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Summary This position is located in the Office of Legislative Affairs of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, D.C. Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $310,000. Responsibilities The Deputy Director shares in overall oversight, direction, and decision-making in administering the programs, functions, and responsibilities of the Office of Legislative Affairs. Collaborates with the Director in the development of short- and long-term goals and strategies, aligning OLA objectives with greater FDIC goals and expectations. In the absence of the Director, assumes responsibility for managing, directing, and expediting legislative matters and the everyday affairs and operations of the Office, except for those matters which by law or regulation cannot be delegated to the Deputy Director by the Director. Directs and/or reviews, recommends or approves the establishment or modification of policies, methods and procedures needed to conduct or enhance OLA operations. Performs highly specialized and technical work covering all aspects of the FDIC's legislative, regulatory, policy, and rulemaking responsibilities. Provides senior FDIC leadership with advice and analysis on a variety of potential, proposed, and actual legislative matters and their impact on the Corporation’s operations, as well as other complex regulatory matters. Coordinates special projects, presenting the views of the Corporation and guides working groups toward plausible solutions and alternatives to problems and action plans. Prepares the Chairman and other Corporation witnesses for congressional hearings and oversees the composition of congressional testimony and edits testimony for final distribution. Directs the drafting and editing of other sensitive congressional correspondence and responses to inquiries. Serves as an expert advisor to executive management on congressional matters and the status of legislation with real or potential impacts to the Corporation. Attends hearings, markups and congressional events to represent the Corporation. Establishes and maintains effective contacts with congressional staff and external counterparts for the purpose of coordinating information about and effectively responding to pending legislative matters affecting the Corporation and the banking and thrift industries. Prepares and delivers speeches regarding legislative developments for training and other internal Corporation purposes, as well as for external conferences. Supervises and reviews the preparation of the budget of the Office of Legislative Affairs for final decision by the Director. Serves as a first-line supervisor for OLA staff, exercises supervisory personnel management authority to include: planning, assigning, and reviewing work products of subordinates; establishing guidelines and performance expectations; and evaluating work performance and providing feedback. Identifies training and development needs for the section and provides regular recognition of staff. Works in collaboration with the appropriate Legal Division staff to administer disciplinary action when needed. Ensures that programs are administered effectively and in accordance with broadly state objectives and priorities. Requirements Conditions of Employment Registration with the Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required. Employment Conditions. Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs. Qualifications To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the leadership and technical experiences listed below. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive-level assignments. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit a resume that addresses each minimum qualification experience. Examples should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertook; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action-oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised). Leadership experiences identified must have been performed in an official supervisory role. Leadership Experience 1: Experience overseeing and coordinating the work of organizational units, including assigning work; directing changes to programs and priorities; and evaluating performance against goals; AND Leadership Experience 2: Experience managing employee performance and growth, including recognizing accomplishments, providing feedback and development opportunities, and addressing performance/conduct issues; AND Technical Experience 1: Experience developing strategies for engagement with Congress on legislative matters relevant to banking policy; AND Technical Experience 2: Minimum three years working on financial services issues for the House Financial Services Committee or Senate Banking Committee, or a member serving on one of those committees, in the capacity of legislative assistant, professional staff member, or a position of equivalent or greater seniority; AND Technical Experience 3: Minimum three years of experience managing relationships with members of Congress and Congressional staff on bank legislative matters in a government affairs function; AND Technical Experience 4: Experience preparing for Congressional hearings, including drafting testimony, participating in mock hearings for officials prepping for testimony, and/or testifying at hearings. Education There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position. Additional Information FDIC Employees: The five-day notification process does not apply to corporate and executive manager positions. Failure to provide your up-to-date resume in support of your qualifications for this position by the closing date will limit your ability to receive maximum consideration. Take a moment to ensure that your resume reflects the qualification requirements of this position by the closing date. To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here. If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type. If selected, you may be required to serve a supervisory/managerial probationary period. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. FDIC Executive Managers (EM) are in the Federal competitive service and not the Senior Executive Service (SES). As an EM at the FDIC, you will provide executive leadership and managerial direction over substantive activities related to planning, developing, executing, and coordinating the Corporation's programs and policies. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office.