SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Program Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Financial Regulators Training Initiative
- Notice Date
- 10/6/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices/Procurement Services Division (DO/PSD), Procurement Services Division (PSD), 1425 New York Avenue, Suite 2100, Washington, DC, 20220
- ZIP Code
- 20220
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-A05-004
- Response Due
- 10/20/2004
- Archive Date
- 11/3/2004
- Description
- PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE MIIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA FINANCIAL REGULATORS? TRAINING INITIATIVE As part of the Middle East Partnership Initiative?s (MEPI) Partnership for Financial Excellence (PFE), the Department of the Treasury is recruiting individuals on a competitive basis to serve as short-term advisor for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Financial Regulators? Training Initiative. This recruitment is for a U.S.-based assignment with periodic travel to the Middle East and North Africa region. The MENA Financial Regulators? Training Initiative is part of the Partnership of Financial Excellence (PFE) ? a bilateral program of technical assistance and training on financial sector strengthening for the Middle East and North African region. Representatives from the U.S. regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the U.S. Treasury, are establishing a bank supervision training program for this region and seek a project manager to assist. The training program would allow U.S. regulatory agencies to offer training courses on bank supervision and regulation to junior and mid-level bank examiners and supervisors throughout the Middle East and North Africa region. QUALIFICATIONS: Treasury is seeking candidates who possess at least 10 years of expertise in banking and bank regulation/supervision, experience in handling administrative management of a training program and exposure to delivering training in the following areas: problem bank resolution and restructuring; anti-money laundering; internal controls and risk-focused supervision and risk-assessment. Ideal candidates would have experience with working with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve, international financial institutions, and/or commercial banks. Prior overseas experience working in the MENA region with knowledge of the local institutions/individuals would be preferred. While technical skills are essential, the ability to gain the confidence of officials in host countries is also very important. Initially, this is a six (6) month contract spread intermittently over a twelve-month period. The completion of the contract will be based on completion of specified tasks. The posting would be in the United States with periodic travel to the Middle East and North African region. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or U.S. resident aliens. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Program Manager will oversee the design and implementation phases for the MENA Financial Regulators? Training Initiative as specified below: a. Develop and maintain a central website which serves as the main clearinghouse of information on upcoming training activities b. Liaise with Consultative Group members to provide frequent updates on progress and activities of the MENA Financial Regulators? Training Initiative c. Coordinate with U.S. regulators on course preparation, delivery and post-evaluations d. Communicate - in consultation with U.S. Treasury, State Department and U.S. financial regulatory agencies ? with Arab counterparts on program design e. Exchange information with various international training institutions/training providers on ongoing activities and work to establish weblinks among training providers to provide maximum public information. f. Organize periodic meetings for Consultative Group and for bank supervisors to discuss progress g. Prepare periodic progress reports for various agencies, including U.S. Treasury h. Organize small supervisory missions to the United States to meet with US regulators i. Assist the Consultative Group, as appropriate, to: (i). Oversee developing and dissemination of model training program curricula at entry, intermediate and senior levels. (ii) Maintain an inventory and schedule of planned training programs that are to be conducted. (iii) Maintain internet website that will display the bank training calendar, links to service providers and other relevant information. (iv) Compile library of training materials, database of instructors, provide a regional clearinghouse of information on bank supervision training. (v) Work with international or multilateral training institutes to encourage complementary training program offerings directed to the Middle East. SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salaries will be determined in accordance with program regulations based on salary history. Successful applications will be subject to a background investigation at the appropriate level. This announcement is open and continuous until October 20, 2004. To apply, please send cover letter, resume or OF-612 by e-mail to Tgray@ota.treas.gov or by mail to: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Office of Technical Assistance, Attn: Recruitment Coordinator, 740 15th Street, N.W. ? 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20220. Please reference Solicitation Number A05-004 on your resume or OF-612. Only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted. No Phone calls please. If you wish to be considered for this announcement and all future announcements for the US Treasury?s Office of Technical Assistance, you must state so in the cover letter to your application. For application materials, visit our web site: www.ustreasury.hu and www.eps.gov (search solicitation number A05-004 ). The OF-612 form can also be found at www.opm.gov The U.S. Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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