Student Trainee (Associate FCA Examiner)
As a Student Trainee (Associate FCA Bank Examiner), you will be responsible for gaining hands-on experience in financial institution examination work. Candidates selected to participate as an Associate FCA Examiner (Intern) will receive on-the-job exposure to credit examination of a financial institution, participate in a comprehensive group project evaluating select institutions' risk exposure in an operations area, and interact with co-workers and Farm Credit System personnel. Interns will:
Learn about the Farm Credit System institutions and the Farm Credit Administration through a credit examination, a compliance review, and a group analytical project; Gain knowledge of the five credit factors (character, capital, capacity, collateral, and condition), their interrelationships and relative importance through formal training and on-the-job training of loan files; Learn effective verbal and written communication skills and practice active listening and reading comprehension by interacting with System personnel and agency staff; Expand their exposure to working professionally in a team environment; and Learn time management skills and how to organize tasks to ensure timely and accurate completion of work products. As a Pathways Intern, you must meet and comply with PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
Maintain your enrollment on at least a half-time basis at qualifying educational institution. Half-time is typically 6 semester hours for undergraduate and 3 semester hours for graduate students but may be defined differently by your educational institution; Provide course registration information at the start of each school term and verification of academic status (transcript) at the end of each academic term; Meet and maintain the required GPA; Sign a Pathways Internship agreement that sets forth the expectations for the internship upon entry on duty; Have the ability to work a full-time schedule (40 hours/week) during your summer break from school; and Be available for occasional weekday travel away from your duty location. Failure to meet or maintain qualifications or program requirements or failure to provide required documentation will result in termination of your appointment. You may be non-competitively converted to a term, career-conditional or career appointment, within 120 days following successful completion of all of your educational and work experience requirements in accordance with 5 CFR 362.204, at the discretion of the Agency. Conversion is not automatic nor guaranteed. If you meet program requirements and are approved for conversion, you will be appointed at the grade level for which you are qualified to an FCA Examiner position, which has promotion potential to the VH-39 (GS-13) band level. In addition, you must meet STUDENT STATUS REQUIREMENTS to be eligible for this internship opportunity. You must:
Be enrolled as a student in an accredited 4-year college/university Bachelor's or Master's degree program on at least a half-time basis; Have substantially completed 3 academic years of progressive, higher level education, i.e., be a current college junior or higher. Three full academic years of undergraduate or graduate education is the number of credit hours determined by your college/university to represent three years of full-time study; Provide proof that you have completed your third academic year of higher level education by submitting an official transcript at the end of your school's 2021 spring term Have and maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.95 on a 4 point scale. If your school uses an alternate grading system, you must submit proof and explanation of the grading system with your application or you will not be considered for this position; Have a planned graduation date not earlier than August, 2021 and no later than June, 2022; and Be in good academic standing (e.g., not on academic probation). If you graduate before August 2021 you are not eligible for this Pathways Internship unless you are pursuing further education and provide proof of enrollment or acceptance into a degree or certificate seeking program with your application. If you aren't planning to pursue further education at this time, you may qualify for a permanent position under the Pathways Recent Graduates program. Please see vacancy announcement VA-21-0105-DE-VMD for requirements.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Learn about the Farm Credit System institutions and the Farm Credit Administration through a credit examination, a compliance review, and a group analytical project; Gain knowledge of the five credit factors (character, capital, capacity, collateral, and condition), their interrelationships and relative importance through formal training and on-the-job training of loan files; Learn effective verbal and written communication skills and practice active listening and reading comprehension by interacting with System personnel and agency staff; Expand their exposure to working professionally in a team environment; and Learn time management skills and how to organize tasks to ensure timely and accurate completion of work products. As a Pathways Intern, you must meet and comply with PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
Maintain your enrollment on at least a half-time basis at qualifying educational institution. Half-time is typically 6 semester hours for undergraduate and 3 semester hours for graduate students but may be defined differently by your educational institution; Provide course registration information at the start of each school term and verification of academic status (transcript) at the end of each academic term; Meet and maintain the required GPA; Sign a Pathways Internship agreement that sets forth the expectations for the internship upon entry on duty; Have the ability to work a full-time schedule (40 hours/week) during your summer break from school; and Be available for occasional weekday travel away from your duty location. Failure to meet or maintain qualifications or program requirements or failure to provide required documentation will result in termination of your appointment. You may be non-competitively converted to a term, career-conditional or career appointment, within 120 days following successful completion of all of your educational and work experience requirements in accordance with 5 CFR 362.204, at the discretion of the Agency. Conversion is not automatic nor guaranteed. If you meet program requirements and are approved for conversion, you will be appointed at the grade level for which you are qualified to an FCA Examiner position, which has promotion potential to the VH-39 (GS-13) band level. In addition, you must meet STUDENT STATUS REQUIREMENTS to be eligible for this internship opportunity. You must:
Be enrolled as a student in an accredited 4-year college/university Bachelor's or Master's degree program on at least a half-time basis; Have substantially completed 3 academic years of progressive, higher level education, i.e., be a current college junior or higher. Three full academic years of undergraduate or graduate education is the number of credit hours determined by your college/university to represent three years of full-time study; Provide proof that you have completed your third academic year of higher level education by submitting an official transcript at the end of your school's 2021 spring term Have and maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.95 on a 4 point scale. If your school uses an alternate grading system, you must submit proof and explanation of the grading system with your application or you will not be considered for this position; Have a planned graduation date not earlier than August, 2021 and no later than June, 2022; and Be in good academic standing (e.g., not on academic probation). If you graduate before August 2021 you are not eligible for this Pathways Internship unless you are pursuing further education and provide proof of enrollment or acceptance into a degree or certificate seeking program with your application. If you aren't planning to pursue further education at this time, you may qualify for a permanent position under the Pathways Recent Graduates program. Please see vacancy announcement VA-21-0105-DE-VMD for requirements.
- Department:
0599 Financial Management Student Trainee - Salary Range:
$35,590 to $35,590 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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