Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to applicants currently living in the Washington, DC metropolitan or commuting area and/or federal judiciary employees (nationwide).

The incumbent of this position will serve as a Training Support Assistant (Meeting Coordinator) for the Training Division and will provide day-to-day oversight, coordination, and administration for various training-related processes within DSO. The incumbent will participate and support a wide variety of defender and CJA panel in-person and virtual training initiatives.Duties include but are not limited to:

1. Assisting with publicizing conferences and training events, including creating an on-line registration website and communicating announcements to targeted participants.
2. Providing on-site support to staff assigned to manage and plan each conference and training event.
3. Performing administrative functions related to the Division team's work on training webinars and conferences.
4. Answering orally or in writing, inquiries from potential conference attendees and redirecting them to other staff members when necessary.
5. Gathering, shipping, and distributing AV equipment and materials for DSO staff, program participants and faculty.
6. Securing Continuing Legal Education (CLE) approval from and reporting CLE to the appropriate sources.
7. Assisting as required with the creation and management of individual training events and conference budgets.
8. Preparing requisition requests as necessary for implementation of training programs and conferences.
9. Providing administrative assistance such as organizing and maintaining office files, records, and directories.
10. Demonstrating proficiency with Excel spreadsheets and experience with virtual learning platforms.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience organizing, prioritizing,and coordinating multiple work assignments for meetings and conferences on and offsite.

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 and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.