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Position Description Title/PD#: Attorney-Advisor (General)/ PD#81233A, 81232A, 81231A, 81230A
Compressed/Flexible Schedules: Eligible
Telework: Ineligible
Virtual Position: No
This recruitment is for one position with the Office of General Counsel (OGC), Ethics Specialty Team, located at 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20420.
05/13/2020 to 05/18/2020
$72,030 - $157,709 per year
GS 11 - 14
No
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
14
No
No
CBAF-OGC-10814015-20-TB
568238200
Attorney-Advisor (General), PD# 81233A, 81232A, 81231A, 81230A
- Functions as an ethics expert, dispense legal advice and provides assistance with the ethics aspects of the Presidential nomination process. Writes on these subjects and assists in writing and reviewing policies.
- Reviews and certifies financial disclosure reports and provides necessary ethics advice relating to information reported on financial disclosure report.
- Executes all ethics program requirements, including designation as filers, financial disclosure, and training for all advisory committee members.
- Develops and provides oral and written legal opinions, counsel and advice and authors or reviews Office of General Counsel (OGC) standard operating procedures for implementation of ethics requirements. Writes regulations and policies and reviews policies on these subjects.
- Handles complicated, unique and sensitive matters in assigned areas which routinely facilitate the department's highest priorities including those of the senior leadership of the Office of General Counsel, the Office of the Secretary, the Administrations or the Staff Offices. Assignments involves application of a broad spectrum of unrelated areas of the law.
- Develops legal policy on new or controversial issues arising form changes in legislation or case law. Coordinates uniformity of legal interpretations among department attorneys in assigned subject areas, follows quality assurance processes, and ensures the quality of OGC ethics activities.
- Provides informal legal advice and assistance to program and other department officials (including senior level and key officials) who depend upon the incumbent's expert knowledge of both the law and technical aspects of assigned areas to give them close legal support for their necessary day-to-day operations.
- Interprets, advises, and furnishes legal opinions on legislative hearings, reports, and inquiries related to assigned areas.
- Drafts legislative proposals affecting the areas of his or her expertise, obtaining Department-wide concurrence and Secretarial approvals, and negotiating on behalf of the Department with the Office of Management and Budget to reach an Administration position on all proposals.
- Prepares final legislative packages for submission to the Congress, and monitors proposals through the legislative process to passage, including drafting of testimony of Department witnesses at legislative hearings, meeting with congressional staff, drafting technical changes to proposals, and drafting enrolled-bill reports to advise the President of appropriate action with respect to enacted legislation.
- Reviews legislative reports and testimony on apposite legislation developed by other agencies and proposes the Department's position, obtains the appropriate officials' approvals, and communicates the final Department position to OMB. The incumbent works closely with the Office of Congressional Affairs in accomplishing these functions.
You must be a US Citizen to apply for this job.
Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
Selective Service Registration is required for all males born after 12/31/1959.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The subject position is primarily of an administrative nature in an office setting, however, there may be light physical work required, such as carrying files.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: 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 (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report attendance and/or degrees from only these schools. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following websites: www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html and http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified, you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. Information about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be rated on the following competencies based on your application for this position:
Competency 1 - Negotiation
Competency 2 - Written Communication
Competency 3 - Oral Communication
Competency 4 - Decision making/decisiveness
If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to: responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
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.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
The following documents are required:
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.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/22/2020 to receive consideration: To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10814015
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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