Policy Analyst (Capital Markets)

You may qualify at the VH-38 (GS-12) band level if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the VH-37 (GS-11) band level in the Federal service which includes experience and ability to participate in the examination or auditing of a financial institution's capital markets activities (regulatory capital/earnings/liquidity/sensitivity to interest rate risk) or perform financial analysis and evaluation work of (1) one or more of the following: corporate finance and any specialized fields of finance required such as marketable investments, regulatory capital requirements, interest rate risk management, liquidity management, money and securities markets, investments, and banking, and, or(2) the financial and management structure, operations, and practices of the FCS or financial institutions.

You may qualify at the VH-39 (GS-13) band level if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the VH-38 (GS-12) band level in the Federal service which includes the ability to lead or perform financial analysis and evaluation work of (1) one or more of the following: corporate finance and any specialized fields of finance required such as marketable investments, regulatory capital requirements, interest rate risk management, liquidity management, money and securities markets, investments, and banking, and, or (2) the financial and management structure, operations, and practices of the FCS or financial institutions; the ability to communicate, either verbally or written, the results and deliverables of such a financial analysis or evaluation; and an understanding of principles, methods, and tools for managing projects.

You may qualify at the VH-40 (GS-14) band level if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the VH-39 (GS-13) band level in the Federal service which includes the ability to lead and perform financial analysis and evaluation work of (1) one or more of the following: corporate finance and any specialized fields of finance required such as marketable investments, regulatory capital requirements, interest rate risk management, liquidity management, money and securities markets, investments, and banking, and, or (2) the financial and management structure, operations, and practices of the FCS or financial institutions; the ability to communicate, both verbally and written, the results and deliverables of such financial analysis or evaluation; and a demonstration of the ability to manage finance or capital market related projects that result in a deliverable.

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.