Peace Corps RPCV Career Link Jobs: NCE

May 22, 2013: Exercise Program Specialist - U.S. Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

Deadline: May 26, 2013

This position assists management and senior exercise planners with liaison duties working closely with federal interagency and State and local jurisdictions; assisting with the development and maintenance of policies, plans, and procedures; and assisting with the coordinated delivery of targeted exercise assistance to meet customer demands.

The incumbent supports and assists with the routine aspects of the administration of exercise programs, projects, and support activities designed to enhance the capacity of the nation to prevent, respond to, and recover from any hazard. The incumbent also gathers routine data for management and senior exercise planners, assists with coordinating exercise schedules and project management, provides closely supervised assistance to stakeholders to meet state and local exercise needs, and assists with the dissemination of guidance to federal, state and local agencies on issues relating to exercise planning, conduct, and evaluation.

As an exercise program specialist, the incumbent works under close supervision and guidance from senior exercise planners to support the routine and repetitive functions of the following types of activities:

Supports the exercise planning and conduct, including but not limited to Principle Level Exercises, SOE’s, NLE’s, etc.
Works with federal, state, and local agencies to enhance inter-and intra- state/jurisdictional coordination and to coordinate the delivery of NED exercise programs.
Provides information and regular updates on exercise activities within the interagency.
Provides technical advice, guidance and oversight to the nation’s first responder community regarding domestic preparedness efforts.
Supports senor staff and subject matter experts on exercise matters to federal, state, and local units of government.

May 17, 2013: Program Analyst - Social Security Administraton

Deadline: June 14, 2013

The incumbent:

Processes sensitive requests from SSA components and other Agencies.
Identifies and resolves operational problems affecting sensitive requests.
Conducts audits for trends and deficiencies and analyzes sensitive or classified records to identify fraud, waste or abuse.
Participates in special studies, projects and analyses of a sensitive nature.
Completes study and analytical findings for inclusion in memoranda, decision papers, and briefing materials.
Serves as a liaison with comparable personnel in SSA components and Government Agencies to complete workloads accurately and timely.

May 16, 2013: Hydrologic Technician - U.S. Geological Survey

Pilots boats.
Collects hyrdroacoustic data (single and multibeam bathymetry, acoustic Doppler current profilers, GPS).
Processes/edits and analyzes data.
Prepares analyses for publication.

The work is exciting, cutting-edge assessment of critical habitats in large-river environments.

May 06, 2013: Consumer Financial Protection Analyst - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

About the CFPB

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) established the consumer bureau. The central mission of the CFPB is to make markets for consumer financial products and services work for Americans — whether they are applying for a mortgage, choosing among credit cards, or using any number of other consumer financial products.

The Office of Supervision Policy is realizing our mission by ensuring compliance with federal consumer financial laws and regulations and assessing financial risks to consumers. Supervision team members are working to provide consistent supervisory coverage that will help level the playing field for all industry participants to create a fairer marketplace for consumers and the responsible businesses that serve them.

The Impact You’ll Have

As a Consumer Financial Protection Analyst, you will assist CFPB management in a variety of the most complex activities and functions necessary to carry out the agency's supervision responsibilities. You will apply knowledge of financial consumer protection issues and laws to, among other things:

Develop supervision strategy and policies, examination procedures, and training programs.
Analyze industry trends; monitor/oversee the CFPB supervisory process.
Provide guidance and technical advice and assistance to Washington and Regional staff.