Consistently ranked as the best place to work in the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout DOI. The OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DOI programs and operations. Duty station will be determined upon selection.
Consistently ranked as the best place to work in the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout DOI. The OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DOI programs and operations. Duty station will be determined upon selection.
This position is open to all U.S. Citizens, Excepted Service Employees, and applicants eligible under Special Appointing Authorities.
This position is in the Program Integrity (PI) Division of the Office of Investigations. PI is a national program responsible for investigating serious, and often sensitive and complex, misconduct and mismanagement allegations involving senior-level Department of the Interior employees. The incumbent:
Social Security Number: Your Social Security Number is requested under the authority of Executive Order 9397 to uniquely identify your records from those of other applicants who may have the same name. As allowed by law or Presidential directive, your Social Security Number is used to seek information about you from employers, schools, banks, and others who may know you. Failure to provide your Social Security Number on your application materials will result in your application not being processed.
To be eligible for this position, you must possess the qualifying experience and education requirement listed for this position.
Experience Requirement GS-14: 4 or more years of professional legal experience after passing the bar exam.
Experience Requirement GS-15: 5 or more years of professional legal experience after passing the bar exam.
This position includes Selective Placement Factors that are prerequisites to appointment and represent minimum requirements for this position. Applicants who do not meet these are ineligible for further consideration. The selective placement factors for this position are demonstrated skill:
1) conducting or supporting investigations of potential violations of criminal, civil, or administrative statutes, regulations, rules, or policies.
2) developing investigative plans and preparing for and conducting interviews of witnesses and subjects.
3) drafting reports of investigations or other written products that analyzed evidence related to a potential violation of a law, rule, or policy.
Applicants must be law school graduates with LL.B. or J.D. degrees AND applicants must be an active member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your experience (paid and unpaid), education, awards, and training and self-development as it relates to the position. If you are a current or former Federal employee, you must indicate the GS or pay band level for each position that you held. If your resume includes non-government service, including contractors, please include the salaries for each position held. All work experience should specify the length of time spent in the position and tour of duty (full or part time to include number of hours). One year of general or specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are pro-rated. Your responses to the questionnaire and/or competency statements will be evaluated to determine the degree to which your skills match this position. Your responses to the self-assessment questionnaire will be validated against your resume to determine if you meet the qualification requirements for this position.
NOTE: If a determination is made that qualifications and/or experience have been inflated, your score will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities.
Candidates are required to possess certain competencies to successfully perform the functions of this position which includes:
Application of Veterans' Preference: While there is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to Attorney-Adviser appointments in the excepted service, this agency considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor. Applicants claiming veterans' preference eligibility must submit supporting documentation to validate the claim (see Required Documents).
To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account. All of your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/
All documentation, applicable to you, must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to submit the required documents will disqualify you from further consideration for this position.
Resume (required): Your resume must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as stated in this vacancy announcement.
Proof of Bar Membership (required): Documentation of bar membership in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar will be required prior to your entrance on duty date.
SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action (if applicable): Documenting proof of position, grade level and step.
Veterans’ Preference Documentation (if applicable): DD-214 (member copy#4), VA Letter, and SF-15 if claiming 10 point preference; DD-214 if claiming 5 point preference. Documentation supporting eligibility for non-competitive appointment (e.g. severely disabled, eligible veterans, etc.).
Transcripts (required): Official or Unofficial Transcripts reflecting completion of a LL.B. or J.D.professional law degree. Official transcripts will be required prior to your entrance on duty date, but are not required at the time of your application.
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.
To apply for this job opportunity, you must submit a resume and an on-line application through the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) application system, USAJOBS. This information will be transferred to the Department of Interior's OIG Automated Application System. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the following four-step application process:
STEP 1: Select the "Apply On-line" button and follow the instructions to register or sign into USAJOBS.
STEP 2: You must submit a resume documenting your job-related qualifications, experience, and education (if applicable).
STEP 3: Submit all required documentation, applicable to you, listed in the Required Documents section of this job opportunity to the automated application system prior to the closing date of this announcement.
ALTERNATE APPLICATION PROCEDURES
If applying online poses a hardship, you may request alternate application procedures to submit your application package by fax. Contact the Human Resources office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, at least two working days prior to the closing date of this announcement. The application package for alternate application procedures must be submitted and received in the Human Resources office no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing date of this announcement.
NOTE: Paper applications and information sent by mail WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Technical assistance with your on-line application can be obtained by contacting the Help Desk at mgshelp@monster.com OR by calling (866) 656-6830 or (703) 269-4944 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After the closing date of the announcement, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. You will be notified of your rating and/or referral of your resume to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. You will be informed of the outcome via e-mail. We expect to make a selection within 45 to 60 days of the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
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