Clarification from the agency

The public. U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.

Under the supervision of the Lead Records Researcher, the incumbent:

• Collects, accesses, and analyzes information within, and relevant to, federal records on civil rights cold cases.
• Assists the Board with reviewing records obtained from federal agencies and other entities.
• Conducts background research on specific civil rights cold cases, synthesizing information, providing comprehensive documentation and summaries of findings.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen or national to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
• You must be able to obtain and hold a Top Secret security clearance.
• Employees who are initially appointed to supervisory positions must serve a supervisory probationary period for one year.
• Relocation expenses are not authorized. Other recruitment incentives may be authorized.
• This position has been designated excluded from bargaining unit representation under the national security provision of 5 U.S.C. 7112(B)(6).
• All employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/ Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
• Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.
• Selectee will be required to sign a statement indicating they understand the position is in the excepted service and they will not be converted to a competitive service appointment.
• Acceptance of an excepted service appointment from applicants in the competitive service will require a written statement of understanding when voluntarily leaving the competitive service.

Qualifications

You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you meet the following requirements:

You have at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties:

• Accessing government-held records to support program research; and
• Conducting archival and/or investigative research using legal, newspaper and historical databases and archival finding aids.

(Note: Your resume must support this claim.)

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the advertised grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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 and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the dates worked and total number of hours per week.

You must ensure that your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, start and end dates (month and year), and if Federal employment, series, pay plan, and grade.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration.

Application of Veterans' Preference: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to appointments in the excepted service. However, applicants eligible for veterans' preference are encouraged to include that information in a cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214 or other substantiating documents) to their submissions.

Interview Requirement: Interviews may be required for this position. The interview process may consist of an in-person or video panel interview.

The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.