The Deputy Director works with the Director of OEO to oversee the operations of the office. The Deputy Director:

• Assists the Director in overseeing one of the largest components within the Criminal Division and plays a vital role in assisting the Director in implementing the Attorney General's Strategic Plan.        
• Provides the U.S. Attorney's Offices, various Justice Department components, and federal law enforcement agencies with a wide range of prosecutorial and investigative support services, including legal advice involving myriad federal criminal laws and regulations, statutorily required reviews/approvals, and oversight of the use of the most sophisticated investigative and prosecutorial tools, including electronic surveillance, the Federal Witness Security Program, grants of immunity to witnesses, and Special Administrative Measures imposed on persons in federal custody. Assists the Director in developing Department policy and improving federal-state collaboration and exchange of information on emerging technologies and telecommunications issues. Assists the Director in developing Department policy on news media-related issues and in engaging with the news media in federal investigations and prosecutions.
• Reviews and makes recommendations to the Director with respect to new and proposed changes in legislation relating to statutes for which OEO has responsibility, and supervises the preparation of reports to Congress. At the direction of the Director, prepares detailed memoranda and briefing materials with regard to a number of litigation support functions, such as obtaining authorization for electronic surveillance, news media subpoenas, court closures, search warrants subject to the Privacy Protection Act or involving attorneys, grand jury disclosures, immunities, and tax disclosures.  Assists the Director in overseeing responses to requests made to the Criminal Division for disclosure of information under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts.        
• Advises the Director, Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, and Assistant Attorney General concerning issues and questions relating to the policies and statutes for which OEO has responsibility.         
• Assists the Director in managing OEO's financial, human and technical resource allocations. Ensures that resource enhancements necessary for proposed priorities are identified and justification for additional funding is prepared to ensure adequate funding levels. Uses efficient and cost effective approaches to integrate technology into the workplace for improved program effectiveness and enhanced decision-making.        
• Assists the Director in conducting performance appraisals and handling other personnel matters, including performance and conduct issues that rise to the Director level. Works with the Director in actively promoting and supporting the Division's equal employment policies and programs designed to enhance workforce diversity. Demonstrates a firm commitment to applying merit promotion principles in all aspects of hiring, selection, training and development, and employee retention.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to qualfiy for this position.

If the selectee is not a current employee of the Offices, Boards, or Divisions of the U.S. Department of Justice, he/she will be required to submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.

Qualifications

Interested applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Applicants must be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction) in good standing and have at least 5 years post-J.D. experience. 

You must submit a resume and a separate narrative statement/response that addresses each of the Mandatory Professional/Technical Qualification Requirements related to this position as well as the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) related to all positions in the Senior Executive Service.

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

Mandatory Professional/Technical Qualification Requirements

1. Significant experience in providing legal advice and policy guidance in the effective use of sophisticated investigative tools, including electronic surveillance, and the potentially sensitive use of other investigative and prosecutive authorities within the Office's areas of responsibility.
2. Extensive knowledge and experience with federal criminal practice and related Department of Justice policies.      
3. Significant experience managing and supervising employees, including reviewing the work product of federal attorneys.   
4. Experience establishing and maintaining harmonious relationships with stakeholders, including the public, members of Congress, federal law enforcement agencies, United States Attorney's Offices, and Department and Division senior officials.

Executive/Managerial Requirements:

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE. This core qualification encompasses the ability to develop and implement an organizational vision, which integrates key national and program goals, priorities, values, and other factors. Inherent to it is the ability to balance change and continuity--to continually strive to improve customer service and program performance within the basic Government framework, to create a work environment that encourages creative thinking, and to maintain focus, intensity and persistence, even under adversity.

• Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, Continual Learning, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Service Motivation, Strategic Thinking, Vision

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE. This core qualification involves the ability to design and implement strategies, which maximize employee potential and foster high ethical standards in meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals.

• Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Cultural Awareness, Integrity/Honesty, Team Building

ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN. This core qualification stresses accountability and continuous improvement. It includes the ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies.

• Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. This core qualification involves the ability to acquire and administer human, financial, material, and information resources in a manner which instills public trust and accomplishes the organization's mission, and to use new technology to enhance decision making.       

• Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Technology Management, Human Resources Management

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS/COMMUNICATION. This core qualification involves the ability to explain, advocate and express facts and ideas in a convincing manner, and negotiate with individuals and groups internally and externally. It also involves the ability to develop an expansive professional network with other organizations, and to identify the internal and external politics that impact the work of the organization.

• Leadership Competencies: Influencing/Negotiating, Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Partnering, Political Savvy, Written Communication

How you will be evaluated

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.

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.

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.

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).