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The Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS) provides centralized management for the Department's asset forfeiture program to ensure its integrity and maximize its law enforcement potential, while also providing managerial direction to the Department's components in prosecuting money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, and Kleptocracy cases. MLARS initiates, coordinates, and reviews legislative and policy proposals impacting the asset forfeiture program and money laundering enforcement agencies.
The Section works with the spectrum of law enforcement and regulatory agencies using an interagency, interdisciplinary and international approach. MLARS is mandated to: litigate complex, sensitive and multi-district cases; coordinate multi-district investigations and prosecutions; provide guidance, legal advice and assistance on asset forfeiture and money laundering investigations and prosecutions; develop regulatory and legislative initiatives; ensure the uniform application of forfeiture and money laundering statutes; and provide litigation assistance to U.S. Attorneys' Offices and Criminal Division components.
MLARS oversees asset forfeiture and money laundering training and conducts seminars for federal prosecutors, investigating agents, and law enforcement personnel It produces legal publications and training materials to enhance its legal support functions. It also adjudicates all petitions for remission or mitigation of forfeited assets in judicial forfeiture cases and oversees the approval of the placement of forfeited property into official use by federal agencies.
As the key senior management official within MLARS, the incumbent oversees major domestic and international anti-money laundering programs. The Chief plays a pivotal role in the Department's efforts to strengthen the use of civil and criminal forfeitures to strike at criminals' economic base, deprive them of illicit profits, and recover property that may be used to compensate victims. The incumbent's expertise is in asset forfeiture, Bank Secrecy Act, and money laundering investigations, prosecutions and policy, and sharing that expertise with U.S. Attorneys' Offices and law enforcement agencies in the form of assistance, training, publications and advice. The Chief works with Department leadership to expand the use of the Asset Forfeiture Fund to better support a broad range of activities for the Department's Asset Forfeiture Program and the National Asset Forfeiture Strategic Plan.
01/22/2018 to 02/27/2018
$126,148 - $189,600 per year
ES 00
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Some travel required.
Yes—Relocation expenses are authorized.
Permanent
Full-Time
Yes
18-CRM-SES-01
489142700
As Chief of the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery section, you will:
A. J.D. Degree
SES pay is determined within the pay range, commensurate with experience, superior leadership qualifications, and/or other competencies consistent with the agency mission, contingent on Department pay-setting rules.
It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the United States Attorneys' Offices. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement, non-U.S. citizens may apply for employment with other organizations, but should be advised that appointments of non-U.S. citizens are extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department's mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of non-service-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).
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The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities and will reasonably accommodate the needs of those persons. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Candidates will be evaluated on the mandatory Professional/Technical Qualification Requirements identified above. Based on their total background, i.e., education, training, self-development, awards, outside activities, performance appraisal, as well as work history. If candidates are found to possess all technical requirements, they will then be evaluated based on the Executive Core Qualifications as established by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) outlined above.OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications can assist you in writing an effective SES application. In particular, please note the Challenge-Context-Action-Result Model that is recommended and very helpful when drafting ECQ narrative responses. The Guide is available on OPM's Website at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/guidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf.
The managerial qualifications of a selectee who is not a current or former career Senior Executive Service (SES) employee must be approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) before appointment. In addition, individuals entering the SES career service for the first time are subject to a one-year probationary period.
To receive consideration, applicants must submit:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Submit all the required documents listed below to: SES.CRMJOBS@USDOJ.GOV.**
**Preference is to recieve applications via email.
Applications being mailed should be sent to*:
Department of Justice/Criminal Division
Attn: Monet Gregory
Office of Adminstration
1400 New York Ave., NW Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
*As all incoming U.S. mail must be processed at a remote facility prior to final delivery, to avoid delay in receipt, it is highly recommended that applicants use Federal Express.
All applications (including mailed applications) MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59 PM EST on 02/27/2018.
We will notify you of your status as a candidate after each step of the recruitment process. After extending a tentative job offer and receiving acceptance by the selectee, we will conduct an employment suitability/security background investigation to confirm that the selectee meets all requirements to fill the position. We expect to make a final job offer once all such reviews have been completed.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/489142700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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