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Summary

The Office of the General Counsel (GC) provides legal advice to Agency leadership and staff on USAID. This position serves as a Legal Officer in the division in GC responsible for supporting USAID's Bureaus for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS), Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience, and Food Security. The incumbent assumes a broad range of responsibilities, primarily supporting the CPS Office of Transition Initiatives (CPS/OTI).

Overview

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Job canceled
Open & closing dates
08/17/2021 to 08/30/2021
Salary
$144,128 to - $172,500 per year
Pay scale & grade
FP 1
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
25% or less - Travel will account for about 25% of the incumbent's time, including international travel to developing or conflict countries.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Term - 5 Years with the option to extend for an additional four years (if needed)
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
1
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Top Secret
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
DE-21-11190027-KC
Control number
611153500

This job is open to

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Federal employees - Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

Federal employees - Excepted service

Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.

Clarification from the agency

Federal employees - including Excepted service and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) staff of all hiring mechanisms.

Duties

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  • Operations and administration of CPS/OTI programs;
  • Projects and activities with the authority of CPS/OTI and CPS;
  • Congressional, the Government Accountability Office, the Office of the Inspector General, and public inquiries concerning OTI matters and activities;
  • Working relationships with other U.S. Government agencies and with implementing partners; and
  • Legal interpretations of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, foreign operations appropriations legislation, and all other Acts pertinent to foreign assistance programs.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to qualify for this position.
  • You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
  • All male applicants born after 12/31/1959 must have registered for the selective service. If selected, the applicant must sign a statement certifying his registration or the applicant must demonstrate exempt status under the Selective Service Law.
  • DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
  • You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

Required: To qualify for this position, applicants must possess ALL of the requirements below:

  1. A J.D. degree,
  2. 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, and be an active member of the bar in good standing, and
  3. Specific grade level requirements:
    • FL-01: At least five (5) years of post-J.D. legal experience, to include: (a) providing legal advice, guidance, and support to negotiate and draft binding and non-binding agreements, such as memorandums of understanding, in-kind grant agreements, and/or interagency agreements; (b) providing legal advice and guidance on the interpretation and implementation of laws, regulations, and policies; (c) providing legal advice and guidance concerning Federal laws, regulations and procedures relating to government contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other obligating mechanisms; and (d) other legal experience relevant to the job duties above.
Applicants must have or obtain through their Component/Agency and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred: Legal experience working with non-governmental organizations, international organizations, governmental entities, or U.S. Government contractors in the implementation of international transition or stabilization programs.

Education

You must be a graduate of an ABA-accredited law school. We will require you to submit transcripts if you are selected for this position.

Additional information

A civil service lawyer who moves into this position may be eligible to retain their Federal service benefits, including time in Federal service for retirement purposes and, have a right to return to a civil service position at their home agency comparable to the one they vacate when they move into this Foreign Service Limited position.

How you will be evaluated

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

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

BASIS OF RATING: To determine if you meet the minimum qualification requirements, a review of your application and supporting documentation will be made once the application period closes.

There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, USAID considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor in attorney hiring.

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