Project Finance and Insurance Project Specialist
- Organization
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Job Type
- Full-time
- Deadline for Applications
- 02/13/2023
- How to Apply
- All applications must be submitted on USAJobs no later than 11:59 pm (EST) on February 13th, 2023
- Where to Apply
- https://www.usajobs.gov/job/703053300
- Tags
- Full-time
| Located in the Office of Structured Finance and Insurance (OSFI), you will manage complex, sensitive, and precedent-setting finance and political risk insurance projects. You will carry out the full range of new project financings and undertake all tasks required to process transactions from initial screening to due diligence, negotiating & structuring, approval, documentation, closing & funding. Additionally, you will handle the full range of new political risk & re-insurance coverage & undertake all tasks required to process transactions.
As a Project Finance and Insurance Project Specialist, you will: – Handle a range of activities in the structured debt finance origination process, including reviewing business plans, off-take agreements, financial model projections, and financial model sensitivities for structured debt finance applications. |
Additional Information
Conditions of Employment
– Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
– Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
– Must submit resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
– Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation
– May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
– Within 30 days of your start date, you will be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450)
– Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance
– This position will require foreign travel to developing countries
Qualifications
Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement.
You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill one of the following qualification requirements:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience in all of the following:
1. Conducting the full origination of political risk insurance applications for projects, including THREEof the following:
– macro-economic, sector/industry and political risk analysis
– financial analysis
– legal structuring
– presentation to Insurance approval committees as part of a team;
2. Conducting and reviewing project finance loan origination, including FIVE of the following:
– financial analysis
– legal structuring
– economic or political risk analysis
– detailed credit analysis
– presentation to Finance Credit approval committees as part of a team
– loan negotiations of limited recourse finance transactions in developing countries;
3. Expert level experience in creating, analyzing, auditing, and running sensitivities on financial models for debt finance in the project finance manner for projects located in developing markets;
4. Working on the most complex international investments or international financial transactions in a commercial bank, investment bank, international financial institution, or multilateral organization; AND
5. Experience in the financial services industry with experience gained in at least THREEof the following areas:
– project finance
– corporate finance
– accounting
– credit analysis
– international investments
– commercial/investment banking
Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level.
You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill one of the following qualification requirements:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience in all of the following:
1) Experience independently or leading a team in originating international project finance debt transactions in developing countries while working at a commercial bank, investment bank, international financial institution, or multilateral organization;
2) Experience conducting all of the following: due diligence, political risk analysis, financial analysis, economic analysis, detailed credit analysis, legal agreement structuring, legal agreement negotiations, and political risk analysis of limited recourse finance transactions;
3) Experience conducting financial analysis, calculating credit risk exposure, financial modeling of financial projections, detailed credit analysis of international ventures and market analysis of business ventures in developing countries;
4) Experience identifying international financial and investment policy issues to identifying political, economic and credit risks, with work product considered final;
5) Experience creating, analyzing and running sensitivities on complex financial models for projections of financial projects with work product considered final;
6) Experience communicating results of research and analysis with work product considered final; AND
7) Experience in project finance with experience gained in the following areas: corporate finance, accounting, credit analysis, international investments and commercial/investment banking.
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.
