Managing Director, Environmental & Social Risk Assessment

US-Development-Finance-Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) seeks a Managing Director, Environmental & Social Risk Assessment to lead the ES risk program.

This role directs ES risk assessment activities and works with the E&S Division leadership to ensure strong risk governance across diverse projects. The position emphasizes leadership, policy development, and cross-team collaboration, with a focus on ensuring compliance with applicable standards and effective risk mitigation strategies.

Qualifications

• Oversee environmental and social risk management across a wide range of projects to ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Present recommendations to leadership and brief external stakeholders on ES risk assessment analyses and policies.
• Collaborate across teams to develop and disseminate new or revised ES risk policies, procedures, and methodologies.
• Supervise a team and manage staff performance and development.

Responsibilities

• Direct the ES risk assessment program in collaboration with the E&S Division management team.
• Ensure adherence to federal ES standards and regulations across projects.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to implement risk management improvements.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to staff and share best practices across the organization.

Skills

ES risk management

leadership experience

policy development

stakeholder briefing

Job description

This position is part of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Office of Development Policy (ODP). The Managing Director, Environmental & Social Risk Assessment serves as a first-line supervisor, directing DFC's environmental and social risk assessment program in collaboration with E&S Division management team.

Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement.

You may qualify at the GS-15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience in all of the following:

1. Experience overseeing environmental and social risk management across a wide-range of projects to ensure compliance with applicable standards;
2. Experience presenting recommendations to leadership and/or briefing external stakeholders on environmental and social risk assessment analysis, policies and/or procedures;
3. Experience collaborating across teams to develop and disseminate new/revised policies, procedures, and/or methodologies for environmental and social risk management system; and
4. Experience supervising a team.

Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level.

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.

This position is being advertised concurrently with vacancy announcement 27-ODP-ST-13098029-BN using Merit Promotion (MP) procedures. If interested, refer to that announcement to determine if you meet MP requirements and can apply to that announcement. NOTE: You must apply separately to each announcement in order to be considered under both.

This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.