Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to current employees of the Federal Judiciary (AO or U.S. Courts) and/or applicants who currently live in the Washington, DC commuting area.

• Maintaining familiarity with the Judicial Conference of the United States regulations and assisting in the preparation of materials for the meetings of the Committee on Financial Disclosure.
• Assisting the counsel and staff in providing overall support to the mission of the Financial Disclosure Office and the Committee on Financial Disclosure.
• Drafting correspondence to the Committee on Financial Disclosure and other committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Preparing and drafting material as directed by the Committee to a wide range of recipients.
• Providing staff support to the Committee on Financial Disclosure, including drafting a wide range of technical, legal, and informational material such as documents, reports, and recommendations for presentation to the Committee and the Judicial Conference of the United States.
• Assisting, as needed, with all aspects of coordination and, as necessary, hosting, and participating in orientations, briefings, and training programs for judges and financial disclosure report filers.
• Assisting, as needed, with coordination of all aspects and details relating to bi­ annual meetings of the Committee on Financial Disclosure and subcommittee meetings.
• Participating in the drafting and/or review of internal staff guidance and standardized correspondence, as well as training, guidance, outreach materials, and regulations in support of the mission of the Financial Disclosure Office and the Committee on Financial Disclosure.
• Drafting and/or reviewing all correspondence generated by the Financial Disclosure Office for completeness, accuracy, and grammatical correctness.
• Assisting with the preparation and maintenance of the reports examiner review manual, standard review clauses used in correspondence to filers, and miscellaneous audit and review documents based upon the Committee's and staff counsel's guidance.
• Participating in the preparation for and conduct of Committee meetings.
• Preparing minutes and reports of the Committee meetings, and assisting in the tracking of issues and action items requested by the Committee.
• Performing legal and historical research on a broad range of legal issues relating to the management and administration of the Federal Judiciary, utilizing statutes, regulations and rules including the United States Code Annotated, Guide to Judiciary Policy, and other legal references and historical materials.
• Receiving, collecting, organizing, and archiving documents, materials, and correspondence.
• Communicating directly with judicial officers, court employees, attorneys, and staff to prepare for Financial Disclosure Committee meetings and report on Committee actions.
• Serving, as needed, as a specialist responsible for the initial examination and review of financial disclosure reports. Depending on experience and assignment, perform initial examination and then forward reviewed reports, necessary correspondence, and recommendations to a senior examiner for action and review prior to the reports being forwarded to the committee or staff member responsible for final review and certification of the report. Alternatively, perform a second tier review of reports prior to forwarding them to the Committee member or staff member responsible for review and certification.
  

Conditions of employment

• All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
• Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the Administrative Office of the US Courts. In instances where non-citizens are considered for hire into temporary or any other position with non competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO's Human Resources Office that there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the United States and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at http://ww.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment. This does not apply to current federal Judiciary employees.
• Relocation expenses may be provided, but only if authorized by the Director of the AO.
• The selectee of this position may be assigned to an official duty station outside the advertised area.
• More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
• All requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in TWO of the following:

1. Performing research on broad range of issues, which may include legal and historical research on legal and/or policy issues.
2. Preparing and composing documents and other written materials, such as correspondence, policy documents, minutes, or reports.
3. Drafting and/or reviewing correspondence and other written materials for completeness, accuracy, and grammatical correctness.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.