Are you interested in a rewarding and challenging career? Join the U.S. Department of Justice!!
The Department of Justice is the Nation's Top Law Enforcement agency and is ranked by the Partnership for Public Service as one of the top 3 best places to work in the federal government!
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Are you interested in a rewarding and challenging career? Join the U.S. Department of Justice!!
The Department of Justice is the Nation's Top Law Enforcement agency and is ranked by the Partnership for Public Service as one of the top 3 best places to work in the federal government!
If you are selected as an Administrative Officer, your responsibilities would include, but would not be limited to:
Providing efficient and effective delivery of support services to a law enforcement Division composed of a Headquarters office and 28 field, area, and domicile offices at 26 different physical locations. Examples include budget, acquisition, E&IT, travel, property, human resources, transcription, and SharePoint.
Providing substantial technical and administrative guidance necessary for accomplishing the work of the Division. This includes directing, assigning, and reviewing the work of subordinate employees and providing direction and advice to Division employees on a variety of topics.
Planning and supervising budget requests and expenditures including but not limited to equipment, software and licenses, services and supplies. Areas covered include: law enforcement, E&IT, computer forensic, and office equipment, licenses, and supplies; and transcription, translation, computer forensic, and other law enforcement services.
Working with Division managers to determine appropriate strategic development methodologies to address how the organization defines and develops its view of the future. Analyzing work flow, determining problem areas, developing guidelines, and providing advice and assistance to higher-level management officials in the office on all phases of administrative management, providing solutions to problems arising in connection with operating policies, programs, workloads, staffing and other managerial concerns.
Collecting data for developed measures; developing and using a variety of automation software to extract information and evaluation effectiveness of program initiatives.
Representing the office in meetings with officials, vendors, and members of external organizations on matters relative to areas of responsibility such as presenting results of assessments and studies, influencing approval and implementation of solutions and plans.
Providing timely and thorough progress reports and responses to data calls from the Department, and other agencies regarding the agency's activities and performance. Providing numerous reports and position papers that contain technical and business analysis, identification of courses of action, and specific technical and programmatic recommendations.
Serving as SharePoint site owner for administration.
You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
You must successfully pass and are subject to random drug screenings.
You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
You may be subject to a probationary period.
You must complete the vacancy questionnaire in USAjobs for consideration to this position.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level obtained in the public sector. (Specialized experience is paid or unpaid experience which has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.) Examples of specialized experience include such duties as:
Providing technical and administrative guidance necessary for accomplishing the work of the division. This includes directing, assigning, and reviewing the work of subordinate employees and providing direction to Division employees and others on a variety of topics.
Ability to manage multiple administrative functions including budget and financial management, acquisition management, E&IT management, property management, travel, human resources, transcription, and SharePoint.
Experience requesting and managing the budget/allocation for a law enforcement organization.
Experience providing numerous reports and position papers which contain technical and business analysis, identification of courses of action, specific technical and programmatic recommendations, and qualitative and quantitative methodologies for measuring outcomes.
Experience translating strategic directions into key business drivers. Integrates and links staff projects/work designed to integrate and link strategic planning/evaluation/assessment. Is in charge of the development of new/improved procedures and processes, self-assessment results of past achievements, and the data management to ensure integration or blending of objectives and efforts to achieve Division and goals.
IN ADDITION, YOU MUST ALSO MEET THE FOLLOWING SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (knowledge, skill, ability, or other characteristic basis to-and for-satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.
You must have extensive experience in planning, programming, formulating, and justifying an organization's operating budget plus experience in at least four (4) of the following administrative areas; budget and financial management, human resources, acquisition management, information and technology management, records management, and real and personal property management.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade level (or equivalent).
Education
There are no positive education requirements for this position.
**Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.**
Additional information
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and (for scored examining) score 85 or better on established ranking criteria OR (for category rating criteria) rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp.
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.
Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Schedule A: DOJ welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department. DOJ also encourages eligible Schedule A applicants to submit their resumes to resume@benderconsult.com, and reference "Federal Career Opportunities" in the subject line. Additional information is found at: www.benderconsult.com.
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online assessment questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the below competencies. You are NOT required to provide a separate narrative written response. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below:
Ability to administer and resolve administrative implementation of innovative solutions to resolve administrative support issues.
Knowledge of preparing budget requests and expenditures.
Ability to applying attention to detail.
Ability to provide numerous reports and position papers which contain technical and business analysis, and qualitative and quantitative methodologies for measuring outcomes.
Ability to supervise a group of people.
Ability to communicate orally.
Ability to communicate in writing.
If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for further employment consideration.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Resume showing relevant experience. Your resume showing relevant experience and dates the experience was obtained. 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, and 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. (A cover letter is optional).
SF-50 (most recent career/career conditional, if applicable); or for reinstatement to Federal service purposes, the SF-50 that shows you have acquired competitive status. You may submit more than one SF-50 and it should reflect COMPETITIVE SERVICE under position occupied (block 34). Most Award SF-50's do not show grade levels, so be sure to identify the appropriate SF-50 to support your status and/or grade levels.
Most recent full-year performance evaluation.
CTAP documentation (if applicable)
Schedule A documentation (if applicable)
Your Responses to the Occupational Questionnaire.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/03/2019 to receive consideration.
* To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10528005
* Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
* It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
* To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
* To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Investigations Division
1425 New York Ave
Suite 7000
Washington, DC 20005
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of your rating and or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. We expect to make a final job offer within 80 days after the closing date of the announcement.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Resume showing relevant experience. Your resume showing relevant experience and dates the experience was obtained. 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, and 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. (A cover letter is optional).
SF-50 (most recent career/career conditional, if applicable); or for reinstatement to Federal service purposes, the SF-50 that shows you have acquired competitive status. You may submit more than one SF-50 and it should reflect COMPETITIVE SERVICE under position occupied (block 34). Most Award SF-50's do not show grade levels, so be sure to identify the appropriate SF-50 to support your status and/or grade levels.
Most recent full-year performance evaluation.
CTAP documentation (if applicable)
Schedule A documentation (if applicable)
Your Responses to the Occupational Questionnaire.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/03/2019 to receive consideration.
* To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10528005
* Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
* It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
* To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
* To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Investigations Division
1425 New York Ave
Suite 7000
Washington, DC 20005
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of your rating and or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. We expect to make a final job offer within 80 days after the closing date of the announcement.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
