Financial Institution Policy Analyst, Currency Education Program- RBOPS - 23036

  • Federal Reserve Board
  • Washington, District of Columbia
  • Jun 20, 2022
Full time Financial Project Manager Government

Job Description

DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial Institution and Policy Analysts work under regular supervision to conduct in-depth analyses on quantitative and qualitative data. Perform assigned project tasks while developing domain expertise. Share information and ideas regarding projects and work primarily for their Project Team, Section, or Division. Prepare and deliver communications including presentations and recommendations to others in the Section/Division and/or to external stakeholders. Some travel may be required.

Currency Education Program (CEP):
The CEP, part of the Division of Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems, supports the Federal Reserve Board in meeting its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Reserve Act to issue notes. The goal of the program is to protect and maintain confidence in Federal Reserve notes. To achieve this goal, the CEP provides information and conducts outreach and training on the design and security features of U.S. currency to a broad range of stakeholders, including consumers, financial institutions, businesses, and the gaming industry. Because U.S. currency circulates broadly around the world, the CEP is necessarily global. Key partners in the CEP’s education efforts include Homeland Security’s United States Secret Service, the State Department and its Embassies and Consulates, the Federal Reserve Banks, and the Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Financial Institution and Policy Analysts perform the following responsibilities under regular supervision:

• Prepare and deliver clear, accurate and concise communication orally and in writing
• Share information and ideas regarding projects and work for Section/Project Teams/Division or external stakeholders
• Perform assigned project tasks and lead well-defined tasks within a project
• Assist senior staff by providing support, information or analysis
• Participate in drafting policy recommendations supported by logical reasoning and sound analysis
• Helps to identify and analyze emerging risks in financial institutions and markets
• Helps identify relevant issues and trends and draw conclusions through analysis of quantitative and qualitative data

Position Requirements:
A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public policy, economics, or another related field and a minimum of 1 year of related experience, or a master’s degree in a related field.

Must know the terminology associated with these competencies and be capable of applying these competencies under supervision:

• Data Collection & Analysis: The ability to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data
• Project Management: The ability to initiate, plan, execute, and close the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time
• Critical Thinking: The ability to actively conceptualize, apply, analyze, synthesize, and/or evaluate information
• Presentation Skills: The ability to orally express ideas and facts in a clear and organized manner to individuals or groups in a style, tone, and level of detail appropriate to the audience and the occasion
• Highly desirable: Fluent in Spanish (Latin America focus internationally)

Remarks:
The analyst will support the U.S. currency program’s domestic and international initiatives for the global public. This position requires experience in working with complex projects with a variety of partners.

Responsibilities include:
• Building strong working relationships and working cooperatively with other teams in the Federal Reserve System
• Working day-to-day to with external agencies and coordinating requests as they arise
• Expressing ideas and facts in a clear and organized manner and ensuring communications are delivered in a style, tone, and level of detail appropriate to the audience and the occasion
• Considering the values, risks, impact, and implications in evaluating information and choosing solutions
• Identifying existing opportunities to improve processes and proposing new initiatives that will further the work of the team

A successful candidate will possess:
• Organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively and to adapt to changing duties
• Fluent or highly proficient in Spanish

This role is located in Washington DC and will require on-site presence.