policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of integrity in DFC's development finance activities.
• Serve as a policy advisor in OGC, providing input and advice on BUILD Act risk and audit compliance to inform policy and program issues in the area of integrity, corruption and fraud, and assuming responsibility for ensuring appropriate DFC responses to ensure compliance.
• Advise on DFC's sanctions and debarment process for both programmatic and operational activities.
• Assist the GC, DGCs, and other members of OGC in resolving compliance issues, recommending, as appropriate, risk mitigation strategies, exercise of contractual remedies, initiation of the debarment process and/or sanctions.
• Develop relevant criteria and assist the GC, DGC, other members of OGC, and VPs in maintaining consistency in the analysis of integrity due diligence (KYC) results across DFC's pipeline and portfolio.
• Provide related training.
• Represent DFC in an interagency capacity with relevant stakeholders in identification of potential DFC foreign counterparty entities that may be engaged in corruption activities, bribery, fraud, terrorism, terrorism financing, money laundering, drug trafficking, human trafficking or complicity with the gross violation of human rights.
• Recommend initiation of investigations by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) into suspected violations of BUILD Act and other legal and policy requirements for the prevention of fraud and corruption.
• Provide support related to referrals of fraud and corruption matters to OIG and management of DFC's responses to ongoing investigations and OIG findings related to fraud and corruption; chair DFC anti-fraud and corruption meetings, coordinate with OIG on allegation processing (as appropriate), follow-up on DFC actions related to allegations and OIG investigations.
• Recommend actions to the GC, DGC, CEO, CoS, CRO, or CFO based on a thorough understanding of BUILD Act risk and audit requirements in accomplishment of DFC goals and objectives.
• Provide ongoing training to staff on the sanctions and debarment process and policies related to anti-fraud and anti-corruption as they pertain to operational or programmatic activities of DFC.
• Recommend and implement engagement across sectors in current thinking, approaches, strategies, and tools related to preventing, detecting, and mitigating fraud and corruption in international development projects that are of relevance to DFC's approach, in order to improve DFC's performance in combating fraud and corruption and fulfilling its mission.
• Lead and provide inputs for reports on compliance with transparency standards, through the implementation of integrity and anti-corruption safeguards across DFC's operations.
• Draft remarks, briefings, and talking points for the GC and other senior DFC officials as requested related to issues related to the incumbent's duties.
• Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.

If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Compliance Technical Competence Organizational Awareness Problem Solving Program Management Applying Policy and Directive Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. You may preview the Application Questionnaire at: ***

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
• IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.
• If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement.
• Your responses to the application questionnaire: *** 3.
• Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Your most recent Promotion, Within-Range Increase (WRI/WGI), or Appointment/Conversion Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50), if applying as a current or former Federal Employee (i.e. status candidate), showing you are/were in the competitive service, on a permanent basis, and the highest grade or promotion potential held, is required.
• DO NOT submit NON-Pay Impacting Action SF-50's to include, "Organizational Code Change SF-50's, Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's, etc." or SF-52's Request of Personnel Action as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade.
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable Career Transition Assistance Program Documentation, if applicable (e.g. Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.)

What to expect next

For status updates on your application, please follow the directions listed above in the How to Apply section. Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. If you are selected for an interview for this position, you will be contacted directly.

A final job offer for this position is typically made within several weeks after the closing date of the vacancy announcement. After confirming a job offer, all other applicants will be notified of their non-selection.

Additional information

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed.

To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility. For more information: ***).

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see ***). Telework Suitability: The duties of this position are suitable for telework. The selectee may be allowed episodic or emergency telework with supervisor approval and if they meet the eligibility criterion in the 2010 Telework Act.

Stipulations of Employment: Selection may require completion of a 1-year probationary period. Work Schedule: This position allows for a flexible work schedule. Miscellaneous: DFC uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit *** Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO).

Please visit *** for more information.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.