Clarification from the agency

Agency Employees; this job is open to current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) employees serving under a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and eligible displaced and surplus DOJ employees in the local commuting area may apply. Current DEA GS-15 employees may also apply for this position as a noncompetitive eligible.

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

The Supervisory Diversion Investigator (Senior Advisor) position is open in the following location:

• Arlington, VA - Office of Diversion Control Policy (DP)

Among other duties, this position will support:

The position serves as the Deputy Director, GS-1801-15, for the Office of Diversion Control Policy (DP) and functions as an alter-ego to the Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) that leads the office. Within this role and the authorities provided, job duties include leading, directing, authorizing, and evaluating the performance of initiatives to interpret, draft, and advance operations through departmental and federal policy development.

• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinate supervisors. Advises Diversion staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives of higher-level management or headquarters directives.
• Represents DP with a variety of organizational entities and functional areas. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with similarly aligned federal agencies and key personnel. Meets with key customers and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organization policy and procedures, and resolve significant problems that arise. Ensure subordinate sections provide appropriate guidance and training. Participates in special projects, initiatives, and performs special assignments. Identifies the need for special projects and initiates milestones and goals. Evaluates reports by analyzing facts and performing appropriate research and prepares detailed responses. Determines appropriate recommendations for unresolved or questionable problems and performs follow-up. Research and recommends appropriate actions or interpretation of issues that impact the organization, DEA, or higher headquarters management.
• Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of sections located within DP. Develops goals and objectives that integrate organizational and strategic objectives. Establishes, revises, or reviews policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organizational design for the staff, as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishments, promotes team building, implements quality improvements, or in response to concerns with regulatory compliance and/or customer requirements.
• Advances internal and external messaging within the Diversion Control Program (DCP) by establishing clear channels to escalate or deconflict data and reporting issues. Determines appropriate responses or manners in which to dialogue with external entities (e.g. local, state, federal officials, media, or private entities) allowing a consistent messaging strategy to lead discussions concerning the DCP.
• Advises executives and senior leadership, in the appropriate manner of how to structure language, communicate thoughts and ideas, and explain social, political, or techniques to formulate strategies in advancing policy or procedural
  goals and objectives to improve operational efficiency.

Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Background and/or Security Clearance
• Open to DEA Employees and CTAP Eligibles
• Drug testing designated position
• Successful completion of a one-year supervisory probationary period is required (unless already completed)
• Successful completion of the mandatory Basic Diversion Investigator Training Course.
• Mobility Agreement
• All applicants must meet the promotion eligibility in the DI Career Progression Manual

Qualifications

GS-15: Must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: 1) Planning, conducting, and overseeing investigations encompassing the manufacturing, importing and trafficking of illicit drugs and the diversion of chemicals which may involve large, complex and multi-mission organizations and lead to cases of multi-jurisdictional, national, or international significance; 2) Providing guidance in order to prevent and eliminate the illicit diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals; 3) Ensuring administrative, operational, and legal program compliance; 4) Assisting in developing division wide policies pertaining to the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act (CDTA), and the Narcotic Addict Treatment Act; and 5) Detecting violations and pursuing appropriate administrative, civil, and/or judicial action.

Competencies: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competencies in the following areas:

• Administrative Law
• Compliance Inspection
• Leadership
• Technical Competence

How you will be evaluated

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

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions.

Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the eligibility and job qualifications listed within this announcement. Your promotion eligibility will be evaluated based on the criteria in the DI Career Progression Guide:

• GS14 must serve three to four years in a domestic office as a GS-14 DI before being considered for another field supervisory position (domestic/foreign).
• GS14 promoted into HQ - must serve a minimum of three years before they can transfer to the field to complete field tour.
• GS14 promoted to a Foreign position - must complete their foreign tour; required to fulfill minimum of two years in domestic office prior to rotation to HQ.
• GS14 HQ employees only: can apply 90 days prior to the completion of the DEA HQs three-year assignment; if selected; reporting date would be no earlier than the completion of the three-year assignment.

RESUME: Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. We cannot assume you have performed the necessary experience required for this position regardless of your employment history or academic career. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, you must ensure it contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position: Job title; Name of employer; Beginning and ending dates of employment (month/day/year format); Hours worked per week - we will assume full-time unless otherwise stated and we will prorate part-time employment in crediting experience; Detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable) and; Series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position).

Time-in-Grade: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.